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Giesen The Brothers Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 2013 (Marlborough)
Made from very late-harvested, shrivelled Marlborough sauvignon blanc grapes, this is a luxuriously luscious drop. Some herbal notes retain the …
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Lindauer Special Reserve Blanc de Blancs NV (NZ blend)
top 5
This exuberant example of Lindauer’s sparkling expertise has tons of personality. How do they do it at the price? Plenty …
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Peter Yealands P.G.R. 2014 (Marlborough)
top 5
John Belsham was impressed by this wine’s elegance; John Saker by its “pristine personality”. It has meadow-fresh clarity and lift, …
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Saint Clair Hawke’s Bay Premium Viognier 2014
Lifted orange blossom aromatics set the tone for this Gimblett Gravels-grown wine. Its riffs are all at the treble end …
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Te Pa Chardonnay 2015 (Marlborough)
Grown on a fabulous site on the Wairau Bar, where Marlborough’s wide valley meets the sea, this wine is a …
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Babich Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2015
top 5
Slender, sophisticated, full of vitality… the star of the show has a distinctive personality. It leads with a white pepper …
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Yalumba Patchwork Barossa Shiraz 2013
The Yalumba name is as close to a guarantee of Australian shiraz quality as you can get, irrespective of price. …
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Shingleback Davey Estate Shiraz 2013
An excellent example of the value available in Aussie shiraz. This big-flavoured, rich and complete red has good balance of …
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Villa Maria Private Bin Syrah 2013
Just how “private” is Villa Maria’s Private Bin? It’s seen everywhere – but in quality terms it’s the equal of …
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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Syrah 2014
top 5
An inky, young syrah to serve with a hearty daube of lamb. Complex floral, blueberry, boysenberry, anise and vanillin aromas …
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Best Buys for NZ Syrah
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Coopers Creek SV Hawke’s Bay Syrah Chalk Ridge 2013
Yet to evolve beyond raw primary characters, this powerful young Hawke’s Bay syrah needs time to mellow and integrate. With …
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Mills Reef Winery Reserve Syrah Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay 2013
Vanillin oak exerts a powerful influence on this syrah from the Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay’s most highly prized district. However, …
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Pask Gimblett Road Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2013
An unusually delicate style of Hawke’s Bay syrah, this wine has a very floral, pretty fragrance, with pristine plummy fruit …
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Selaks Reserve Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2013
From Hawke’s Bay’s red metal soils, Selaks Reserve has a nose of raspberries, red cherries and peppery spice. There’s a …
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Te Awanga Estate Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2013
Already showing some development, Te Awanga Syrah, made by Hawke’s Bay specialist Rod McDonald, couples good levels of fruit ripeness …
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Vidal Reserve Syrah 2013 Hawke’s Bay
A Hawke’s Bay syrah of impressive depth and potential. It displays perfectly ripe plummy fruit interwoven with suggestions of sweet …
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