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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough Dry Riesling 2016
Perennially a label that punches well above its asking price, this Cellar Selection release is looking very smart. Tangy green …
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Grower’s Mark Gale Force Vineyard Marlborough Bone Dry Riesling 2016
This is a great buy. Clean and lively, with floral scents and flavours akin to fresh-cut herbs and citrus, it …
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Spade Oak Voysey Gisborne Pinot Gris 2017
This wine is all about shape and texture. It’s a riper style, curvaceous in the mouth rather than linear. The …
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Huntaway Reserve Gewurztraminer 2017 (Gisborne)
This youthful expression from Gisborne is off-dry in style. It opens up in the glass to offer classic rose petal …
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Vidal Estate Marlborough Dry Riesling 2016
This is a typical Vidal riesling – dry (as its label states), tangy, intense, full of joy and brightness. In …
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Vista Nelson Pinot Gris 2017
Grown on a sloping site at Kina, in Nelson’s Upper Moutere, this wine has lovely delicacy and tension. It is …
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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough Pinot Gris 2017
Very lovable and drinkable, this is a juicy, fresh expression. Lifted ginger and ripe nashi pear flavours are underscored by …
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Vidal Estate Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2017
The warmth of Hawke’s Bay, along with the addition of small amounts of gewurztraminer (6 per cent) and viognier (2 …
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Mount Brown Estates North Canterbury Pinot Gris 2017
This is a medium-dry style that is gently fragrant and offers pear, citrus and stonefruit flavours. “Shows pure fruit and …
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Mission Estate Marlborough Pinot Gris 2017
Grown at the ocean end of the Awatere Valley on an estate-owned vineyard, this wine leads with warm jasmine scents. …
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Best Buys for NZ Chardonnay
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Brancott Estate Living Land Series Marlborough Chardonnay 2013
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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
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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
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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
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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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