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Helio Chardonnay 2024 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 15An understated nose with ripe fruit aromas well balanced by the generous oak present. The palate is bold, yet with …
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Clearview Estate Coastal Chardonnay 2024 (Hawke’s Bay)
Aromas of citrus, apricot, cashew and hessian fabric and sulphide commingle on the nose with good intensity suggesting the bold …
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Clearview Three Rows Chardonnay 2024 (Hawke’s Bay)
A reductive style done well with lots going on through the nose and the palate. That said, it all works …
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Craggy Range Chardonnay Kidnappers Hawke’s Bay 2024
A style that is sometimes described as cuddly, but who doesn’t love a cuddle? Well weighted and complex, this example …
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Clearview Beachhead Chardonnay 2024 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 15Ripe and full from the first whiff to the last remnants of flavour on the palate, this is a borderline …
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Askerne Reserve Chardonnay 2024 (Hawke’s Bay)
An unabashed fruit bomb with judicious use of oak which is exceptionally well balanced against the fruit present on the …
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Cape Mentelle Chardonnay 2021 (Margaret River, Western Australia)
Fresh and bright on the nose with aromas of white florals and some thiol influence. The palate is lovely with …
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Čuvar Guardians Chardonnay 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)
Pale yellow in the glass with flecks of gold, this is a bold chardonnay with cream, oak stonefruit and reduction …
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Delta Hatters Hill Chardonnay 2022 (Marlborough)
Lovely fruit aromas come through on the nose balanced by oak sweetness and some spice. The palate is well focussed …
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Grove Mill Chardonnay 2024 (Marlborough)
Ripe citrus and stonefruit aromas abound on the nose with a nutty, creamy character coming though. The palate is lovely …
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White wine
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Ara Single Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (Marlborough)
top 10
‘Balance’ is the word for this wine, made by the seasoned practitioner Jeff Clarke. It offers an attractive mix of …
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Archangel Halina Central Otago Riesling 2014
top 5
“A BEAUTIFUL EXPRESSION of pure fruit and sensitive winemaking,” opined John Belsham. A few years in the bottle has also …
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Askerne Gewürztraminer 2018 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 5
Delicate yet sensual and elegant with abundant aromas of rosewater and citrus. This is a complex example of gewürztraminer with …
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Askerne Viognier 2021 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 15
Aromatic and enticing on the nose with lots of varietal typicity declaring it’s viognier-ness. Apricot stone, ginger, peaches and delicate …
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Askerne ‘The Archer’ Chardonnay 2018 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 10
The first in a new premium range from Askerne aptly named ‘Icons’, this beautifully balanced and handled chardonnay is awash …
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Aurum Dry Riesling 2009
top 10
This gracefully ageing riesling wowed the panel. “It’s a thoroughbred, dancing across the palate,” said John Belsham. Jasmine florals and …
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Allan Scott Marlborough Late Harvest Riesling 2014
A brilliant, golden sweet white wine that opens with notable botrytis influence, intensifying toffee and honey characters woven through a …
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Ant Moore Signature Series Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013
“Very appealing in a lighter vein – it has generosity without sweetness,” said John Belsham of this wine. Spicy and …
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Ara Resolute Sauvignon Blanc 2011
“That is a superb white wine,” said John Belsham. “And it’s at a perfect drinking age right now.” There is …
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Ara Select Blocks Sauvignon Blanc 2014 (Marlborough)
top 10
Ara (recently acquired by Giesen Wines), has been producing some outstanding wines over recent vintages. This 2014 is a nicely …
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Ash Ridge Premium Chardonnay 2023 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 15
Understated on the nose with restrained aromas of lemon citrus pith, baking spice with oak and reductive characters. On the …
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Askerne Gewürztraminer 2019 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 5
Fragrant, delicate Persian spices and lychee are present on the nose which has wonderfully aromatic balance – bright, refined and …
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Allan Scott Family Winemakers Marlborough Riesling 2017
They’ve been making good riesling for a long time at Allan Scott, and that experience shows. Enticing floral scents lead …
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Allan Scott Family Winemakers Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013
This wine from one of Marlborough’s most experienced labels is well endowed with the ‘delicious factor’. Powerful, generous and weighty, …
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Allan Scott Generations Eli 2018 (Marlborough)
Spicy and toasty with a charming vanillin lift. The palate is creamy with beautiful ripe peach notes indicative of fruit …
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Allan Scott Generations Gewurztraminer 2016 (Marlborough)
This is one for the hedonists. A seductive core of sweet, rich fruit laced with dried spice and stonefruit flavours …
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Allan Scott Generations The Eli Collection Chardonnay 2016
Big in price, but quite restrained in personality. This is an intriguing wine, with attractive stonefruit and a seam of …
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Alpha Domus AD Chardonnay 2016 (Hawke’s Bay)
We were seduced by the attractive baking-spice aromas of this wine. This very polished style with white-peach notes is not …
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2020 Jackson Estate Shelter Belt Chardonnay Marlborough
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2020 Loveblock Marlborough Dry Riesling 2020 Marlborough
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2020 Loveblock Marlborough Gewurztraminer 2020 Marlborough
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2021 Pask Declaration Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay
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2023 Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough
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2023 Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc, Te Muna, Martinborough