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Dashwood by Vavasour 2018 (Marlborough)
A silky and seamless wine with a fleshy palate that is ripe with delightfully creamy fruit. An expressive and intriguing …
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Blackenbrook Nelson 2017
Inviting and generous with almond and baked bread aromas. The expressions of melon and fig on the palate suggest a …
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Brancott Estate Letter Series ‘O’ 2017 (Marlborough)
A spicy and toasty style with burnt match aromas. The palate has enough depth of fruit to support the aromatic …
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Ara Single Estate 2018 (Marlborough)
Bold and punchy with aromas of buttered toast and oatmeal. The ripe red apple on the palate is countered by …
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Pepperjack 2016 (Barossa Valley)
A powerful and very ripe style with a toasty overlay. The full-bodied ripe core is filled with raspberries, cherries, blackcurrants and molasses. A well-structured …
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Peter Lehmann The Barossan 2017 (Barossa Valley)
A classic style with notes of violet, eucalyptus and sweet vanilla oak. The fresh palate is expertly balanced with flavours of ripe raspberries, …
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Reillys Shiraz 2016 (Clare Valley)
top 5
Generous and warm with a bouquet of sweet baking spices. The dark berry fruits flesh out the midpalate and are counterpointed with vanilla and …
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Wolf Blass Reserve 2016 (Langhorne Creek)
Aromas of sandalwood open out to a plump palate of sweet and juicy dark fruits layered with dark cherry and …
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Wolf Blass Gold Label 2016 (Barossa Valley)
Warm and spicy with an appealing bouquet of savoury ripe fruit. An alluring wine with an intriguing marriage of ripe dark fruits and …
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Wirra Wirra Catapult 2017 (McLaren Vale)
If you had ever met Greg Trott you would understand that he once dreamt of installing a medieval siege machine …
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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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