Posted: May 1, 2019
Worth cellaring, this single-vineyard red is bright ruby, with good body and depth. It has fresh, youthful, plummy, spicy flavours, with savoury notes adding complexity, and a fairly firm finish. Open 2020+. $24 (UK)
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Full of youthful impact, this is a vibrant, punchy wine with incisive, freshly herbaceous flavours and a dry, appetisingly crisp finish. Already very expressive, it should be at its best now-2020. $19 (UK)
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Delicious young, this attractively scented wine was grown in the upper Awatere Valley. Pale straw, it is fresh, medium-bodied and crisp, with a gentle splash of sweetness and generous, ripe, peachy flavours, showing good vigour and length. Balanced for easy…
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Lively, youthful, Awatere Valley wine. Invitingly scented, it is mouthfilling, with ripe, stonefruit flavours, showing good vigour and intensity, fresh acidity and a dryish, finely balanced finish. Best drinking 2020+. $19 (UK)
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Posted: May 1, 2019
This elegant, Mosel-like wine offers good value. Grown in the upper Awatere Valley, it is fresh, light (8% alc/vol) and lively, with strong, citrusy, slightly appley flavours, a distinct splash of sweetness, firm acid spine, and obvious cellaring potential. Tangy,…
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Posted: May 2, 2018
Juicy lemon peel, elderflower and kaffir lime aromas with a little wet stone minerality. A cooler climate style of sauvignon blanc with a good depth of flavour and a taut dry finish. $23.00
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Posted: May 2, 2018
Youthful fruit; white nectarine, lemon and lime. Gently aromatic, a hint of white florals peeping through. Quite dry on the palate with some fresh almond and citrus. Definitely modelled on the lighter styled pinot grigio, this is an appealing, fresh…
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Posted: May 2, 2018
Very enticing aroma; some bright citrus notes of mandarin and freshly squeezed lime with a touch of white florals. Mouth-watering succulent acidity with a hint of honeyed sweetness just rounding out the palate. A crisp, juicy delicate style of riesling….
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