Posted: November 30, 2021
Showing good density, this North Canterbury red was hand-picked from mature vines and barrel-aged for over a year. Full-coloured, it is fresh and full-bodied, with generous, plummy, spicy, slightly nutty flavours, savoury notes adding complexity and a finely structured, smooth…
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Posted: November 30, 2021
A top example of South Island syrah, this youthful, estate-grown red was matured in French and American oak casks. Full-coloured, it is mouthfilling, vibrant and supple, with blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours, showing excellent ripeness, vigour and depth, and a…
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Posted: November 30, 2021
This great value red was matured for 10 months in French oak casks (18% new). Bright ruby, it is freshly scented, with strong cherry, plum and spice flavours, balanced acidity, and plenty of youthful vigour and promise. $20 (A, UK)
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Priced right, this easy-drinking, vibrantly fruity red is deep ruby, with a slightly spicy bouquet. Full-bodied, it has very good depth of fresh, ripe berry, plum and spice flavours, a touch of complexity and a smooth finish. $20 (A)
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Priced sharply, this estate-grown red was barrel-aged for nearly a year. Bright ruby, it is sweet-fruited, savoury and supple, with ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, a gentle seasoning of oak and good complexity. Enjoyable young, it’s also ageworthy. $24
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Posted: November 30, 2021
This ageworthy red was hand-harvested and barrel-aged for a year. Deep ruby, with a hint of development, it has generous cherry, plum and spice flavours, showing good complexity, and a moderately firm finish. Best drinking 2021+. $37
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Well worth cellaring, this elegant red was grown at Upper Moutere, hand-picked and matured for 11 months in French oak casks (50% new). Deep ruby, it is attractively perfumed, with fresh, youthful cherry, plum and spice flavours, nutty and savoury…
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Invitingly perfumed, this ruby hued, medium-bodied North Canterbury red is strongly varietal, with moderately youthful, cherryish, spicy flavours. Silky-textured, it has fresh acidity, very good complexity and lots of early-drinking appeal. $37
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Posted: November 30, 2021
This youthful, vigorous wine was hand-harvested from 26 year-old vines and fermented and aged for 11 months in old French barrels. Medium-bodied, it has good intensity of peachy, slightly appley flavours, with a subtle seasoning of oak adding complexity, and…
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Highly perfumed, this fresh, weighty, youthful wine was tank-fermented and briefly lees-aged. Made in a dryish style, it has concentrated, ripe peach, lychee and spice flavours, a hint of ginger, a touch of complexity, and lovely depth and harmony. Best…
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Already very expressive, this classy young wine was hand-harvested (with 5% botrytised fruit) and fermented in a mix of stainless steel tanks (40%) and seasoned French oak barrels (60%). Bright, light lemon/green, it is vibrantly fruity and gently sweet, with…
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Posted: November 30, 2021
This full-bodied, creamy-textured wine was estate-grown at Upper Moutere, hand-harvested and fermented and matured for 11 months in French oak casks. Light yellow/green, it has strong, peachy, slightly biscuity flavours, showing good complexity, and fresh acidity. Already drinking well, it…
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Posted: November 30, 2021
This distinctive, pale gold wine was fermented with indigenous yeasts in seasoned oak barrels. A ‘full-on’ style, it is weighty and sweet-fruited, with strong, ripe stonefruit flavours, vaguely honeyed notes, fresh acidity, and lots of drink-young appeal. $30
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Posted: November 30, 2021
This powerful, fleshy wine was estate-grown and fermented with indigenous yeasts in French oak barrels. Light yellow/green, it has ripe stonefruit flavours, showing good concentration, buttery and toasty notes adding complexity, and lively acidity. A characterful wine, it’s a drink-now…
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Maturing well, this rich, finely structured wine was estate-grown, hand-picked and fermented in French oak barriques. Pale gold, it is powerful, with substantial body, highly concentrated stonefruit flavours, toasty, mealy notes adding complexity, fresh acidity and a lasting finish. $55
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Bargain-priced, this is a single-vineyard wine, grown at Waipara. An easy-drinking, medium-bodied style, it is freshly scented, with good depth of vibrant fruit flavours, lively acidity and an off-dry finish. $15
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Attractively scented, this single-vineyard wine was mostly handled in tanks; 10% of the blend was barrel-fermented. Bright, light yellow/green, it is medium to full-bodied, with very good vigour and depth of pear, lychee and spice flavours, fresh acidity and a…
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Delicious young, this invitingly scented wine is mouthfilling, with vibrant, peachy, gently spicy flavours, a sliver of sweetness and a finely poised, very harmonious finish. $18 (A)
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Certified organic, this characterful Waipara wine was predominantly (60%) fermented in old barrels; the rest was handled in tanks. Invitingly scented, it is fleshy, with good intensity of stonefruit and spice flavours, a hint of toastiness and an off-dry finish….
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Fresh and lively, this estate-grown wine is mouthfilling and sweet-fruited, with good intensity of ripely herbaceous flavours, crisp and dry. Ready. $21
Comments Off on Old House Vineyards Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Drinking well now, this is a very fresh and punchy, strongly varietal wine. Pale lemon/green, it is highly aromatic, with penetrating tropical fruit and herbaceous flavours, crisp and finely balanced. $18 (A)
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Estate-grown at Upper Moutere, this weighty, slightly creamy wine was fermented and matured for eight months in French oak barrels (12% new). Bright, light yellow/green, it is still unfolding, with strong, ripe, tropical fruit flavours, showing good complexity, fresh acidity…
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