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Lake Chalice The Falcon Riesling 2019 (Marlborough)
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Citrus notes on the nose with refreshing cucumber and lime pith notes coming through. An off-dry style balanced precisely with …
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HaHa Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2019
Off-dry with fruit-forward flavours of fleshy red apple, robust pear, and lychee. A clean, bright wine with great length and …
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Giesen Estate Riesling (New Zealand)
Pretty, elegant and floral with light white blossom and lush red apple aromas. A sweet palate with plenty of acid …
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Gemstone by Giesen Riesling 2018 (Marlborough)
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Wild white citrus blossom with citrus and intriguing ripe tropical mango notes. A wine that is medium in style and …
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Esk Valley Pinot Gris 2019 (Hawke’s Bay)
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Gentle delicate aromas of baked apple and pear with a hint of residual sugar playing on the palate. Full-bodied and …
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Askerne Gewürztraminer 2018 (Hawke’s Bay)
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Delicate yet sensual and elegant with abundant aromas of rosewater and citrus. This is a complex example of gewürztraminer with …
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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2019 (Marlborough)
Pungent forest green, pea and mint on the nose with fleshy flavour and length. Balancing box hedge and green stalkiness with concentration and …
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Seifried Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Some very well balanced ripe thiol notes woven around elegant green melon, lime and freshly smacked herb aromas with an …
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Rapaura Springs Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019
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A very classy wine with refined green notes and a beautiful balance on the palate between the acidity and power of the …
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Music Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019 (Marlborough)
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Lovely greens, fennel, leaf and just a touch of thiol notes but overall a delicate herbaceous style with persistence and …
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Best Buys for NZ Chardonnay
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Brancott Estate Living Land Series Marlborough Chardonnay 2013
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The panel dubbed this wine the “classic retro”, in recognition of its golden-peach and vanilla-bean flavours. “That fruit is delicious …
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Crossroads Milestone Series Chardonnay 2013
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Steve Smith was taken with this wine’s papery, mineral texture, resembling white Burgundy. Citrus, vanilla, roasted white nuts, gunflint and …
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De Vine Chardonnay Nelson 2010
De Vine in name, divine by nature. This lemon-coloured wine has developed beautifully, thanks to sensitive oak handling and well-ripened …
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Fault Line Chardonnay 2013
No fault lines that the panel could detect – just a steady flow of sweet lemon zest, fresh ginger and …
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HaHa Marlborough Chardonnay 2013
Attractive struck-match scents usher in an exotic array of flavours, rock melon and orange peel among them. “Very well-managed aromas”, …
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Mud House Marlborough Chardonnay 2013
Nothing showy about this 2013; it is a restrained yet focused package. Classy aromatics – flintiness and limes – lead …
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Saint Clair Vicar’s Choice Chardonnay 2013
The vicar has chosen well (again), but should be told to put this one aside for a year or two, …
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Selaks Reserve Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2013
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Another fine buy from a fine vintage, this wine represents yet another stylistic gear change. Biscuit, cedary spice, grapefruit and …
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Te Awa Left Field Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2013
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You get a lot for a modest outlay from this settled, very together Hawke’s Bay chard. Marzipan, citrus and hints …
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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough Chardonnay 2013
This very drinkable style is well stocked with ripe melon and citrus flavours, overlaid with warm, rich toast and butterscotch …
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