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An assemblage of Pinot Noir from Marlborough and Waipara with a conspicuous component of fruit grown to good vineyards in Central Otago
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★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Winery |
Montana |
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Marlborough
Wairau
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| Fruit |
Pinot Noir
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Falling all over itself to impress, ripe cherry and strawberry flavours flow over the most flattering, foamy oak. In fine balance, it aims to please through a generous display of cherry, coconut and bouquet garni spice over grainy chocolate tannins. A bright Pinot Noir to match with pizza and paella, charming with cheese and rambunctious with risotto.
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Rymill maintain a commitment to the health and sanctity of the rich
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★ ★ ★ ½ |
| Winery |
Rymill |
| Region |
Coonawarra
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| Fruit |
Shiraz
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Ripe currant and morello cherry aromas anticipate a youthful palate of tangy berry flavours, spritely tannins and a treat of milky, vanilla cedar oak, all quite refreshing and rather easy to appreciate.
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McWilliams Barwang pays tribute to the unique characteristics of cooler climate regions by delivering expressive
| Rating |
★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Winery |
Barwang |
| Region |
Tumbarumba
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| Fruit |
Sauvignon Blanc
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Get your smiling gear around a glass of this captivating wine. Stimulating savoury elements of vegetal, walnut and slate precede an inspiring palate that turns round 180 degrees and captures the most appetizingly lithe figures of lychee, cumquat and granny smith.
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You can count on Taylor to deliver the quintessential Clare Valley Riesling
| Rating |
★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Winery |
Taylors |
| Region |
Clare Valley
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| Fruit |
Riesling
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Dandy floral and citrus aromas lead into a palate of piercing limes and drying slate, in full accord, compelling, the Europeans can't make a Riesling of this quality.
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No expense is spared in accessing the finest vineyards
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★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Winery |
Secret Stone |
| Region |
Marlborough
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| Fruit |
Sauvignon Blanc
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RETAINING THE BEST WINEMAKING TEAM isolating the best fruit and applying the most adroit vinification techniques . Whoa. Disarmingly easy to drink for it's punchbowl of zippy Marlborough sauvblanc flavours. Delivers at every level, sweet herb, passion and lychee aromas, deluxe grapefruit and pineapple acids, an amicable display of copious, tropical characters, unpretentious Marlborough that's spot on.
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From Western Australia's
Pemberton Frankland Swan
| Rating |
★ ★ ★ ½ |
| Winery |
Houghton |
| Region |
Pemberton
Frankland River
Swan River
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| Fruit |
Chenin Blanc
Chardonnay
Verdelho
Riesling
Semillon
Muscadelle
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A wine that's rich in history dating back to the 1830s, originally made by the founder of the brand, the late great Jack Mann. I keep coming back to this. Not just consistent, but consistently good. Pick it off the winelist and nobody's glass will be full for long. Chillingly dry, fruit, minerality and crisply green, vital and fresh.
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Those who have ever spent time in the south of France
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★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Winery |
De Bortoli |
| Region |
Yarra Valley
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| Fruit |
Pinot Noir
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A nose reminiscent of the bucolic efforts from Tavel or Anjou. Light, feather weight tannins and the astringency of dandelion, flavours of lipstick and strawberry meringues are kept in check by piquant acids which rein in the fruit and retain vitality.
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Chestnut Grove have harnessed the electric qualities of their now famous Merlot wines
| Rating |
★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Winery |
Chestnut Grove |
| Region |
Manjimup
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| Fruit |
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Petit Verdot
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Margaret River look out, Manjimup Cab-Merlots on the J-curve, up, up and away. Chesnut Grove's no slouch with this type of red blend, and it's not whimsy to think your inland Merlot can be a staunch team supporter when placed side by side an already tremendous quality crop of Cabernet and classy Petit Verdot. Rating? 4˝ Stars.
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Lake Breeze Winemaker Selections are only released in exceptional vintages when wines are of the most outstanding quality
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Winery |
Lake Breeze |
| Region |
Langhorne
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| Fruit |
Shiraz
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Thick with ribald flavours of currant, beetroot and glacé, French vanilla and ginger spice, it exhibits the idyll of balance between congenial acids and stupendous layers of fruit, the most reputable tannins and ship-shape oak.
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Giesen is one of New Zealand’s leading Sauvignon Blanc
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★ ★ ★ ★ ½ |
| Winery |
Giesen |
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Marlborough
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| Fruit |
Sauvignon Blanc
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Aiming to please from the word go with lithe fragrances of snow pea, lychee and lemongrass. Very clean throughout with a fully rounded palate of asparagus and assorted vegetal, buttery creamyness and nutty autolysis are reined in by judicious acids.
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It's easy to appreciate why Jamiesons Run make such popular white wines
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★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Winery |
Jamiesons Run |
| Region |
Limestone
Coonawarra
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| Fruit |
Sauvignon Blanc
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Complex nose of banana chip, lychee and avocado ahead of citrus/ herbaceous scents. The bouquet gives way to a beautifully oily texture on the tongue that develops into refined south seas fruit characters, lychee, kiwis and gooseberry over crisp green vegetal, nettle and peas. Finishes cool as an arctic breeze on a note of ozone, lemon and grass.
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The Wither Hills own Benmorven and St Leonards Chardonnay vineyards
| Rating |
★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Winery |
Wither Hills |
| Region |
Marlborough
Wairau
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| Fruit |
Chardonnay
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What Wither Hills can do with Chardonnay will make you think twice the next time you reach for that familiar bottle of Marlborough Sauvvy. Bright crunchy fruits, pinenut and oatmeal, grapefruit embedded within a pudding of custard and tapioca, memorable for it's creamy textures and long, flavourful finish.
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Named in honour of the estate's matriarch Alma Schild
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★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Winery |
Schild Estate |
| Region |
Barossa
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| Fruit |
Chardonnay
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Swarthy chardonnay wine with juicy melon, ample flesh on the palate and creamy oak. A thrust of crisp, fruit laden acids to round things out, achieving a mouthfilling experience of splendid Barossa chardonnay.
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From Western Australia's
Swan Frankland
| Rating |
★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Winery |
Houghton |
| Region |
Swan River
Frankland River
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| Fruit |
Verdelho
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Houghton operate many of Western Australia's most bountiful vineyards. Underlying complexities of nutmeg and spice, nettle and milk, persistent citrus and floral. Creamy expressions of honeysuckle and white chocolate which extend from the nose onto the tongue, closely followed by nuances of toffee apples and mango, marzipan, orange and nut. All in all, a very special Vedelho.
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From Victoria's
King Valley
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★ ★ ★ ★ ½ |
| Winery |
Pizzini |
| Region |
King Valley
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| Fruit |
Merlot
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Fruit driven, high country Merlot in all it's splendour, grown to reclaimed tobacco territory, as fashioned by a winemaking team that has stewarded their vineyards from infancy. This one begs the question about the nice girl in a town like this? Yes check the wrapper, too true, it is home grown. The refreshing Alpine acid doesn't take the shine off the juicy plum flavours, but it did curl my toes. Just the thing for those who love good red wines and are looking for something new.
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From New Zealand's
Gisborne Hawkes
| Rating |
★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Winery |
Nobilo |
| Region |
Gisborne
Hawkes Bay
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Pinot Gris
Pinot Grigio
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Steeped in history, Nobilo are one of New Zealand's most distinguished winemaking estates and the first choice for Pinot Gris. A pure gem, woven from some of the North Island's finest parcels, a continental bouquet of dried apricot with musk precedes a palate of lemon and honey, rice cakes and cinammon apple. Whilst light on it's feet, the weight of fruit is judicious and gives you plenty to ponder as it closes to impressions of slivered almond and light spice. A marvelous accompaniement to Vietnamese faire.
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