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Black Cottage Sauvignon Blanc 2019 (Marlborough)
top 5
A gorgeous example of snowpea, citrus and refined box hedge on the nose and palate. A wine with likability, drinkability …
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Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot Noir Rosé 2019
top 10
beautiful, bright, supple cream-soda notes with confectionery and fresh herb notes on the nose. the palate is alive. lovely and …
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Middle Earth Pinot Meunier Rosé 2019 (Nelson)
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Made with the little-grown pinot meunier, this is a brighter-colour rosé with great interest on the nose. With notes of …
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Maori Point Pinot Noir Rosé 2019 (Central Otago)
top 10
Pale red with aromas of strawberries and watermelon, both of which are reflected in the palate. Combined with just the …
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Bladen Marlborough Pinot Rosé 2019
top 5
UNANIMOUSLY AGREED as the best of the bunch, this pinot noir rosé from Bladen in Marlborough has a gorgeous pale …
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Alpha Domus Rosé 2019 (Hawke’s Bay)
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Redcurrants, raspberries and strawberries, it’s all here in this merlot rosé. The nose continues through to the palate with persistence …
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Forrest Botrytised Riesling 2018 (Marlborough)
top 5
Sourced from three vineyards in the Wairau Valley, this wine is straw coloured with green tints and has lovely concentrated …
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Serge Mathieu Tradition Brut NV
A powerfully aromatic style that pushes the boundaries to deliver richness and intensity that is complex yet fresh and vibrant. …
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Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut NV
Citrus-flower aromas are fresh while toasty notes provide punctuation. Flavours of sweet stone fruit and ripe citrus are tempered with …
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Monmarthe Secret de Famille Brut NV
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A very focussed pinot-based wine with a delicate bead and steely aromatics. Ripe red raspberry, strawberry and toasty brioche flavours …
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Best Buys for Australian Shiraz
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Bleasdale Bremerview Shiraz 2012
Langhorne Creek is a slightly out-of-the-way place that’s a happy hunting ground for lovers of direct, satisfying Oz shiraz at …
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Brown Brothers 18 Eighty Nine Shiraz 2013
Labelled to commemorate the year that the Brown family first made wine in Victoria’s north-east, this Heathcote shiraz delivers a …
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Brown Brothers Limited Release Heathcote Shiraz 2012
A big, jammy style of Victorian shiraz from the emerging high quality region of Heathcote. It smells of crushed berries …
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Dandelion Lionheart of the Barossa Shiraz 2013
top 10
Good-natured Barossa shiraz of supple drinkability and balance. Aromas of ripe berries, spice and a lightly toasty vanillin touch are …
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d’Arenberg The Footbolt Shiraz 2012
d’Arenberg’s Footbolt is traditional in the best sense, relying on generations of experience, but not completely ignoring modernity. Raspberry and …
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Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Barossa Shiraz 1st Vintage 2012
“Double barrel” refers to initial maturation in American oak barrels, before further ageing in old Scotch whisky barrels. Despite the …
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Jacob’s Creek Reserve Barossa Shiraz 2013
The philosophy behind the Jacob’s Creek label is one of constant improvement, and this shiraz has never been better value. …
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Kirrihill Regional Range Clare Valley Shiraz 2013
Straightforward Clare Valley shiraz in a modern, medium bodied, gluggable style, this has deep colour and a ripe, juicy aroma …
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Kirrihill Vineyard Selection Series Clare Valley Tullymore Vineyard Shiraz 2013
top 10
The 2012 edition of this hearty Clare Valley shiraz was the top wine in last year’s Cuisine shiraz tasting and …
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Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz 2012
top 10
John Belsham eloquently described this South Australian classic thus: “a quiet nose that opens out and unfolds with lovely layers …
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Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz 2013
A legendary example of Australian wineries’ ability to over-deliver, this bold, generous style continues a quality tradition that began with …
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Pepperjack Barossa Shiraz 2013
top 10
From the historic Saltram winery, this deeply coloured young Barossa shiraz straddles tradition and modernity beautifully. It has floral and …
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Pillar Box Shiraz 2012
A crowd-pleasing South Australian shiraz, Pillar Box is a soft, seamless wine with a raspberry- and blackberry-scented fruit core, touched …
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Sandalford Margaret River Shiraz 2012
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Margaret River is often thought of as cabernet country, but the region’s delicious, modern shiraz is a winner too. Sandalford’s …
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Serafino McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013
A rustic, warts-and-all McLaren Vale shiraz of real personality. The nose has a high-toned, old-fashioned feel, marrying dark fruit characters …
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Wirra Wirra Catapult McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013
Wirra Wirra winery has a giant catapult occasionally used to hurl watermelons at a target… it’s that sort of place. …
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Wolf Blass Gold Label Barossa Shiraz 2012
top 10
The generous Wolf Blass shiraz style is popular around the world, largely due to wines like this. Succulent plum and …
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Yalumba Patchwork Barossa Shiraz 2013
top 10
This is a copybook Australian shiraz to serve with richer pasta dishes, perhaps gnocchi with a roasted tomato sauce. An …
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Yalumba The Guardian Shiraz Viognier 2010
top 10
When it comes to the exotic white grape viognier, Yalumba has more experience than any other Australian winery. A small …
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