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Tuatara Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013
top 5TuataraBay is one of a number of wines worthy of the “classic Marlborough” accolade in this tasting. Crisp and juicy, …
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Kate Radburnd Berry Blush Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2013
top 5Lots to love here – attractive faded rose scents, a soft texture and ripe berry-fruit flavours. This is a juicy …
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Ribbonwood Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013
top 10Outstanding value once again from Framingham’s second label. This wine has what it takes to be a resounding summer hit; …
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Mount Ara Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2012
Showing some toasty bottle-age notes and attractive flintiness, this lovely single-vineyard wine maintains a generous core of ripe fruit – …
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Terra Sancta Mysterious Diggings Pinot Noir 2012
Good things are happening at the winery formerly known as Olssens, one of which is this excellent buy. Winemaker Jen …
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Greylands Ridge Pinot Noir 2012
An intro of classic violet scents leads on to a complex palate. Bright blueberry- and raspberry-infused fruit is tempered by …
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Lindauer Classic Rosé NV
A perennial bargain, Lindauer’s pink sparkling wine continues to over-deliver in the value stakes. Raspberries lead the scents on the …
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Lindauer Special Reserve Brut Cuvee NV
A pinot noir-dominant sparkler with a hint of bronze in its colour. Wild strawberry aromas lead into a quite powerful …
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Delta Pinot Noir 2010
As approachable in price as in style. Cranberry and crushed leaf scents make way for a bright, red-fruit-infused palate. A …
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The Crossings Awatere Valley Pinot Noir 2012
Made by Tamra Washington and her winemaking team at Yealands Estate, this very smartly priced wine is grown at sites …
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Best Buys for NZ Sauvignon Blanc
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Church Road Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2015
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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)
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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
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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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