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Taylors Estate Shiraz 2021 (Limestone Coast/Clare Valley, South Australia)
top 10Youthful with a dense (almost impenetrable) colour in the glass, this wine has aromas and flavours of sweet purple fruits, …
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Squawking Magpie The Chatterer Merlot Malbec 2021 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 10A vibrant purple colour that comes to the rim of the glass with aromas of bright plum and hints of …
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Mills Reef Elspeth Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 5
Deeply coloured with just a hint of fade on the rim and aromas of cassis, cedar and dark cherries on …
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Church Road 1 Malbec 2021 (Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay)
top 5Dark and brooding with opulent fruit and berries on the attractive and complex nose. The palate is concentrated and deep …
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Wet Jacket Pinot Noir 2021 (Central Otago)
top 5
I admit to questioning why someone would name a wine brand after something that inherently smells bad, such as a …
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Martinborough Vineyard Home Block Pinot Noir 2021 (Martinborough)
top 5
Deeply coloured, dense and brooding in the glass with sumptuous black fruit, concentrated currants, black cherries, herbs and spices on …
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Saint Clair James Sinclair Pinot Noir 2021 (Marlborough)
top 5
Bright, yet deeply coloured with cherries, red fruits and reduction on the nose. The palate is abundant with sweet fruit …
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Saint Clair Pioneer Block 15 Strip Block Pinot Noir 2021 (Marlborough)
top 5
An almost purple-red in the glass with brooding dark florals coming through the nose and onto the palate alongside bright …
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Dicey Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2021 (Central Otago)
top 5
Beautiful in the glass with a deep garnet colour, this wine is high toned and fresh with black cherry coming …
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Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Pinot Noir 2021 (Marlborough)
top 10
Dark berries and red fruit abound with lots of smoky struck-match reduction on the nose. The palate is well structured …
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Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015 (Central Otago)
top 10
The experience and craft of Grant Taylor can be seen in this accomplished wine. The fruit is gorgeous – ripe, …
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Vavasour Pinot Noir 2020 (Awatere Valley, Marlborough)
top 10
It never surprises me to learn that the winemaker of a five-star wine comes from the region where the grapes …
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Vidal Legacy Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 5
This is a handsome treat for cabernet lovers from a stellar Hawke’s Bay vintage. Crushed cassis and seductive floral scents …
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Vidal Legacy Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Syrah
top 10
A complex, concentrated syrah from the 112 -year-old Vidal winery. It has lovely richness on the nose, promising much via …
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Vidal Legacy Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2014
top 5
Years from now, 2014 will be talked about as one of the truly great Hawke’s Bay vintages. This dark, vibrantly …
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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon
top 5
“This looks the part,” commented John Hancock, describing the deep, dense colour that reflects this wine’s depth and personality. Floral, plummy …
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Hardys Tintara Shiraz 2014
A new incarnation of an illustrious old Australian label, this is a powerful, inky shiraz of good intensity and depth. …
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Haselgrove H Shiraz 2016 (South Australia)
From the first sniff, this multi-vineyard blend hollers ‘Aussie shiraz!’ with that familiar, traditional sweet blackberry perfume. In the mouth …
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Hawkdun Rise Pinot Noir 2011
The difficult 2011 vintage in Central still produced some lovely wines, including this fragrant example. Lightish in weight, with savoury …
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Hawkdun Rise Pinot Noir 2012
This Alexandra-grown wine is well-stocked with attractive sweet dark-cherry and blueberry-infused fruit. A plump wine, fleshy in texture, it is …
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Heirloom McLaren Vale 2017
Once again the Brook’s have captured the essence of the region of origin with this young Shiraz of enormous potential. …
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Heirloom McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 (McLaren Vale)
A densely coloured shiraz with an attractive nose of vibrant florals. Both fresh and complex with aromas of black plum …
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Coriole Redstone Shiraz 2022 McLaren Vale
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Crafters Union 2017 (Otago)
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Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2011
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Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Vineyard Te Kahu
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Craggy Range Pinot Noir Te Muna Road Vineyard Martinborough 2011
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Craggy Range Pinot Noir, Te Muna Road 2022 Martinborough