Posted: November 2, 2022
Drinking well now, this bright ruby red was matured in French oak barriques. Fragrant and full-bodied, it has very good depth of cherry, plum and spice flavours, savoury notes adding complexity, fresh acidity and ripe, supple tannins. $27 (A, UK,…
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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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Posted: November 2, 2022
Fragrant and fresh, this bright, light pink Marlborough wine is very lively, with strong peach, watermelon and spice flavours, crisp, dry and sustained. $34
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Posted: November 2, 2022
A drink-now or cellaring proposition, this French oak-fermented wine has cool-climate vigour. Bright, light yellow/green, it is mouthfilling, with rich, stonefruit flavours, seasoned with toasty oak, very good complexity and balanced acidity. $30
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Posted: November 2, 2022
Drinking well now, this full-bodied wine has generous, ripe, peachy, spicy flavours, a hint of ginger, and a basically dry finish, fresh and crisp. $23 (A, UK)
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Posted: November 2, 2022
This classy young wine has strong personality. Grown at three sites in the Awatere Valley, it is invitingly aromatic, racy and intense, in a strongly varietal style with tropical fruit and herbaceous flavours, finely poised and lingering. $23 (A, UK,…
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Posted: December 2, 2021
This lively, medium-bodied wine was made from pinot noir, grown in the Awatere Valley. Pale pink, it is vibrantly fruity, with delicate, ripe strawberry, watermelon and red berry flavours, fresh acidity and a basically dry finish. $30
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Posted: April 8, 2020
Enjoyable young, this ruby hued, supple red is medium-bodied, with fresh, ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, hints of herbs and nutty oak (from 11 months maturation in French oak barriques), and considerable complexity. $30 (A, UK, US)
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Posted: April 8, 2020
This fragrant, light yellow/pale gold wine was fermented and lees-aged for nine months in French oak barriques. Full-bodied, it has strong, citrusy, slightly toasty and creamy flavours, fresh acidity and good complexity. Best drinking 2021+. $30 (A, UK, US)
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Posted: April 8, 2020
Offering good value, this freshly aromatic wine was grown at three sites in the Awatere Valley. Mouthfilling and lively, it has youthful melon and green capsicum flavours, showing excellent vigour and intensity, and a dry, lingering finish. $20 (A, UK,…
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Posted: November 7, 2018
Enjoyable now, this bright ruby, fragrant, sweet-fruited red is a moderately complex style, with very good flavour depth and a well-rounded finish. $30 (A, UK, US)
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Posted: November 7, 2018
Offering very good value, this fresh, medium-bodied wine is crisp and vigorous, with strong, ripely herbaceous flavours that linger well. $16
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Posted: November 7, 2018
Drinking well now, this pale, freshly scented, vibrantly fruity wine has good delicacy and drive, with clearly varietal flavours of pears and lychees, hints of peaches and spices, and a dryish finish. $19 (A, UK, UK)
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Posted: March 2, 2018
A cooler site expression of sauvignon blanc with delicate tomato stalk, cucumber and blackcurrant bud aromas. Some green apple and pear too. Made in a lighter style the wine has a lovely balance of fruit and acidity. $23.00
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Posted: March 2, 2018
Bright juicy aromas of red cherry and raspberry with a subtle note of dried herbs. The palate is creamy and silky. A very polished attractive wine. $31.00
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Posted: March 2, 2018
A textural, high toned wine that has vibrant aromas of ripe apple, pineapple and peach skin leading to a silky palate. A hint of sweetness gives an appealing soft finish. $24.00
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Posted: June 16, 2017
Pale pink, light and lively, with fresh strawberry and spice flavours. Vibrantly fruity, easy drinking.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
This floral, supple red was grown at three sites in the Awatere Valley and matured for nine months in French oak barriques (30% new). Light ruby, it is an elegant style with moderately concentrated berry, plum, spice and dried herb…
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Posted: April 26, 2017
This elegant, youthful wine was partly oak-aged. Fleshy, with a slightly creamy texture, it has good weight and depth of pear, lychee and spice flavours, showing a touch of oak-derived complexity, and excellent delicacy and harmony.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
This mouthfilling, high-flavoured wine was fermented and matured in French oak casks (25% new). Already drinking well but worth cellaring, it has good concentration of fresh, peachy, toasty flavours, a hint of butterscotch, and firm acid spine. Best drinking mid-2016+.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
This golden, honey-sweet wine was picked in mid-May at over 40 brix, with an ‘extensive’ botrytis infection, and barrel-fermented. The bouquet is perfumed, honeyish and spicy; the palate fresh and rich, with peach, apricot and spice flavours, good sugar/acid balance…
Comments Off on Awatere River by Louis Vavasour Late Harvest (375ml) Marlborough Gewurztraminer 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Very attractive complexity of ripe strawberry jam and oak aromas and a very classy and flavoursome palate that’s soft in the mouth.
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