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• Hawkesbridge Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay 2017

  

  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

  

  “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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