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Hawkesbridge Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay 2017
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A SHINING STAR IN A CHALLENGING YEAR Winemaker Jo Gear says the 2017 vintage “was the most challenging harvest I …
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Domain Road Vineyard ‘Defiance Chardonnay’ 2016 (Central Otago)
A well-made style that will please many Chardonnay fans. Layers of peach, ripe melon, oak, spice and butterscotch sit on …
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Brancott Estate Letter Series ‘O’ Marlborough Chardonnay
A well-presented, slightly mealy style with alluring layers of white peach, grapefruit and flint. The palate is lush with some …
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Beach House Selection Chardonnay 2017 (Hawke’s Bay)
A fleshy style with some tropical melon notes balanced by stone fruits with a warm vanillin overlay. The spicy expression …
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Ara Single Estate Chardonnay 2016 (Marlborough)
A very polished, uncluttered wine with peach, lemon and apple flavours complemented by subtle oak and an underscore of a …
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Selaks Founders Chardonnay 2016 (Hawke’s Bay)
With an impressive array of bold flavours, this wine is no shrinking violet. The fruit thankfully has a stout frame …
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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Organic Merlot 2016 (Hawke’s Bay)
Villa’s increased commitment to organics is to be applauded, and wines like this also indicate a payoff in terms of …
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Te Awa Single Estate Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
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“IT’S NOT THE BIGGEST wine in the line up, but nor is it small. What it does have is seamless …
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Rongopai Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet 2016
Rongopai translates as ‘good taste and feeling’. Plenty of that here, along with outstanding value for money. The fruit is …
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Mills Reef Reserve Merlot Malbec 2016 (Hawke’s Bay)
For the past few vintages, this well-balanced, well-priced wine has been one to look out for. Malbec makes up 44% …
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Best Buys for NZ Dessert Wines
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Eradus Sticky Mickey Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Sweet lime, lightly herbaceous sauvignon aromas, and a floral touch kick off this cutely named sticky sweet drop. It has …
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Giesen The Brothers Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 2012
Penetrating sauvignon blanc varietal cues are the starting point here, and they are skilfully coupled to botrytised lusciousness and complexity …
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Hunter’s Hukapapa Dessert Riesling 2014
Like ice wine, this was made from riesling juice concentrated by freezing. A spicy, aromatic nose suggests peach syrup, lime …
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John Forrest Collection Wairau Valley Noble Riesling 2013
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World class sweet riesling from the estimable Dr. John Forrest. It has brilliant deep golden colour and delightful aromas of …
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Loveblock Noble Chenin Blanc 2014
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In France’s Loire Valley chenin blanc makes outstanding botrytised sweet whites. Loveblock’s version suggests New Zealand can do the same. …
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Main Divide Pokiri Reserve Waipara Valley Late Harvest Pinot Gris 2013
A wonderfully opulent nose of juicy aromatics introduces a wine with succulent pear-like fruit and nutmeg spice. Sugar-acid balance is …
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