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• Church Road Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  

  Recently a friend with a particular passion for Bordeaux styles asked me, “What’s good drinking right now?” and I absentmindedly …

  5 | $30-$40

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• Trinity Hill Prison Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay)

  

  A huge wine that is still very much in its infancy, this is a ripe, rich cabernet sauvignon with dark …

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• Saint Clair Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Merlot 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  

  A plummy, juicy and luscious style of merlot with obvious but appropriate and well-handled oak. The fruit on the palate …

  5 | $30-$40

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• Church Road 1 Gimblet Gravels Merlot 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  

  Youthful and rich with ripe plum and fruitcake aromas on the nose and through the full-bodied palate. The abundance of …

  5 | over $100

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• Church Road 1 Gimblett Gravels Malbec 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  

  An unashamed monster malbec. From first glance into the almost opaque purple colour in the glass all the way to …

  5 | over $100

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• Mills Reef Elspeth Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  

  Attractive dark fruits, cabernet-typical cassis and tobacco aromas come through on the nose and then segue onto the palate where …

  4.5 | $40-$50

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• Delta Estate Hatters Hill Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Merlot 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Deep, dark, brooding aromatics of blackcurrant and ripe black fruit with lighter scents of vanilla from the generous oak present. …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Church Road McDonald Series Merlot 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  A stylish example of New Zealand merlot with deep colour and generous rich ripe plums and berries on the nose …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Church Road 1 Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  An elegant cabernet sauvignon with a very restrained nose that matches bold cassis with herbal notes and savoury characters. The …

  4 | over $100

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• Mills Reef Elspeth Gimblett Gravels Merlot 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Deeply coloured with some brick-red hues indicating time in bottle. Cassis, plum, graphite and oak come through on the nose …

  4 | $40-$50

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