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Church Road Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)
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Recently a friend with a particular passion for Bordeaux styles asked me, “What’s good drinking right now?” and I absentmindedly …
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Church Road 1 Gimblet Gravels Merlot 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 5
Youthful and rich with ripe plum and fruitcake aromas on the nose and through the full-bodied palate. The abundance of …
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Church Road 1 Gimblett Gravels Malbec 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)
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An unashamed monster malbec. From first glance into the almost opaque purple colour in the glass all the way to …
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Mills Reef Elspeth Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)
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Attractive dark fruits, cabernet-typical cassis and tobacco aromas come through on the nose and then segue onto the palate where …
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Delta Estate Hatters Hill Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Merlot 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 10Deep, dark, brooding aromatics of blackcurrant and ripe black fruit with lighter scents of vanilla from the generous oak present. …
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Trinity Hill Prison Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay)
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A huge wine that is still very much in its infancy, this is a ripe, rich cabernet sauvignon with dark …
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Paritua Red 2019 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 5Deeply coloured with a dash of tawny at the rim. Cassis, blackcurrant leaf, some tomato leaf and plums abound on …
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Saint Clair Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Merlot 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)
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A plummy, juicy and luscious style of merlot with obvious but appropriate and well-handled oak. The fruit on the palate …
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Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels The Gimblett 2021 (Hawke’s Bay)
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An energetic and youthful wine with high- toned cassis and dark fruit, and tomato-leaf aromas on the nose. The palate …
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Saint Clair James Sinclair Malbec 2021 (Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay)
top 10Youthful in the glass with an almost purple colour which, despite its depth, appears bright. The florals, too, are bright …
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Bordeaux Blends
Bordeaux Blends comprise Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot varieties
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Askerne Cabernet Franc 2019 (Hawke’s Bay)
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Kathryn and John Loughlin established Askerne in 1993, expanding in 2000 into the neighbouring orchard to take it to 20ha, …
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Askerne Reserve Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2019 (Hawke’s Bay)
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Askerne has delivered a one-two punch here. A more serious and less easy-drinking wine than the cabernet franc, this is …
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Babich The Patriarch 2013
top 5
Hawke’s Bay cabernet sauvignon blends rarely get better than this. Dense in colour, it has a captivating nose of blackcurrants, …
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Catena Zapata ‘Catena’ Malbec 2017 (Mendoza, Argentina)
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Now this really is malbec. Seductively bright, sweet red fruits and cassis on the nose draws you in, and while …
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Church Road 1 Gimblet Gravels Merlot 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 10
Youthful and rich with ripe plum and fruitcake aromas on the nose and through the full-bodied palate. The abundance of …
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Church Road 1 Gimblett Gravels Malbec 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 10
An unashamed monster malbec. From first glance into the almost opaque purple colour in the glass all the way to …
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Abbotts & Delaunay ‘Les Fruits Sauvages’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 (Pays d’Oc, France)
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Burgundian winemaker Laurent Delaunay has set up in the Languedoc region with his Abbots & Delaunay domaine. Les Fruits Sauvages …
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Alpha Domus AD The Aviator 2013
An impressive Bordeaux-style blend of cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc with malbec and merlot. The nose is full of interest …
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Church Road McDonald Series Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Sauvignon
top 5
This label remembers the late Tom McDonald, who made fine cabernet wine on this vineyard for six decades, starting in …
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Coopers Creek SV Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Merlot 2013
Coopers Creek’s winemaker Simon Nunns is also a wine judge, educator, keen cyclist, true gentleman and all round renaissance type. …
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Coopers Creek SV Gimblett Gravels Merlot Malbec 2015 (Hawke’s Bay)
Winemaker Simon Nunns loves working with Hawke’s Bay malbec, and made great use of it in this dark, juicy ‘M …
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Craggy Range Sophia Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay 2011
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A deeply flavoured and complete wine, CraggyRange’s flagship Sophia 2011 is rich enough to sit well with slow-braised oxtail. Blended …
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Askerne Reserve Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Malbec
The Askerne vineyard was once an asparagus farm. Is growing quality wine grapes a better use of the land? Of …
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Babich The Patriarch
In 2014 The Patriarch is made from 46% merlot, 35% cabernet sauvignon and 19% malbec, which may explain how this …
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Babich The Patriarch 2010
The Patriarch honours Josip Babich, the pioneering vigneron who founded this enterprise just under 100 years ago. It’s a very …
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Brancott Estate Hawke’s Bay Merlot
“Very merlot,” was how John Belsham described this young and well-priced offering. It ticks the merlot varietal boxes well, with …
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Brockenchack Single Vineyard Miss Bronte Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 (Eden Valley, South Australia)
Black cherry notes with redcurrant leaf, some eucalypt with a touch of black olive on the nose. Flavours of blackberry, …
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Brookfields Reserve Vintage Cabernet Merlot 2018 (Hawke’s Bay)
Bright tobacco leaf with both dark and red fruits on the nose. This fruit forward wine is great drinking now …
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2019 Sacred Hill Reserve Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet, Margaret River, 2019
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2020 Sacred Hill Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet, Coonawarra, 2020
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Abbotts & Delaunay ‘Les Fruits Sauvages’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 (Pays d’Oc)
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Aotea by the Seifried Family Cabernet Franc, Languedoc, 2019
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Askerne Hawkes Bay Cabernet Franc 2021
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Askerne Reserve Merlot/ Cabernet Franc/ Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 Hawke’s Bay