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Singlefile Single Vineyard Mount Barker Pinot Noir 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Pretty forest floor fragrances with gamey notes and classic stewed strawberry flavours.

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Singlefile Limited Release The Pamela Porongurup Riesling 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Pretty lemon curd-like aromas with a tight minerally floral/lime palate.

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Singlefile Small Batch Mount Barker Vermentino 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Flinty fruity aromatics with nice peppery notes and great length to the silky-smooth palate with a good level of mouth-watering acidity.

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Lobethal Road Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Oak driven style with some nectarines, herbs and spices and plenty of acid.

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Lobethal Road Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

A restrained uncomplicated style with lifted citrus/floral characters and silky mouthfeel.

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Lobethal Road Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Delicate perfumed/floral aromas with a pure passionfruit driven palate and great acidity.

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Precious Little Wine Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Lifted floral fragrances with good intensity of Granny Smith-like apple flavours.

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Precious Little Wine Clare Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

A delicacy of floral/rose petal fragrances with a mineral-like thread running through and good intensity of green citrus flavours on a very pure tight palate.

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Zonte’s Footstep Love Symbol McLaren Vale Grenache 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Ripe vibrant berry/cherry style with raisined notes and some tannic grip.

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Zonte’s Footstep Violet Beauregard Langhorne Creek Malbec 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

A fruit driven style with sweet red fruit nose and dense savoury flavours.

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Longhop Old Vine Adelaide Plains Grenache 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Luscious red fruit nose and softly textured plum palate with a big tannic finish.

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Catalina Sounds Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

An aromatic intensity of passionfruit fragrances lift off the nose with great depth and persistence of varietal flavours laced with a high level of slate-like acidity.

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McGuigan Mastercraft Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

An herbaceous/green pea bouquet and nice citric drive to the lightweight palate.

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Tempus Two Copper NSW Graciano 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Blackcurrant characters on the nose with a floral lift and a super sweet palate.

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Zilzie Wines Butterfly Kiss Rosé 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Lifted strawberry bouquet and a nicely balanced strawberry and cream palate.

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Zilzie Wines Bulloak Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Simple young and clean with a blueberry and blackberry varietal profile and a nice fine tannin backbone.

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Zilzie Wines Selection 23 Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

A riper, flavoursome style with defined varietal characters and a silky texture.

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Zilzie Wines The Source Fiano 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

A tightly wound wine with nutty/apple characters and green apple-like acidity.

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Skillogalee Clare Valley Rosé 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

A super clean crowd pleaser of a wine that’s all red fruits and marshmallows.

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Skillogalee Clare Valley Gewurztraminer 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

A pretty perfumed lift to the nose with a Turkish Delight-like flavour profile.

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Skillogalee Clare Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Delicate lifted perfumed bouquet with lovely intensity and persistence of citrus flavours. Excellent acidity.

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Palliser Estate Martinborough Rosé 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

The herbal nose has some grassy notes and the delicate nicely textured palate has sweetness, tannins and acid in perfect balance. It’s got personality!

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Palliser Estate Martinborough Riesling 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Steely nose with attractive lime-like characters and good intensity of citrus flavours with a warming finish.

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Palliser Estate Martinborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Pungent passionfruit bouquet leads to a long, fine and lingering citrus driven palate.

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Zilzie Wines Butterfly Kiss Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Blueberry bouquet with a cola lift. Silky palate with simple sweet fruit flavours.

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Swings & Roundabouts Margaret River Rosé 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Iridescent pink wine with well-balanced sweet musky/strawberry characters.

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Kirrihill Wines Regional Series Clare Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Limes and nettles lift off the green nose. Sweet entry to the palate with a crunchy acid finish.

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Marisco Vineyards The Ned Skyscraper Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

A leaner greener style that is layered with citrus, passionfruit and nettle-like elements.

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Marisco Vineyards The Ned Marlborough Rosé 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Fragrant cherry aromatics with strawberry-like flavours edged with nice savoury elements. Easy drinking!

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RedHeads Langhorne Creek Viognier 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Good varietal characteristics of honeyed apricots with a nice phenolic balance.

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RedHeads Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

A complex layered nose and good citrus driven flavours with herbal nuances.

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Ten Sisters Single Vineyard Marlborough New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Snow peas and herbs obvious on the nose with hints of tropical fruit. Very intense and persistent line of passionfruit flavours with a soft acid finish.

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Bunkers Wines Windmills Margaret River Rosé 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Nicely textured wine with a savoury combination of beetroot and red fruit characters.

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Bunkers Wines Lefthanders Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Punchy lemon/melon aromatics with a lean and crunchy citrus palate. Great Summer drink.

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Millon The Impressionist Eden Valley Pinot Grigio 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

A savoury wine with a subtle spicy lift and nicely textured pear/fig palate.

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Millon The Impressionist Eden Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

A bright citrus lift to the nose with lean lemon flavours on a super clean palate.

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Bellarmine Select Pemberton Riesling 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

A sweeter style with honeyed citrus aromas and pretty marmalade-like flavours with good level of acid.

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Tohu Marlborough Awatere Valley Pinot Gris 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

This fresh, full-bodied wine is vibrantly fruity, with very good depth of pear, lychee and spice flavours, and a dry, finely balanced finish. Best drinking mid-2023+. $18

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Tohu Marlborough Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

This vigorous, zingy, tightly structured wine has generous tropical fruit and herbaceous flavours, with a dry, appetisingly crisp finish. Best drinking mid-2013+. $18

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Koparepare Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Bright, light pink, this vibrant wine is light and smooth, with gentle, peachy, strawberryish, spicy flavours, fresh acidity, and plenty of drink-young charm. $19

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Zephyr Mk1 Marlborough Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Pale pink, this vibrant wine is still very youthful. It has generous peach, watermelon and spice flavours, showing excellent delicacy and freshness, and a crisp finish. Open mid-2023+. $28

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Whitehaven Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Very pale pink, this lively, racy wine was grown in the Wairau Valley and Southern Valleys sub-regions. Medium-bodied, it is vivacious, with watermelon, peach and spice flavours, showing good delicacy, and a dry finish. $23

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Awatere River Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Vivacious and attractively scented, this bright, light pink wine has generous peach, strawberry, watermelon and spice flavours, balanced acidity and a dryish, lively, lingering finish. $23

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Wild Earth Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

This bright pink, attractively scented wine was grown at Pisa. Already delicious, it is very fresh, vibrant and smooth, with ripe, cherryish, plummy flavours, a bare hint of sweetness, lively acidity and a finely poised finish. $30 (A)

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The Elder Martinborough Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

This delicious pinot noir rosé was estate-grown at Te Muna, tank-fermented and aged for three months in old oak. Pale pink, it is fresh and full-bodied, with generous strawberry and spice flavours, complex, savoury and dry. $35 (A)

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Spade Oak V Le Champ NZ Prosecco 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

From ‘the first New Zealand-grown prosecco grapes’, this bottle-fermented Gisborne wine was disgorged after one month’s aging on its yeast lees. Very easy drinking, it is refreshingly light and lively, with very good depth of citrusy, appley flavours, fresh acidity…

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Stoneleigh Marlborough Pinot Gris 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

This fresh, medium-bodied wine is pale lemon/green, with lively lychee, pear and spice flavours, in a very easy-drinking style. $17

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Anchorage Nelson Pinot Gris 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

This youthful, medium-bodied wine was tank-fermented and briefly lees-aged. Vibrantly fruity, it has very good depth of pear, lychee and apple flavours, with gentle sweetness balanced by fresh acidity. Best drinking mid-2023+. $20 (A, UK, US)

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The Elder Martinborough Pinot Gris 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

This distinctly ‘alternative’ style of pinot gris was given 11 days of skin contact, fermented with indigenous yeasts in open top French barriques, oak-aged for four months, and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Pale orange, with a tannin grip, it is…

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River Farm Marlborough Pinot Gris 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Drinking well in its youth, this bright, light lemon/green wine is fresh, lively and full-bodied, with very good depth of peach, pear and spice flavours, and a slightly off-dry finish. Best drinking mid-2023+. (From Starborough). $20

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