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• Church Road McDonald Series Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2011

  3 | $25-$30

• Church Road McDonald Series Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2011

  Since its debut as one of the first wines released under the McDonald Series label, this wine has been a …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Giesen The Brothers Marlborough Syrah 2011

  

  This wine goes about its business with unhurried ease. Christmas cake-like flavours mingle with earthy Vegemite notes. It is beautifully …

  4.5 | $40-$50

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• Fromm La Strada Syrah 2011

  

  “That’s the real deal – a true New Zealand expression of syrah,” extolled John Belsham. It’s a fascinating wine, with …

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• Church Road Grand Reserve Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

  Plenty of discussion centred around this wine, mainly to do with its herbal flavours. “They’re there, but they’re ripe cabernet …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Esk Valley Verdelho 2011

  The Portuguese verdelho is grown on the famous wine island of Madeira and in the DouroValley. As the first New …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Giesen The Fuder Single Vineyard Selection Clayvin Chardonnay 2011

  

  The Giesen brothers hold the football-shaped fuder – a German oak barrel – in high esteem and there’s certainly plenty …

  5 | $60-$70

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• Kina Beach Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay 2011

  Grown on a site with a great chardonnay track record, this Nelson wine is complex and sophisticated. Focused bright fruit, …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Mt Difficulty Growers Series Lowburn Chardonnay 2011

  3 | $30-$40

• Fromm Chardonnay Clayvin Vineyard 2011

  

  Fruit from Marlborough’s fabled Clayvin Vineyard is behind two of our Top 10 wines. Lovely restrained white-flower scents lead to …

  5 | $60-$70

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