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Akarua NV Brut (Central Otago)
top 5
Building a wine business for the love of the land is not undertaken for immediate rewards; it requires skill, patience …
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Zephyr 2017 (Marlborough)
top 5
Grown from vines that are over 30 years old, this perfectly balanced wine makes a serious impression. Youthful with generous …
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Wither Hills Ben Morven 2018 (Marlborough)
Fragrant and inviting with attractive ripe herbal and peachy fruit aromas that match the palate. The savoury toastiness balances the …
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Te Pa Koha 2018 (Marlborough)
Powerful yet well-defined with ripe citrus and lightly tropical tones upon layers of creamy oak. Flavourful yet not brash this …
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Tatty Bogler 2018 (Waitaki)
top 10
A very tight and focussed style with flinty and savoury aromas. Despite the fresh entry the palate is warm and …
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Spade Oak Vigneron 2018 (Gisborne)
top 10
Not shy in its expression of toasty oak and creamy fruit yet there certainly is complexity and the palate is …
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Saving Grace 2018 (Canterbury)
This aptly named example is both graceful and saving in that it overdelivers on both elegance and price. We enjoyed …
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Saint Clair Origin Viognier 2018 (Marlborough)
Bright in colour and in aroma this wine announces itself with its generous personality. Ripe and fresh with stone fruits …
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Sacred Hill Reserve 2018 (Hawke’s Bay)
This youthful wine is fleshy with genuine presence and an elegant simplicity. The palate is generous and warm, expressing stone …
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Ponder Olive Grove 2018 (Marlborough)
top 10
Punchy, alluring and simply delicious this youthful and toasty wine with spice and freshness has most of the elements that …
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Best Buys for Champagne $100 & under
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Beaumet Brut
Fruit, nuts and preserved lemon aromatics are the prelude to a wine that starts quietly and grows in the mouth. …
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Beaumet Rosé Brut
The Beaumet rosé is a perennial favourite of the Cuisine tasting panel. This expression is all about the fruit at …
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Charles de Cazanove Tête de Cuvée
top 10
This is a smart package and represents excellent value too. Muted aromatics presage a seductive mouthful, with citrus, nougat and …
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Drappier Carte d’Or Brut
‘Assertive’ is a word often used to describe the Drappier style. It is always pinot noir dominant, which gives it …
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H. Lanvin et Fils Cuvée Sélection Brut
This non-vintage expression makes another of its regular appearances among our top placegetters. It’s a fresh, approachable style with bready …
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J. Lassalle Préférence Premier Cru Brut
top 10
Run by three generations of women, this grower Champagne estate has built an enviable reputation for quality. This is a …
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Jean-Josselin Blanc de Blancs Millésimé
top 10
Made by a small family-owned producer based in the tiny Champenois town of Gyé-sur-Seine, this is an attractive 100 per …
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Jean Josselin Cuvée des Jean
Only pinot noir grapes are used to make this intriguing wine, though you wouldn’t know it from the minerally, green …
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Louis Auger Brut
top 10
This is a lean, racy style. It opens its account with fresh, appley and pressed linen scents, then washes like …
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Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut
top 10
This one entranced Tony Jordan – “fine, elegant, lovely.” It leads with patisserie and wet chalk aromas. In the mouth …
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