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Stella Maris Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Racy yet complex, this is an intriguing style. Attractive flinty notes mingle with scents of lime zest. In the mouth …
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Spy Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Paul Bourgeois and his team at Spy Valley have produced a racy, up-tempo style. It leans toward the lively, green …
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Rapaura Springs Reserve Marlborough Pinot Rosé 2017
Pale salmon in colour, this rosé creeps up quietly on you. Gentle, fresh scents presage a bright, focused mouthful offering …
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Mud House Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Now here’s a smart buy. It reveals its charms slowly. There is no aromatic thunderclap and in the mouth citrus, …
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Mount Riley Sauvignon Blanc 2017
From the ever-reliable Mount Riley label, this is a smart, racy rendition that offers excellent value. Intense lime zest scents …
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Left Field Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2017
“Lovely rice paper texture,” noted John Belsham. This is a light, delicate, off-dry style with a seductive floral perfume and …
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Hãhã Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016
This 2016 is looking very smart. It has moved into the stonefruit flavour spectrum, with ripe peach and Mirabelle plum …
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Lindauer Special Reserve Blanc de Blancs
No show without Lindauer, the perennial overachiever on the local bubbles scene. This Blanc de Blancs (100 per cent chardonnay) …
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Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut
The most ubiquitous and best known cava of them all is the Freixenet Cordon Negro, which is exported to 150 …
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Hunter’s MiruMiru™ NV
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of Hunter’s MiruMiru™, now firmly established as a New Zealand classic. …
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Best Buys for NZ Chardonnay
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Ara Single Estate Chardonnay 2019 (Marlborough)
Ara is Ma?ori for pathway and the name seeks to capture the journey from the vineyard to the glass. In …
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Esk Valley Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2018
Ripe-fruit flavours of peach, nectarine and fig combine into a fantastic compote of aromas and flavours on the nose and …
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Hunter’s Chardonnay 2019 (Marlborough)
Beautiful brioche with toasty spice provides a smart level of complexity around the ripe stonefruit aromas and flavours. An elegant …
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Mount Riley Wines 17 Valley Chardonnay 2019 (Marlborough)
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A masterful example of the winemaker harnessing and exemplifying cooler-climate fruit. Nectarine stone and flesh, citrus with lemon curd and …
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Pask Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2018 (Hawke’s Bay)
Quite a bit of struck match up front on the nose, but leads onto a palate rich in flavours of …
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Petane ‘Puriri Block’ Chardonnay 2019 (Hawke’s Bay)
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Bright and light in the glass this is an elegant chardonnay with some very smart oak and intriguing secondary notes …
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Te Kairanga Estate Chardonnay 2019 (Martinborough)
Elegant, ripe white-peach stonefruit and lime notes balanced fantastically against the nuances of oak spice. Smart oak handling by the …
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Te Pa Chardonnay 2019 (Marlborough)
A knife edge on the sulphide characters – are they funky or flinty? Who can say? It comes down to …
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Villa Maria Platinum Selection Hawke’s Bay Sur Lie Chardonnay 2018
Grapefruit pith, peach and struck match all show up on the nose and provide perfect alignment with the butterscotch and …
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Wairau River Chardonnay 2019 (Marlborough)
Fresh and vibrant with a viscosity that helps this fruit-driven style to be able stand its ground with head held …
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