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WAIPARA HILLS WAIPARA VALLEY RIESLING 2014
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This is a spectacular example of New Zealand riesling. It’s like a soaring comet of pure fruit flavours, a wine …
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CLIFFORD BAY PINOT GRIS 2014
This punchy number was grown in both the Wairau and Awatere Valleys and comes packed with lifted floral aromatic charm …
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MT OLYMPUS WINES MARLBOROUGH ESTATE GEWURZTRAMINER 2013
Another great-value Marlborough expression, this medium-dry wine opens with a volley of sweet rosewater and finishes quite dry. “Weighty and …
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BRANCOTT ESTATE FLIGHT MARLBOROUGH PINOT GRIS 2014
Simon Nunns nicknamed this wine the “pomelo grigio” because of its aromatic likeness to a pomelo (the largest of all …
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SAINT CLAIR VICAR’S CHOICE GEWURZTRAMINER 2013
This smartly priced wine is dry and carries a lighter frame than most of the other top place getters. Dried …
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WEST BROOK MARLBOROUGH RIESLING 2014
Muted yellow flower fragrances lead through to a stone-fruit and citrus zest-infused mouthful. “I like the fine lines and fresh, …
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STONELEIGH MARLBOROUGH RIESLING 2014
This medium-dry wine unfolds its charms discreetly, but behind the delicacy is piercing persistence. Citrus florals and fresh green herb …
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RIBBONWOOD MARLBOROUGH RIESLING 2014
Prepare for an outpouring of red and green apple, citrus and floral flavours. This is a delightful, fresh, medium style …
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MUD HOUSE MARLBOROUGH GEWURZTRAMINER 2014
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“Ripe peaches and lavender,” enthused John Belsham. “Very hedonistic!” added Simon Nunns. This wine does have real presence – an …
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MISSION ESTATE HAWKE’S BAY GEWURZTRAMINER 2014
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Mission Estate winemaker Paul Mooney has crafted a rugged individual with this fascinating wine. Complex flint and grapefruit pith notes …
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Best Buys for NZ Sauvignon Blanc
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Church Road Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2015
top 10
Yes, the Bay can do sauvignon too. Most of this wine’s fruit was drawn from a cooler site at Matapiro, …
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Clifford Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (Marlborough)
Aromatic lift is what we expect from this label, and the 2015 has it in abundance. Fresh herb, white flower …
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Mount Brown Estates Waipara Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Mount Brown winemaker Frank Manifold has produced a Marlborough-esque expression. Lifted and vibrant with a caressing texture, it is a …
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Mount Vernon Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (Marlborough)
top 10
This second tier label from experienced Marlborough winery Lawson’s Dry Hills offers fantastic value, vintage after vintage. This latest rendition …
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Peter Yealands Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (Marlborough)
There’s great energy and tension in this wine – perhaps unsurprising now that the local lines company is a Yealands …
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Rongopai Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Rongopai is a label that goes back to 1932 and is currently part of the Babich stable. This new release …
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Selaks Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (Marlborough)
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Shingle Peak Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (Marlborough)
A very smart wine from a label with deep Marlborough roots. It’s a crisp, bright package, with flint and citrus …
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Squawking Magpie Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014
top 10
Magpies have an eye for bright things, and this Hawke’s Bay based winery certainly found one in Marlborough. Lifted green …
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Stoneburn Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Another wine that expresses this fine vintage in an unvarnished, straightforward way. It’s about the fruit flavours – ripe stonefruit, …
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Stoneleigh Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Winemaker Jamie Marfell continues to do sterling work with this much-loved Marlborough sauvignon brand. This version is typically flinty and …
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Summerhouse Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015
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We’re used to this label capturing that Marlborough essence with its sauvignon blanc, and it does so again. This is …
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Toi Toi Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Grown in a sheltered spot in the Omaka Valley, this sauvignon was praised by John Belsham for its “fine lines, …
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Two Rivers of Marlborough Convergence Sauvignon Blanc 2015
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Marlborough, in all its glory, has been deftly captured by Two Rivers proprietor/winemaker David Clouston in this superb wine. Meadow-like …
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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (Marlborough)
This one is firmly in the green, herbal camp. Earthy, tomato vine scents set the tone. In the mouth lime …
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Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (Marlborough)
This attractive style proudly declares its Awatere Valley origins with scents akin to flint, lime and nettle. Once in the …
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