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Akarua NV Brut (Central Otago)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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 NZ Chardonnay
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Ara Single Estate Chardonnay 2019 (Marlborough)
Ara is Ma?ori for pathway and the name seeks to capture the journey from the vineyard to the glass. In …
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Esk Valley Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2018
Ripe-fruit flavours of peach, nectarine and fig combine into a fantastic compote of aromas and flavours on the nose and …
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Hunter’s Chardonnay 2019 (Marlborough)
Beautiful brioche with toasty spice provides a smart level of complexity around the ripe stonefruit aromas and flavours. An elegant …
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Mount Riley Wines 17 Valley Chardonnay 2019 (Marlborough)
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A masterful example of the winemaker harnessing and exemplifying cooler-climate fruit. Nectarine stone and flesh, citrus with lemon curd and …
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Pask Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2018 (Hawke’s Bay)
Quite a bit of struck match up front on the nose, but leads onto a palate rich in flavours of …
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Petane ‘Puriri Block’ Chardonnay 2019 (Hawke’s Bay)
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Bright and light in the glass this is an elegant chardonnay with some very smart oak and intriguing secondary notes …
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Te Kairanga Estate Chardonnay 2019 (Martinborough)
Elegant, ripe white-peach stonefruit and lime notes balanced fantastically against the nuances of oak spice. Smart oak handling by the …
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Te Pa Chardonnay 2019 (Marlborough)
A knife edge on the sulphide characters – are they funky or flinty? Who can say? It comes down to …
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Villa Maria Platinum Selection Hawke’s Bay Sur Lie Chardonnay 2018
Grapefruit pith, peach and struck match all show up on the nose and provide perfect alignment with the butterscotch and …
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Wairau River Chardonnay 2019 (Marlborough)
Fresh and vibrant with a viscosity that helps this fruit-driven style to be able stand its ground with head held …
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