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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)
top 10
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 NZ Chardonnay
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Brancott Estate Living Land Series Marlborough Chardonnay 2013
top 10
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
top 10
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
top 10
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
top 10
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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