2021 Classic Wines of New Zealand

Review: The 2016 vintage (5*) of Akarua's top Pinot Noir was estate-grown and selected from the best eight barrels out ...
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Review: Offering top value, the 2018 vintage (5*) was estate-grown in Martinborough, hand-picked and matured for 11 months in French ...
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Review: Estate-grown at Pisa, in the Cromwell Basin, the powerful 2017 vintage (5*) was hand-picked, fermented with indigenous yeasts and ...
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Review: This memorable wine has richness, complexity and downright drinkability. From a company-owned block of low-yielding Mendoza-clone vines in the ...
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Review: One of the greatest of all New Zealand wines, this Martinborough red is powerfully built and concentrated, yet seductively ...
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Review: Grown on north-facing slopes at Auntsfield, on the south side of the Wairau Valley, the 2019 vintage (5*) is ...
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Review: Estate-grown at Lowburn, the very age-worthy 2017 vintage (5*) was hand-picked, fermented with indigenous yeasts, matured for a year ...
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Review: Certified organic, the 2017 vintage (4.5*) was estate-grown in the Damsteep Vineyard, planted in 1999 'at the top of ...
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Review: From the company that planted the region's first Sauvignon Blanc vines in 1975, Chosen Rows is promoted as 'the ...
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Review: Estate-grown in the foothills of the Pisa Range, in the Cromwell Basin, the powerful, youthful 2017 vintage (5*) was ...
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Review: The seductive 2018 vintage (5*) was entirely estate-grown at the company's sites at Lowburn and Bannockburn. Fermented with indigenous ...
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Review: Since the debut 2014 vintage (5*), Burn Cottage, based in the Cromwell Basin, has drawn grapes from the more ...
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Review: Likely to be long-lived, the very classy 2014 vintage (5*) was harvested from mature, estate-grown vines at Bannockburn. A ...
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Review: Full of personality, the 2019 vintage (5*) of this oak-aged wine is already delicious. Estate-grown mostly in the Redstone ...
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Review: This very classy wine sits above the McDonald Series (but below Tom and 1 Single Vineyard) in the Church ...
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Review: Already delicious, the bargain-priced 2019 vintage (5*) is a floral, spicy red, grown in the Gimblett Gravels (principally) and ...
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Review: This is the pinnacle of Church Road's Hawke's Bay Chardonnays – as its price conveys. The 2019 vintage (5*), ...
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Review: Pernod Ricard NZ's top Hawke's Bay red honours pioneer winemaker Tom McDonald, a driving force behind New Zealand's first ...
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Review: Syrah is the latest addition to Church Road's elite Tom range. Released in late 2019, the third, 2015 vintage ...
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Review: This is Churton's 'single block, organic Sauvignon Blanc'. From a north-facing slope, 185 metres above sea level, in the ...
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Review: This producer aims for a style that 'combines the renowned flavour and aromatic intensity of Marlborough fruit with the ...
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Review: For his premium Chardonnay label, winemaker Tim Turvey aims for a 'big, grunty, upfront' style – and hits the ...
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Review: Once described by co-founder James Millton as 'a stiletto, not a slipper', Millton's Chardonnay is based on ungrafted, unirrigated ...
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Review: The 2015 vintage (5*) is impressive. Grown biodynamically in Millton's elevated Clos de Ste Anne Vineyard in Gisborne, it ...
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Review: Estate-grown at Seaview, in the Awatere Valley, this wine is consistently classy. The 2019 vintage (5*) was mostly lees-aged ...
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Review: New Zealand's most internationally acclaimed wine is sought after from Sydney to New York and London. Its irresistibly aromatic ...
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Review: Te Koko o Kupe ('The Oyster Dredge of Kupe') is the original name for Cloudy Bay; it is also ...
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Review: Scented and supple, the 2018 vintage (4.5*) was estate-grown and hand-picked at Gibbston, and matured for a year in ...
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Review: The classy, youthful 2019 vintage (5*) was grown at 'select vineyards' and barrel-fermented. Bright, light lemon/green, it is fragrant ...
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Review: This famous Syrah impresses with its lovely fragrance and finesse. Estate-grown in the Gimblett Gravels of Hawke's Bay, the ...
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Review: The impressive 2016 vintage (5*) was estate-grown, hand-picked and matured for nine months in French oak barriques (23 per ...
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Review: New Zealand's most awarded bubbly on the show circuit. This Chardonnay-predominant blend is hand-harvested on the south side of ...
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Review: This ranks among the country's greatest oak-aged Sauvignon Blancs. Looking for 'texture, rather than rich aromatics', Dog Point fermented ...
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Review: One of the finest Rieslings in the country, this is typically a wine of exceptional purity, delicacy and depth, ...
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Review: This consistently classy wine is late-harvested to 'produce a Riesling with low alcohol, high residual sugar and high acidity, ...
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Review: From mature vines in Martinborough, the 2019 vintage (5*) is an arresting wine. Powerful and weighty (14.5 per cent ...
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Review: Elegance, restraint and subtle power are the key qualities of this classic wine. It's not a bold, upfront style, ...
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Review: From the first vintage in 1986, for many years Dry River towered over other New Zealand Pinot Gris, by ...
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Review: Dark and densely flavoured, this Martinborough red ranks among New Zealand's greatest Pinot Noirs. It is grown in three ...
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Review: Grown on a steep, terraced, north-facing hillside at Bay View, in Hawke's Bay, this is typically a strikingly bold, ...
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Review: The bold 2018 vintage (5*) is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (38 per cent), Merlot (28 per cent), Malbec ...
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Review: The classy 2016 vintage (5*) was grown in the Cornerstone Vineyard, hand-picked, fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured for ...
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Review: Often one of the region's most distinguished Chardonnays. The 2018 vintage (5*) is a single-vineyard wine, hand-picked at Bay ...
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Review: From elevated, north-facing slopes in the Wairau Valley, the 2017 vintage (5*) of this single-vineyard wine was hand-picked and ...
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Review: The Bannockburn winery's 'standard' Pinot Noir is a distinguished wine, blended from its four sites in the district. Matured ...
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Review: Estate-grown in The Elms Vineyard, this gently sweet style has deep flavours woven with fresh acidity. It offers more ...
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Review: Estate-grown in The Elms Vineyard, from mature vines on a 'steeper slope' which yields 'riper fruit' without noble rot, ...
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Review: Grown at Bannockburn, on a north-facing slope 270 metres above sea level, this is a majestic Central Otago wine, ...
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Review: This is winemaker Blair Walter's favourite Felton Road red. Grown in a 'special' block of The Elms Vineyard at ...
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Review: From the company-owned Cornish Point Vineyard at the eastern end of Bannockburn, 6 kilometres from the winery, this is ...
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Review: Highly refined, the youthful 2016 vintage (5*) was hand-harvested, matured for 10 months in French oak barriques (25 per ...
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Review: The classy 2017 vintage (5*) of this Brancott Valley red was hand-harvested and matured in French oak casks (33 ...
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Review: The impressive 2018 vintage (5*) was hand-picked in the Brancott Valley and handled entirely in tanks. A distinctive wine, ...
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Review: The 2018 vintage (5*) is a richly botrytised style with a fragrant, honeyed bouquet. Bright, light gold/green, it has ...
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Review: The 2017 vintage (5*) is an oily-rich, sweet (176 grams/litre of residual sugar), vibrantly fruity wine, handled in a ...
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Review: Fromm's finest Chardonnay is grown on the southern flanks of the Wairau Valley, where the clay soils, says winemaker ...
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Review: This acclaimed Marlborough red is grown and hand-picked on north-facing clay slopes at Clayvin Vineyard, in the Brancott Valley, ...
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Review: Estate-grown in the Wairau Valley, Marlborough, hand-harvested from mature vines, and co-fermented with a splash of Viognier (2 per ...
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Review: Estate-grown at altitude (320 metres above sea level) in the China Terrace Vineyard, at Bendigo, the graceful 2019 vintage ...
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Review: This consistently classy red is estate-grown in the late-ripening School House Vineyard, at Bendigo, an extremely elevated site (up ...
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Review: The 2018 vintage (4.5*) was grown in the steep, exposed Brothers Block, hand-harvested, fermented with indigenous yeasts, matured for ...
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Review: Finely perfumed, the 2018 vintage (4.5*) is a very graceful, deep ruby red, with ripe cherry, plum and spice ...
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Review: Outside the regional mainstream, the 2016 vintage (5*) was estate-grown and hand-picked on the north side of the Wairau ...
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Review: This beauty is one of the country's greatest Gewürztraminers. Hand-harvested in the Wairau Valley, the 2019 vintage (5*) is ...
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Review: Made 'On The Quiet', the 2018 vintage (5*) is a single-vineyard wine, fermented and matured for nine months in ...
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Review: This wine ranks fifth in the company's hierarchy of six Chardonnays, after four single-vineyard labels, but is still outstanding ...
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Review: This outstanding single-vineyard wine – my favourite in the Kumeu River range – is grown on slopes above Mate's ...
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Review: This extremely classy, single-vineyard wine is Kumeu River's flagship. It is made entirely from the best of the fruit ...
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Review: One of the country's most impressive Gewürztraminers. Grown in the Home Block and nearby Woodward Vineyard, at the foot ...
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Review: Retasted in mid-2020, the 2019 vintage (5*) was grown in the Waihopai, Awatere and Wairau valleys, and made with ...
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Review: The powerful 2017 vintage (5*) is a single-vineyard red, hand-harvested in the Cromwell Basin and matured in French oak ...
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Review: Offering good value, the 2019 vintage (4.5*) was mostly handled in tanks; the ripest, hand-picked fruit (12 per cent ...
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Review: Estate-grown at the eastern end of the island, the 2017 vintage (5*) was hand-harvested from the 'steepest and most ...
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Review: The elegant, silky-textured 2017 vintage (5*) was matured for a year in French oak casks (23 per cent new) ...
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Review: Named in honour of nineteenth-century winemaker Cyprian Huchet, the 2013 vintage (5*) is a powerful red with a fragrant, ...
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Review: The sturdy, lush 2017 vintage (5*) was estate-grown and hand-selected at Bendigo, and matured for 19 months in French ...
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Review: The delicious 2017 vintage (5*) is a rich, savoury, supple Bendigo red, estate-grown and matured for 10 months in ...
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Review: Certified organic, the 2017 vintage (5*) of this regional blend was fermented with indigenous yeasts, matured for 11 months ...
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Review: This is one of the region's highest-profile reds. Matured for a year in French oak casks (25 per cent ...
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Review: From vines planted in 1992, the 2017 vintage (5*) is a single-vineyard red, matured for 15 months in French ...
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Review: Recent releases of this non-vintage, bottle-fermented sparkling have revealed an intensity and refinement that positions the label among the ...
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Review: Named after a paper-thin shell, the estate-grown 2019 vintage (5*) was hand-harvested from mature vines at Renwick, in the ...
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Review: Superbly rich but not overblown, with arrestingly intense flavours enlivened with fine acidity, this multi-faceted Nelson wine enjoys a ...
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Review: Typically a very classy Nelson red. It is hand-picked from 'older vines' at Upper Moutere, fermented with indigenous yeasts, ...
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Review: One of Waiheke's most awarded reds. Estate-grown, the 2015 vintage (5*) was matured for a year in French oak ...
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Review: This Waiheke Island red is consistently rewarding. The 2017 vintage (4.5*) was matured for a year in small French ...
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Review: Estate-grown at Waipara, the delicious 2018 vintage (5*) is packaged in a full-sized (750-ml) bottle. Bright, light yellow/green, it ...
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Review: Bel Canto means 'Beautiful Singing'. Based on the estate's mature, ungrafted vines at Waipara, in North Canterbury, late-harvested with ...
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Review: Strapping yet delicate, richly flavoured yet subtle, this sophisticated North Canterbury wine is one of the country's best Chardonnays ...
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Review: A wine with a real 'Wow!' factor, the 2019 vintage (5*) is a light gold, honey-sweet North Canterbury wine, ...
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Review: This is one of North Canterbury's greatest Pinot Noirs, typically very rich in body and flavour. Many of the ...
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Review: For its top Waipara red, Pegasus Bay wants 'a heavenly voice, a shapely body and a velvety nose'. Based ...
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Review: Classy stuff. Estate-grown at Waipara, in North Canterbury, in top vintages it is richly fragrant and thrillingly intense, with ...
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Review: Outstanding in top seasons, this classic red is estate-grown mostly in the Cromwell Basin but also at Gibbston. The ...
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Review: Formerly called 'Puriri Hills Reserve', this regional classic has been labelled as 'Harmonie Du Soir' since the 2012 vintage ...
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Review: Certified organic and biodynamic, the powerful 2018 vintage (5*) is 'a single ferment . . . personally selected by ...
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Review: From an east-facing slope, this Lake Wanaka wine has 'animated femininity', according to winemaker Nick Mills. It is typically ...
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Review: Named after Rippon's co-founder, Rolfe Mills ('Tink' to his friends), this exceptional wine is based on 'the oldest vines ...
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Review: The classy, youthful 2016 vintage (5*) was estate-grown, 400 metres above sea level, at Bendigo, in Central Otago, hand-picked ...
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Review: Sacred Hill’s flagship Chardonnay is one of New Zealand’s greatest – powerful yet elegant, with striking intensity and outstanding ...
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Review: Marlborough's largest family-owned wine producer has an extensive array of Sauvignon Blancs. This is not the region's most complex ...
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Review: Finesse is the keynote quality of this organically certified Marlborough wine. Estate-grown in the Raupo Creek Vineyard, in the ...
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Review: This is one of the region's most sophisticated, subtle and satisfying Sauvignons. It's also one of the most important, ...
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Review: The refined, very age-worthy 2018 vintage (5*) was harvested from mature, 20-year-old vines in the Gimblett Gravels and barrique-matured ...
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Review: The 2016 vintage (5*) was estate-grown in the Waihopai Valley, hand-harvested and matured in French oak barrels for 18 ...
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Review: Certified organic, the very age-worthy 2018 vintage (5*) was hand-picked from vines planted at Roys Hill in 1984 and ...
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Review: Typically a stunning Waiheke Island wine. Dark and seductively perfumed, with smashing fruit flavours, at its best it is ...
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Review: This typically impressive red is based on the 'best vineyard parcels'. The 2017 vintage (4.5*) was matured in French ...
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Review: Positioned below its Coleraine stablemate in Te Mata's hierarchy of Hawke's Bay, claret-style reds, since 1995 Awatea has been ...
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Review: This oak-aged Hawke's Bay label is impressive for its ripely herbal, complex, sustained flavours. Most of the grapes are ...
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Review: Breed, rather than brute power, is the hallmark of Coleraine (correctly pronounced Cole-raine rather than Coler-aine), which since its ...
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Review: One of New Zealand's most illustrious Chardonnays, Elston is a stylish, intense, slowly evolving Hawke's Bay wine. At around ...
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Review: Grown traditionally in the Bullnose and Isosceles vineyards, in the Bridge Pa Triangle inland from Hastings, in Hawke's Bay, ...
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Review: This estate-grown wine is from Woodthorpe Terraces, on the south side of the Dartmoor Valley. Hand-picked, in 2018 it ...
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Review: From one vintage to the next, this is one of the country's leading rosés. The 2019 vintage (5*) was ...
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Review: The 2018 vintage (4.5*) is a very age-worthy, supple, medium-bodied red, with a floral, peppery bouquet. Estate-grown, hand-harvested and ...
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Review: One of the country's most distinguished – and expensive – reds. Still extremely youthful, the 2018 vintage (5*) was ...
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Review: Certified organic, the 2017 vintage (5*) was estate-grown at Bannockburn, hand-picked, fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured for 11 ...
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Review: Estate-grown at Alexandra, in 'possibly the world's most southerly vineyard', the classy 2017 vintage (5*) was hand-picked, fermented with ...
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Review: Certified organic, the lovely 2017 vintage (5*) was estate-grown in the northern Wairarapa, hand-picked and matured in French oak ...
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Review: The 2019 vintage (4.5*) is part of a collaboration between Valli and Burn Cottage, involving access to each other's ...
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Review: The stylish 2019 vintage (5*) was hand-picked, matured in French oak barriques (30 per cent new), and bottled unfined ...
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Review: Still extremely youthful, the 2019 vintage (5*) was hand-harvested in the Keltern and Kokako vineyards and fermented and matured ...
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Review: Grown at a cool, inland site on the western edge of the Bridge Pa Triangle, this arresting wine is ...
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Review: This wine has for many years been acclaimed as one of the region's finest Chardonnays. The 2019 vintage (5*) ...
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Review: Deeply coloured, the lovely 2018 vintage (5*) is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (78 per cent), Merlot (14 per ...
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Review: This is a consistently outstanding wine. Estate-grown, the 2018 vintage (5*) was matured for 18 months in French oak ...
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Review: One of New Zealand's top sweet wines on the show circuit. It is typically stunningly perfumed, weighty and oily, ...
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Review: Launched from 2000, this label swiftly won recognition as one of the region's boldest, lushest reds. Grown in the ...
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Review: Already delicious, the 2018 vintage (5*) was estate-grown in the upper Awatere Valley and matured in French oak barriques ...
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Review: Taylors Pass Vineyard lies 100 metres above sea level in the Awatere Valley. This is typically a classic example ...
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Review: The 2019 vintage (4.5*) is a mouthfilling, punchy, tangy wine, fresh and forthright, with good intensity of ripely herbaceous ...
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Review: The classy 2017 vintage (5*) was hand-harvested, matured for 10 months in French oak barrels, and bottled unfined and ...
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Review: Estate-grown at Cromwell, this wine is hand-picked from especially low-yielding vines. Matured for a year in French oak casks ...
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Review: Estate-grown, hand-picked from mature vines and aged for 11 months in French oak barriques (27 per cent new), the ...
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Review: Estate-grown 380 metres above sea level at Mt Barker, in the Wanaka sub-region, the barrel-aged 2018 vintage (5*) is ...
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Review: Estate-grown in the Bridge Pa Triangle, this is a blend of classic Bordeaux varieties. The outstanding 2015 vintage (5*) ...
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Review: Estate-grown and hand-picked from selected blocks in the Rocky Knoll Vineyard at Pisa, in the Cromwell Basin, the 2016 ...
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Review: Estate-grown on the south side of the Wairau Valley, on the site where the region's first wines were made ...
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Review: Babich's flagship Chardonnay. A stylish wine, Irongate was traditionally markedly leaner and tighter than other top Hawke's Bay Chardonnays, ...
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Review: Estate-grown in the Irongate Vineyard and matured in French oak barriques (40 per cent new in 2016), this elegant, ...
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Review: This is promoted as Babich's greatest red, regardless of the variety or region of origin, but all vintages have ...
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Review: This Bannockburn red is typically outstanding. The 2016 vintage (4.5*) is a refined, youthful wine, ruby-hued, with ripe cherry, ...
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Review: This wine is promoted by Pernod Ricard NZ as 'our finest expression of Marlborough's most famous variety' – and ...
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Review: This distinguished red is grown on a sheltered, north-facing slope between Maraekakaho and Bridge Pa, in Hawke's Bay (described ...
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Review: Brookfields' top red is one of the most powerful, long-lived reds in Hawke's Bay. At its best, it is ...
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Review: A regional classic. Certified organic, the very age-worthy 2017 vintage (5*) was estate-grown and matured in French oak barriques ...
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Review: Full of potential, the 2018 vintage (5*) is a deeply coloured, finely structured red, estate-grown principally in the Redstone ...
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Review: The distinguished 2016 vintage (5*) is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (41 per cent), Merlot (39 per cent) and ...
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Review: This biodynamically certified Gisborne wine from Millton shows impressive richness and complexity. Hill-grown, it is hand-harvested and fermented with ...
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Review: The Clos Henri Vineyard near Renwick is owned by Henri Bourgeois, a leading, family-owned producer in the Loire Valley, ...
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Review: A powerful Marlborough wine with impressively concentrated, savoury, lemony, mealy flavours and a proven ability to mature well over ...
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Review: Designed as an aperitif', Cloudy Bay's non-vintage Marlborough bubbly is a Chardonnay-dominant style, with 30 per cent Pinot Noir, ...
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Review: The 2017 vintage (5*) was estate-grown in the Calvert Vineyard at Bannockburn and Northburn Vineyard, on the east bank ...
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Review: The delicious 2017 vintage (5*) is a single-vineyard Pinot Noir, estate-grown at Te Muna, on the edge of Martinborough ...
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Review: This label is overshadowed by the reputation of its stablemate, Le Sol, but proves the power, structure and finesse ...
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Review: This is Craggy Range's premier Merlot-based red. The 2016 vintage (5*) is a Gimblett Gravels, Hawke's Bay blend of ...
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Review: Well worth discovering, this is typically a very classy wine, disgorged after three years on its yeast lees. A ...
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Review: The highly age-worthy 2016 vintage (5*) is a single-vineyard red, estate-grown at Bannockburn, matured for a year in French ...
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Review: This classy wine is estate-grown and hand-harvested on the south side of the Wairau Valley, fermented and matured for ...
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Review: This classy, finely structured red is estate-grown on the south side of the Wairau Valley, hand-picked and matured for ...
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Review: This classic wine offers a clear style contrast to Section 94, Dog Point's complex, barrel-aged Sauvignon Blanc (see the ...
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Review: An emerging star. The classy 2017 vintage (5*) was estate-grown and hand-harvested in the Gimblett Gravels, co-fermented with a ...
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Review: The powerful, very age-worthy 2017 vintage (5*) is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec, estate-grown ...
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Review: The classy 2017 vintage (5*) was estate-grown and hand-harvested in the Gimblett Gravels and the Bridge Pa Triangle, and ...
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Review: The 2017 vintage (5*) was estate-grown and hand-picked in the Gimblett Gravels, the Bridge Pa Triangle and at Te ...
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Review: This classy, distinctive wine is grown at Bannockburn and matured in French oak barriques, with restrained use of new ...
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Review: This typically outstanding wine is grown in a 'special part of The Elms Vineyard in front of the winery', ...
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Review: Grown in the Calvert Vineyard at Bannockburn – 1 kilometre east of the winery – matured in French oak ...
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Review: Estate-grown in schisty soils at Bannockburn, in Central Otago, this wine is hand-picked in The Elms Vineyard and fermented ...
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Review: Top vintages of this Marlborough wine are strikingly aromatic, richly flavoured and zesty. The classy, very age-worthy 2019 vintage ...
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Review: Certified organic, the 2018 vintage (5*) is labelled in honour of Hätsch Kalberer, Fromm's winemaker since the first vintage ...
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Review: Winemaker Hätsch Kalberer describes this Marlborough red as 'not a typical New World style, but the truest expression of ...
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Review: Grown in the Home Block at Gibbston, where the oldest vines were planted in 1983, the 2019 vintage (5*), ...
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Review: At its best, this Central Otago red is mouthfilling and savoury, with superb concentration of sweet-tasting, plummy fruit and ...
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Review: This rare, estate-grown Matakana red is a blend of Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec, matured in French oak barrels ...
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Review: Estate-grown in Alexandra, this is typically a top buy. From vines planted in 2003, the graceful 2018 vintage (4.5*) ...
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Review: This consistently impressive wine is estate-grown at Hope, in Nelson, hand-picked, barrel-fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in French ...
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Review: One of Nelson's greatest reds, at its best powerful, rich and long-lived. It is estate-grown and hand-picked on an ...
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Review: Greystone views Chardonnay as 'the finest white wine variety'. Grown on steep, north-facing limestone slopes, this wine is hand-harvested, ...
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Review: At its best, this is one of the finest Pinot Gris in the country. The 2019 vintage (5*) was ...
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Review: An emerging star. Certified organic, the delicious 2018 vintage (5*) was estate-grown and hand-harvested, and part of the blend ...
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Review: The vigorous, youthful 2017 vintage (5*) is bright, light yellow/green, with a fragrant, complex bouquet. Mouthfilling, it has deep, ...
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Review: Grown principally in the Southern Valleys, but also at Rapaura, the 2017 vintage (5*) was hand-picked, fermented in a ...
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Review: Grown at elevated sites in the Southern Valleys, hand-harvested and matured in French oak barriques (partly new), the 2017 ...
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Review: Grown in the central Wairau Valley and the Southern Valleys, the 2019 vintage (5*) was handled principally in tanks ...
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Review: This is a leading example of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc from well outside the mainstream. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in ...
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Review: The lovely 2015 vintage (5*) was estate-grown in the Wairau Valley, matured for 30 months in French oak barriques, ...
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Review: This has long been one of Marlborough's best sparklings, full and lively, with loads of peachy, yeasty, nutty flavour, ...
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Review: La Collina ('The Hill') is grown at Bilancia's steep, early-ripening site on the northern slopes of Roys Hill, overlooking ...
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Review: One of the region's best, widely available Sauvignon Blancs, this stylish wine is vibrant, intense and finely structured. The ...
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Review: The 2019 vintage (5*) is an Alsace-style wine, estate-grown in the Home Block and fermented with indigenous yeasts in ...
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Review: Hand-picked in the Twin Valleys Vineyard, at the junction of the Wairau and Waihopai valleys, the refined 2017 vintage ...
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Review: Certified organic, this Gisborne wine is one of New Zealand's best-known Chenin Blancs. It's a richly varietal wine with ...
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Review: This single-vineyard wine is estate-grown and hand-harvested at Bendigo, in Central Otago. The vivacious 2018 vintage (5*) is a ...
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Review: This is the sort of 'dry' Riesling New Zealand needs a lot more of. Estate-grown and hand- harvested at ...
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Review: Estate-grown at Bendigo, in the Cromwell Basin, the very youthful, vigorous 2019 vintage (5*) was hand-harvested, fermented with indigenous ...
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Review: Named after pioneer winemaker Father Antoine Gavin, the 2016 vintage (5*) is a classy blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (41 ...
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Review: Classy stuff. Made in a bolder, more upfront style than some past releases, the 2018 vintage (4.5*) was grown ...
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Review: Currently delicious, but also very age-worthy, the 2016 vintage (5*) is a single-vineyard red, estate-grown at Mere Road, in ...
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Review: A lovely late-harvest style, the 2019 vintage (5*) was made from Riesling, hand-picked at Bendigo. Bright, light lemon/green, it ...
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Review: Delicious from the start, the 2019 vintage (5*) was fermented and lees-stirred in oak casks (25 per cent new) ...
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Review: The youthful 2019 vintage (4.5*) is an estate-grown Nelson wine, fermented with indigenous yeasts (30 per cent in old ...
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Review: Grown in the Cornerstone Vineyard, on the corner of Gimblett Road and State Highway 50 – where the first ...
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Review: Offering fine value, the youthful 2018 vintage (5*) is a single-vineyard red, from vines planted in 1999. Barrel-matured and ...
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Review: This is typically an enticingly perfumed, notably elegant and harmonious red. The 2019 vintage (5*) is deep ruby and ...
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Review: Grown at Waipara, in North Canterbury, this beauty is from hand-selected, botrytised bunches and berries, harvested late in the ...
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Review: Estate-grown at Waipara, in North Canterbury, the delicious 2018 vintage (5*) was handled for six months in old oak ...
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Review: This distinctive Waipara, North Canterbury wine is concentrated and complex, with loads of personality. It is typically a 70:30 ...
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Review: Estate-grown at Pisa Flats, north of Cromwell, in Central Otago, this classy, enticingly scented wine is well worth discovering ...
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Review: This consistently rewarding red is estate-grown at a high-altitude site at Bendigo. Barrel-aged for 17 months and bottled unfiltered, ...
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Review: Named after Ivan Pope, who planted and tended the vines at this Clevedon, South Auckland vineyard. Still on sale, ...
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Review: Estate-grown on an east-facing slope at Waikari, in North Canterbury, the 2018 vintage (5*) is a powerful (14.5 per ...
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Review: Certified organic and biodynamic, the extremely graceful 2018 vintage (5*) was estate-grown at Bendigo, hand-picked and matured for a ...
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Review: Top vintages are outstanding, showing great vigour and complexity in a Champagne-like style, intense and highly refined. The vivacious ...
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Review: This Lake Wanaka red has a long, proud history. Estate-grown but not a single-block wine – winemaker Nick Mills ...
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Review: This consistently stylish blend of Cromwell Basin (mostly) and Gibbston grapes typically has concentrated cherry, plum and dried-herb flavours, ...
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Review: Merlot-based, this is a typically outstanding Hawke's Bay red from the Gimblett Gravels (principally the company's Deerstalkers Vineyard). The ...
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Review: The mouthfilling, supple 2016 vintage (5*) is an age-worthy red, hand-harvested in the Gimblett Gravels and matured for 16 ...
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Review: This is a classy, single-vineyard Gimblett Gravels red from Hawke's Bay. The highly refined 2017 vintage (5*), blended from ...
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Review: Estate-grown in the lower Waihopai Valley, hand-harvested from mature vines and fermented in small oak vessels, the 2018 vintage ...
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Review: Estate-grown at Rapaura, on the relatively warm north side of the Wairau Valley, the 2018 vintage (4.5*) was partly ...
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Review: The Gewürztraminers from this tiny Hawke's Bay winery are among the finest in the country. This 'Old Vine' wine ...
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Review: This distinguished Rhône-style blend is estate-grown at Onetangi and matured for a year in French oak barriques (30 per ...
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Review: The fragrant, complex 2017 vintage (5*) was estate-grown at Bendigo. Full-coloured, it is rich and savoury, with deep cherry, ...
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Review: For its vintage-to-vintage consistency, this was Te Whau's finest wine, full of personality, but the 2017 vintage (4.5*) is ...
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Review: Full of personality, the 2018 vintage (5*) of this estate-grown, single-block red was hand-picked, matured in French oak casks ...
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Review: From the oldest vines in Bannockburn, planted in 1991, the 2018 vintage (5*) is a ruby-hued, velvety red. Hand-picked ...
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Review: The sturdy, dark 2018 vintage (5*) is a Hawke's Bay blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Set for ...
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Review: The latest vintages are the best yet. Estate-grown at Earnscleugh (51 per cent), Bannockburn (27 per cent) and Gibbston ...
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Review: The delicious 2019 vintage (5*) was hand-harvested, matured in French oak barriques (30 per cent new), and bottled unfined ...
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Review: The powerful, rich, sweet-fruited 2019 vintage (5*) was hand-picked, matured in French oak barriques (30 per cent new), and ...
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Review: The refined 2018 vintage (5*) is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (64 per cent) and Merlot (36 per cent), ...
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Review: The estate-grown 2016 vintage (5*) was hand-harvested from 18-year-old vines in the Omahu Gravels and Twyford Gravels vineyards, in ...
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Review: Named after Clifford Bay, into which the Awatere River empties, this is a very classy Marlborough wine. Seddon Vineyards ...
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Review: The 2018 vintage (5*) is a classy red, estate-grown at two sites and matured for a year in French ...
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Review: The very stylish 2019 vintage (5*) was fermented with indigenous yeasts in French oak barriques (38 per cent new), ...
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Review: This distinguished, concentrated, finely structured wine is hand-harvested in the warmest sites supplying Chardonnay grapes to Villa Maria, in ...
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Review: An authoritative wine, it is typically ripe and zingy, with impressive weight and length of flavour, and tends to ...
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Review: Already drinking well, but full of youthful vigour, the outstanding 2019 vintage (5*) was hand-harvested and fermented in a ...
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Review: One of the country's top Pinot Gris, this Awatere Valley wine is estate-grown, hand-harvested and barrel-fermented (90 per cent ...
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Review: From gentle, north-facing slopes on the south side of the Wairau Valley, the deep ruby 2017 vintage (4.5*) was ...
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Review: Grown in the company's Taylors Pass Vineyard in Marlborough's Awatere Valley, this wine is hand-picked, fermented and matured in ...
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Review: The 2016 vintage (5*) of Akarua's top Pinot Noir was estate-grown and selected from the best eight barrels out ...
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Review: Offering top value, the 2018 vintage (5*) was estate-grown in Martinborough, hand-picked and matured for 11 months in French ...
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Review: The powerful, savoury 2016 vintage (5*) was estate-grown in the Bridge Pa Triangle and fermented and matured for a ...
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Review: Estate-grown at Pisa, in the Cromwell Basin, the powerful 2017 vintage (5*) was hand-picked, fermented with indigenous yeasts and ...
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Review: The deeply coloured, youthful 2016 vintage (5*) is based on the Chave clone of Syrah, estate-grown in the Bridge ...
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Review: The 2019 vintage (5*) has a powerful presence. A single-vineyard wine, hand-harvested in the Southern Valleys, it was partly ...
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Review: This single 'block' – rather than just single 'vineyard' – wine is estate-grown on the south side of the ...
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Review: This consistently rewarding wine is estate-grown on the south side of the Wairau Valley, hand-harvested and fermented and matured ...
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Review: Grown on north-facing slopes at Auntsfield, on the south side of the Wairau Valley, the 2019 vintage (5*) is ...
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Review: Estate-grown at Lowburn, the very age-worthy 2017 vintage (5*) was hand-picked, fermented with indigenous yeasts, matured for a year ...
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Review: The 2016 vintage (5*) is a powerful blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (50 per cent), Merlot (30 per cent) and ...
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Review: The tightly structured, elegant 2017 vintage (4.5*) was estate-grown on the lower terraces of la collina Vineyard, hand-picked and ...
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Review: Certified organic, the 2017 vintage (4.5*) was estate-grown in the Damsteep Vineyard, planted in 1999 'at the top of ...
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Review: An emerging classic from North Canterbury. Already delicious, the striking 2018 vintage (5*) was estate-grown, hand-picked from mature vines ...
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Review: From the company that planted the region's first Sauvignon Blanc vines in 1975, Chosen Rows is promoted as 'the ...
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Review: Brookfields' top Chardonnay is named after proprietor Peter Robertson's grandfather's property in Otago. Grown in a vineyard adjacent to ...
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Review: The seductive 2018 vintage (5*) was entirely estate-grown at the company's sites at Lowburn and Bannockburn. Fermented with indigenous ...
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Review: Since the debut 2014 vintage (5*), Burn Cottage, based in the Cromwell Basin, has drawn grapes from the more ...
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Review: From a region producing increasingly fine, often underrated Chardonnays, this is one of the best. EBM means 'extended barrel ...
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Review: Likely to be long-lived, the very classy 2014 vintage (5*) was harvested from mature, estate-grown vines at Bannockburn. A ...
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Review: Full of personality, the 2019 vintage (5*) of this oak-aged wine is already delicious. Estate-grown mostly in the Redstone ...
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Review: This consistently impressive wine is grown principally in the company's Redstone Vineyard, in the Bridge Pa Triangle. The 2017 ...
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Review: The 2016 vintage (5*) is a rich, savoury, smooth red, still unfolding. Merlot-based (92 per cent), with a splash ...
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Review: Already delicious, the bargain-priced 2019 vintage (5*) is a floral, spicy red, grown in the Gimblett Gravels (principally) and ...
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Review: Syrah is the latest addition to Church Road's elite Tom range. Released in late 2019, the third, 2015 vintage ...
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Review: This is Churton's 'single block, organic Sauvignon Blanc'. From a north-facing slope, 185 metres above sea level, in the ...
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Review: The 2017 vintage (5*) of this traditional variety of Jurancon, in south-west France, was estate-grown in the Waihopai Valley ...
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Review: This producer aims for a style that 'combines the renowned flavour and aromatic intensity of Marlborough fruit with the ...
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Review: One of New Zealand’s highest-priced Chardonnays, this wine is estate-grown at Te Awanga, hand-picked from (Mendoza-clone) vines planted in ...
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Review: Entirely estate-grown at Te Awanga, the lovely 2016 vintage (5*) is a deeply coloured blend of Merlot (70 per ...
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Review: This Hawke's Bay red is named after the estate vineyard at Te Awanga, which has an old olive tree ...
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Review: Certified biodynamic, the 2018 vintage (4.5*) is from a section of the vineyard 'down there' (La Bas). Grown in ...
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Review: The 2015 vintage (5*) is impressive. Grown biodynamically in Millton's elevated Clos de Ste Anne Vineyard in Gisborne, it ...
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Review: Estate-grown at Seaview, in the Awatere Valley, this wine is consistently classy. The 2019 vintage (5*) was mostly lees-aged ...
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Review: This classy, non-vintage wine is a blend of Pinot Noir (mostly) and Chardonnay, hand-picked in the Wairau Valley, partly ...
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Review: Scented and supple, the 2018 vintage (4.5*) was estate-grown and hand-picked at Gibbston, and matured for a year in ...
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Review: The classy, youthful 2019 vintage (5*) was grown at 'select vineyards' and barrel-fermented. Bright, light lemon/green, it is fragrant ...
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Review: The impressive 2016 vintage (5*) was estate-grown, hand-picked and matured for nine months in French oak barriques (23 per ...
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Review: Disgorged after at least five years' maturation on its yeast lees, the fresh, elegant 2012 vintage (5*), still on ...
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Review: The 2010 vintage (5*), currently on sale, is a blend of Marlborough Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, disgorged after six ...
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Review: The rich, tightly structured 2017 vintage (5*) was estate-grown at Te Awanga (principally) and in the Bridge Pa Triangle, ...
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Review: The classy 2018 vintage (5*) was estate-grown at Te Awanga and in the Bridge Pa Triangle, and fermented and ...
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Review: Hard to resist, the 2018 vintage (5*) is a pale gold wine with an intense, honeyed fragrance. Showing lovely ...
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Review: From elevated, north-facing slopes in the Wairau Valley, the 2017 vintage (5*) of this single-vineyard wine was hand-picked and ...
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Review: Estate-grown in The Elms Vineyard, from mature vines on a 'steeper slope' which yields 'riper fruit' without noble rot, ...
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Review: Highly refined, the youthful 2016 vintage (5*) was hand-harvested, matured for 10 months in French oak barriques (25 per ...
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Review: The classy 2017 vintage (5*) of this Brancott Valley red was hand-harvested and matured in French oak casks (33 ...
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Review: The impressive 2018 vintage (5*) was hand-picked in the Brancott Valley and handled entirely in tanks. A distinctive wine, ...
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Review: An 'aperitif' style, the beautifully poised 2019 vintage (5*) was grown in the Wairau Valley. Bright, light lemon/green, it ...
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Review: Still on sale, the fragrant, highly concentrated 2014 vintage (5*) is a blend of eight varieties – principally Cabernet ...
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Review: Estate-grown in the Wairau Valley, Marlborough, hand-harvested from mature vines, and co-fermented with a splash of Viognier (2 per ...
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Review: Full of personality, the 2017 vintage (5*) was estate-grown, hand-picked and fermented with indigenous yeasts in seasoned oak barrels ...
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Review: Estate-grown at altitude (320 metres above sea level) in the China Terrace Vineyard, at Bendigo, the graceful 2019 vintage ...
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Review: This classy wine, from grapes hand-picked in Central Otago, is disgorged after more than two years on its yeast ...
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Review: This consistently classy red is estate-grown in the late-ripening School House Vineyard, at Bendigo, an extremely elevated site (up ...
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Review: Certified organic, the classy 2016 vintage (5*) was estate-grown, hand-picked, and fermented and aged for 18 months in seasoned ...
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Review: Already very expressive, the distinctive 2018 vintage (5*) of this organically certified wine was hand-harvested, barrel-fermented and matured for ...
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Review: The 2018 vintage (4.5*) was grown in the steep, exposed Brothers Block, hand-harvested, fermented with indigenous yeasts, matured for ...
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Review: Finely perfumed, the 2018 vintage (4.5*) is a very graceful, deep ruby red, with ripe cherry, plum and spice ...
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Review: Greystone sees this wine as 'the truest expression of the variety for us'. Certified organic, the youthful 2018 vintage ...
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Review: The 2018 vintage (5*) is a single-vineyard wine, grown at Fairhall. Hand-harvested, it was 50 per cent fermented in ...
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Review: This classy, estate-grown red is typically overflowing with sweet-fruit flavours. The 2015 vintage (4.5*) was hand-picked on the north ...
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Review: Prepare for something different! Estate-grown on the northern side of the Wairau Valley, the 2017 vintage (5*) is a ...
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Review: Outside the regional mainstream, the 2016 vintage (5*) was estate-grown and hand-picked on the north side of the Wairau ...
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Review: Who says you can't make outstanding claret-style reds in the South Island? Estate-grown on the banks of the Wairau ...
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Review: Made 'On The Quiet', the 2018 vintage (5*) is a single-vineyard wine, fermented and matured for nine months in ...
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Review: This typically powerful, rich wine is grown in the Coddington Vineyard, between Huapai and Waimauku. The grapes, cultivated on ...
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Review: Retasted in mid-2020, the 2019 vintage (5*) was grown in the Waihopai, Awatere and Wairau valleys, and made with ...
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Review: This Central Hawke's Bay wine is estate-grown, hand-harvested and typically partly barrel-fermented. The impressive 2019 vintage (5*) is rare ...
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Review: The powerful 2017 vintage (5*) is a single-vineyard red, hand-harvested in the Cromwell Basin and matured in French oak ...
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Review: Offering good value, the 2019 vintage (4.5*) was mostly handled in tanks; the ripest, hand-picked fruit (12 per cent ...
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Review: Estate-grown at the eastern end of the island, the 2017 vintage (5*) was hand-harvested from the 'steepest and most ...
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Review: The elegant, silky-textured 2017 vintage (5*) was matured for a year in French oak casks (23 per cent new) ...
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Review: An extroverted, 'full-on' style, the golden 2018 vintage (5*) was harvested from vines planted in 2013 in the Tietjen ...
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Review: From vines planted in 1994 on a steep, north-facing slope at Wanaka, in Central Otago, the 2019 vintage (5*) ...
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Review: Hand-harvested from vines planted in Central Otago in 1994, the racy 2019 vintage (5*) is very youthful and intense ...
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Review: Fragrant, fresh and full-bodied, the 2016 vintage (4.5*) was hand-picked from mature, 21-year-old vines in the company's Mere Road ...
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Review: Grown and hand-picked at the company’s close-planted Mere Road site, this is a consistently impressive wine. The 2016 vintage ...
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Review: Past vintages under the top Elspeth label flowed from the Gimblett Gravels, but the stylish 2019 (4.5*) was hand-picked ...
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Review: The refined 2019 vintage (5*) was estate-grown at Bendigo and 42 per cent of the blend was fermented with ...
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Review: Named in honour of nineteenth-century winemaker Cyprian Huchet, the 2013 vintage (5*) is a powerful red with a fragrant, ...
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Review: The sturdy, lush 2017 vintage (5*) was estate-grown and hand-selected at Bendigo, and matured for 19 months in French ...
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Review: The delicious 2017 vintage (5*) is a rich, savoury, supple Bendigo red, estate-grown and matured for 10 months in ...
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Review: Certified organic, the 2017 vintage (5*) of this regional blend was fermented with indigenous yeasts, matured for 11 months ...
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Review: Certified organic, the classy 2018 vintage (5*) was fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel barrels and tanks, and ...
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Review: This is one of the region's highest-profile reds. Matured for a year in French oak casks (25 per cent ...
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Review: From vines planted in 1992, the 2017 vintage (5*) is a single-vineyard red, matured for 15 months in French ...
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Review: The vivacious 2017 vintage (5*), made from Pinot Noir, was bottle-fermented and disgorged after lengthy maturation (typically well over ...
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Review: This consistently classy, single-vineyard wine is handled without oak. Attractively scented, the 2019 vintage (5*) is full-bodied, with strong, ...
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Review: Named after a paper-thin shell, the estate-grown 2019 vintage (5*) was hand-harvested from mature vines at Renwick, in the ...
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Review: The Obsidian Vineyard at Onetangi produces one of the most stylish Waiheke Island reds. Blended from classic Bordeaux red ...
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Review: Delicious now, the 2018 vintage (5*) is part of Ostler's 'Grower Selection'. Full-bodied, it is concentrated, with vibrant, pure, ...
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Review: The impressive 2017 vintage (5*) is a rare blend of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Montepulciano, Merlot and Malbec, grown on ...
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Review: This Waiheke Island red is consistently rewarding. The 2017 vintage (4.5*) was matured for a year in small French ...
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Review: Estate-grown at Waipara, the delicious 2018 vintage (5*) is packaged in a full-sized (750-ml) bottle. Bright, light yellow/green, it ...
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Review: Bel Canto means 'Beautiful Singing'. Based on the estate's mature, ungrafted vines at Waipara, in North Canterbury, late-harvested with ...
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Review: A wine with a real 'Wow!' factor, the 2019 vintage (5*) is a light gold, honey-sweet North Canterbury wine, ...
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Review: This rare, estate-grown, North Canterbury wine is made in a sturdy Alsace style, hand-picked ultra-ripe at Waipara, tank-fermented and ...
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Review: Blended from the 'best barrels', this wine is hand-harvested from the company's mature, Mendoza-clone vines at Waipara. Fermented with ...
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Review: Outstanding in top seasons, this classic red is estate-grown mostly in the Cromwell Basin but also at Gibbston. The ...
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Review: Estate-grown and hand-picked at Bendigo, in the Cromwell Basin, the 2017 vintage (4.5*) was fermented with indigenous yeasts in ...
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Review: Estate-grown and hand-picked at two Bendigo sites, in the Cromwell Basin, the bright, light lemon/green 2018 vintage (5*) is ...
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Review: The very youthful 2018 vintage (5*) was estate-grown on an elevated, south-east-facing slope at Waikari, in North Canterbury. Bright, ...
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Review: Certified organic and biodynamic, the 2019 vintage (5*) was estate-grown at Bendigo, hand-picked and fermented and lees-aged in tanks ...
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Review: From an east-facing slope, this Lake Wanaka wine has 'animated femininity', according to winemaker Nick Mills. It is typically ...
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Review: Tasted together in mid-2019, the 2016 to 2018 vintages were an impressive trio. Estate-grown at Rapaura, the 2018 (5*) ...
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Review: The classy, youthful 2016 vintage (5*) was estate-grown, 400 metres above sea level, at Bendigo, in Central Otago, hand-picked ...
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Review: Light and lively, the 2018 vintage (4*) was grown in the lower Brancott Valley and stop-fermented to make a ...
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Review: Seifried's most celebrated wine. The 2019 vintage (5*) is delicious young. Light yellow/green, it is lively and intense, with ...
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Review: The refined, very age-worthy 2018 vintage (5*) was harvested from mature, 20-year-old vines in the Gimblett Gravels and barrique-matured ...
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Review: This elegant, tightly structured wine is estate-grown in the Waihopai Valley, hand-harvested, fermented with indigenous yeasts and lees-aged in ...
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Review: Estate-grown in the lower Waihopai Valley, the 2017 vintage (4.5*) was harvested from vines planted in 1999 and barrel-aged ...
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Review: The 2016 vintage (5*) was estate-grown in the Waihopai Valley, hand-harvested and matured in French oak barrels for 18 ...
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Review: The youthful 2018 vintage (4.5*) is a single-vineyard, organically certified red, matured for 18 months in French oak barrels ...
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Review: The impressive 2019 vintage (5*) is a rare wine – only three barrels were made. From vines planted in ...
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Review: Promoted as 'like going on an energetic dance with a Cuban beauty queen', this bold, classy red is estate-grown ...
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Review: This typically impressive red is based on the 'best vineyard parcels'. The 2017 vintage (4.5*) was matured in French ...
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Review: Still unfolding, the pale gold 2018 vintage (5*) is based on mature, Mendoza-clone vines in the Skeetfield Vineyard at ...
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Review: The winery's flagship 'black label' Chardonnay from Hawke's Bay is typically intense and finely structured. Grown in the Gimblett ...
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Review: The 2018 vintage (4.5*) is a very age-worthy, supple, medium-bodied red, with a floral, peppery bouquet. Estate-grown, hand-harvested and ...
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Review: Certified organic, the 2017 vintage (5*) was estate-grown at Bannockburn, hand-picked, fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured for 11 ...
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Review: Estate-grown at Alexandra, in 'possibly the world's most southerly vineyard', the classy 2017 vintage (5*) was hand-picked, fermented with ...
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Review: Certified organic, the lovely 2017 vintage (5*) was estate-grown in the northern Wairarapa, hand-picked and matured in French oak ...
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Review: The 2019 vintage (4.5*) is part of a collaboration between Valli and Burn Cottage, involving access to each other's ...
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Review: From a site within the original, terraced vineyard in the lower Awatere Valley, the 2017 vintage (5*) was fermented ...
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Review: A consistently impressive wine, bargain-priced. Partly (10 per cent) fermented and matured for four months in seasoned French oak ...
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Review: The Soler range is positioned above Reserve and below Legacy in the Vidal range. Grown at three sites, including ...
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Review: This impressive wine is estate-grown at Mangere, in South Auckland. The 2019 vintage (5*) was hand-picked, fermented with indigenous ...
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Review: Estate-grown at Mangere, in South Auckland, the 2017 vintage (4.5*) was hand-picked and predominantly (80 per cent) fermented in ...
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Review: Already delicious, the 2018 vintage (5*) was estate-grown in the upper Awatere Valley and matured in French oak barriques ...
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Review: Taylors Pass Vineyard lies 100 metres above sea level in the Awatere Valley. This is typically a classic example ...
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Review: The 2019 vintage (4.5*) is a mouthfilling, punchy, tangy wine, fresh and forthright, with good intensity of ripely herbaceous ...
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Review: The classy 2017 vintage (5*) was hand-harvested, matured for 10 months in French oak barrels, and bottled unfined and ...
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Review: Estate-grown at Cromwell, this wine is hand-picked from especially low-yielding vines. Matured for a year in French oak casks ...
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