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• Wild Earth Reserve Earth and Sky Pinot Noir 2012 (Central Otago)

  

  2012 was a good year for Central Otago pinot, and here is a fine example. Earthy, toasty characters frolic across …

  4 | $60-$70

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• Nautilus Clay Hills Vineyard Pinot Noir

  3 | $60-$70

• Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015 (Central Otago)

  

  The experience and craft of Grant Taylor can be seen in this accomplished wine. The fruit is gorgeous – ripe, …

  5 | $60-$70

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• Nautilus Estate Awatere River Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014 (Marlborough)

  John Belsham admired the “lovely pure florals” and Ben Glover praised the “red leaf notes and vibrancy”. Winemaker Clive Jones …

  5 | $60-$70

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• Valli Gibbston Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015 (Central Otago)

  

  There’s something about Gibbston pinot… and Grant Taylor knows how to make it truly sing. This wine is gorgeously fragrant, …

  4.5 | $60-$70

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• Marisco Vineyards Craft Series Pride & Glory Sauvignon Blanc 2013 (Marlborough)

  

  Brent Marris’s accumulated years of experience in Marlborough are behind this fascinating alternative style. Funky reductive notes and oak influence …

  4 | $60-$70

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• Paul Bara Brut Réserve NV

  

  Less well-known Champagne labels like this are worth exploring. Paul Bara is an easy-flowing wine of unfussed harmony, centred on …

  5 | $60-$70

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• H. Garnier & Co Brut NV

  

  Lush and flowing, this smooth Champagne has plenty of yeasty autolysis character dressing up a core of citrus-accented fruit. Plentiful …

  5 | $60-$70 Best Buys

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• G.H. Mumm Cordon Rouge Brut NV

  Mumm Cordon Rouge used to be the Champagne sprayed about by Grand Prix winners, which didn’t quite do the wine’s …

  4 | $60-$70

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• Henri Giraud Esprit de Giraud Brut

  3 | $60-$70