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Lake Chalice The Nest Marlborough Pinot Gris 2016
Now owned by Saint Clair, the Lake Chalice label continues to produce great value wine under its ‘The Nest’ tier. …
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Villa Maria Private Bin East Coast Gewurztraminer 2017 (NZ blend)
This is fantastic value. Get ready for love at first sniff – the nose is delightfully out there and floral. …
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Giesen Estate Riesling 2016 (NZ blend)
The creamy texture of this wine slows things down to a dignified pace. The nose is citrusy; in the mouth …
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Allan Scott Family Winemakers Marlborough Riesling 2017
They’ve been making good riesling for a long time at Allan Scott, and that experience shows. Enticing floral scents lead …
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Wither Hills Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Presenting a very different style to that of our top wine, this is an ethereal expression. It leads with delightful …
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Wild Rock Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017
This 2017 offers excellent value. Yellow fruit notes – grapefruit and melon – are writ large, and wrapped in a …
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Villa Maria Private Bin Lightly Sparkling Rosé 2017
Modelled after the Italian ‘frizzante’ wines, which are only slightly effervescent, this is also a low-alcohol expression. It is light …
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Villa Maria Private Bin Lighter Rosé 2017
This low-alcohol version (10%) is made predominantly from pinot noir. Pale pink in the glass, it offers a riot of …
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Thornbury Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017
This label, whose wines are all crafted by the talented Simon Fell, perennially overachieves in the value-for-money stakes. This rendition …
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Ti Point Hawke’s Bay Ruby Rosé 2017
Pretty in the glass, and pretty good to drink as well. This merlot-based charm from the Bay delivers peach, apricot, …
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Best Buys for Champagne $100 & under
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Beaumet Brut
Fruit, nuts and preserved lemon aromatics are the prelude to a wine that starts quietly and grows in the mouth. …
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Beaumet Rosé Brut
The Beaumet rosé is a perennial favourite of the Cuisine tasting panel. This expression is all about the fruit at …
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Charles de Cazanove Tête de Cuvée
top 10
This is a smart package and represents excellent value too. Muted aromatics presage a seductive mouthful, with citrus, nougat and …
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Drappier Carte d’Or Brut
‘Assertive’ is a word often used to describe the Drappier style. It is always pinot noir dominant, which gives it …
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H. Lanvin et Fils Cuvée Sélection Brut
This non-vintage expression makes another of its regular appearances among our top placegetters. It’s a fresh, approachable style with bready …
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J. Lassalle Préférence Premier Cru Brut
top 10
Run by three generations of women, this grower Champagne estate has built an enviable reputation for quality. This is a …
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Jean-Josselin Blanc de Blancs Millésimé
top 10
Made by a small family-owned producer based in the tiny Champenois town of Gyé-sur-Seine, this is an attractive 100 per …
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Jean Josselin Cuvée des Jean
Only pinot noir grapes are used to make this intriguing wine, though you wouldn’t know it from the minerally, green …
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Louis Auger Brut
top 10
This is a lean, racy style. It opens its account with fresh, appley and pressed linen scents, then washes like …
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Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut
top 10
This one entranced Tony Jordan – “fine, elegant, lovely.” It leads with patisserie and wet chalk aromas. In the mouth …
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