Posted: December 2, 2021
This very approachable, medium-bodied red was estate-grown at Okahu Estate, in Northland, and French and American oak-aged. Lightish in colour, it is fresh and distinctly spicy, with finely balanced tannins and some savoury complexity.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Estate-grown at Okahu Estate, in Northland, this freshly scented wine is from the flora variety (a rare crossing of gewürztraminer and semillon). Enjoyable young, it is full-bodied, with good depth of peachy, citrusy, spicy flavours, balanced acidity and a slightly…
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Still unfolding, this very pale pink, crisp and lively wine was made from a “unique assemblage of varieties”. It has delicate peach, strawberry and spice flavours, with a basically dry finish. Best drinking mid-2021+.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
This punchy wine is still very youthful and lively, in a medium to full-bodied style with good intensity of fresh passionfruit/lime flavours, crisp and dry. Best drinking mid-2021+.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Already enjoyable, this ruby hued, fragrant red was matured for a year in French oak barriques (27% new). Showing excellent complexity, it is savoury and nutty, with fresh acidity, finely balanced tannins and very good flavour depth.
Comments Off on Bald Hills 3 Acres Central Otago Already enjoyable, this ruby hued, fragrant red was matured for a year in French oak barriques (27% new). Showing excellent complexity, it is savoury and nutty, with fresh acidity, finely balanced tan Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Offering great value, this sturdy red was hand-picked in Moutere clay soils and on the Waimea Plains, and matured for 11 months in French oak barriques (25% new). Deep ruby, it is full-bodied and sweet-fruited, with rich, vibrant cherry, plum…
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Posted: December 2, 2021
This powerful wine was grown in Moutere clay soils, hand-harvested and fermented in French oak barriques (20% new). Pale straw, it is fragrant, weighty and fleshy, with strong, ripe stone-fruit flavours, toasty oak adding complexity, a hint of butterscotch, balanced…
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Posted: December 2, 2021
This distinctive, estate-grown Northland red was barrel-aged, transferred to stainless steel tanks, and bottled recently. It has deep, still moderately youthful colour and a fragrant, spicy bouquet. Mouthfilling, with concentrated, plummy, spicy flavours, it is savoury and complex, with fresh…
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Posted: December 2, 2021
This deeply coloured red was estate-grown at Okahu Estate, in Northland, matured for a year in American and French oak barrels, stored at length in stainless steel tanks, then bottled recently. Still moderately youthful, it is sturdy, with the distinctive,…
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Posted: December 2, 2021
From vines over 30 years old, this is a powerful, lush riesling. Bright, light yellow/green, with a gently honeyed bouquet, it is full-bodied, with concentrated, ripe stone-fruit flavours, enriched by botrytis, gentle sweetness and good acid spine.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
This powerful, youthful wine was hand-picked and fermented with indigenous yeasts in French oak puncheons (30% new). Bright, light yellow/green, it has a rich, slightly smoky bouquet. Weighty, it has concentrated stone-fruit flavours, finely integrated oak, and excellent complexity and…
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Bright, light pink, this fresh, powerful rosé was made from hand-picked pinot noir. Attractively scented, it has substantial body, with concentrated, vibrant strawberry, watermelon and spice flavours, a hint of apricot and a basically dry finish.
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