Posted: June 9, 2017
Crisp, medium-bodied Hawke’s Bay wine with fresh, youthful melon/lime flavours, showing a touch of barrel-ferment complexity, and good vigour and length.
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Posted: June 9, 2017
Grown on the Hawke’s Bay coast and fermented in tanks (mostly) and barrels, this is a full-bodied, citrusy, slightly buttery wine, with a touch of complexity and very good depth. It’s already enjoyable; drink now or cellar.
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Posted: June 9, 2017
Rich, vibrantly fruity Hawke’s Bay blend of malbec and cabernet franc, estate-grown on the coast, at Te Awanga, and matured in seasoned French and American barriques. Full-coloured, with fresh, ripe blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours, firm tannins and good density….
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Posted: June 9, 2017
This deeply coloured red was grown at Te Awanga and matured in seasoned oak barriques. It’s a powerful, weighty, sweet-fruited wine with a strong surge of blackcurrant, plum and black pepper flavours, gentle tannins and great drink-young appeal.
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Posted: June 9, 2017
From vines nearly 30 years old, this Te Awanga, Hawke’s Bay red is dark and full-bodied, with rich blackcurrant, plum, spice and herb flavours, fresh acidity, toasty oak adding complexity and a good backbone of tannin. Best drinking 2017+.
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Posted: June 9, 2017
Youthful, generous Hawke’s Bay blend of cabernet sauvignon (46%), merlot (38%), cabernet franc (11%) and malbec (5%), grown at Te Awanga (mostly) and in the Gimblett Gravels. Deeply coloured, mouthfilling and smooth, with strong, ripe blackcurrant, plum, herb and spice…
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Posted: June 9, 2017
Dense, classy Hawke’s Bay blend of merlot (80%), malbec (10%) and cabernet franc (10%), grown at Te Awanga and matured in French and American oak barriques. A powerful, sturdy (14.5% alc/vol) wine, it has bold, youthful blackcurrant, plum and spice…
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Youthful, full-bodied, soft red, with dark, purple-flushed colour and an attractive bouquet of red berries, fruitcake and spice. Fruity, with plum and slight licorice flavours, rich and smooth. $27
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Fragrant, dark, Hawke’s Bay blend of merlot (66%), malbec (16%) and cabernet franc (16%), matured in oak (40% new.) Deeply coloured, with strong plum, blackcurrant and herb flavours, some savoury and funky notes, and a firmly structured finish. $55
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Finely textured, ageworthy, merlot-based red, with 10% malbec. Weighty, with strong, ripe plum and spice flavours, a hint of fruit cake, cedary oak in evidence, and good richness and roundness. $19
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Bold, youthful, Hawke’s Bay blend of cabernet sauvignon (73%), merlot (21%) and malbec (6%). Blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours, a hint of herbs, and excellent density and structure. Well worth cellaring. $36
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Instantly appealing Hawke’s Bay wine, with chambourcin, a well-regarded French hybrid, contributing bright pink/pale red colour. Fleshy and vibrantly fruity, with fresh, berryish, plummy flavours and a smooth, long finish. $21
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Lively, crisp, slightly minerally style with a splash of sweetness and strong, citrusy, slightly peachy flavours. $19
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Elegant, partly barrel-fermented style, grown at Te Awanga. Fresh and finely poised, with strong, ripe, citrusy flavours and considerable complexity. Fine value. $19
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Fragrant, with ripe, sweet fruit and creamy oak aromas. Mouthfilling, with rich, peachy, slightly spicy flavours and smoky notes adding complexity. Weighty, finely textured and lingering. Great value. $27
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Posted: April 4, 2017
This fresh, lively, medium to full-bodied wine was hand-picked and fermented in seasoned oak barrels. Made in an off-dry style (11 grams/litre residual sugar), it has appetising acidity and very good depth of finely balanced, ripe, peachy, slightly spicy flavours….
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Posted: April 4, 2017
This buoyantly fruity wine was grown at Te Awanga and partly barrel-fermented. Enjoyable young, it is mouthfilling, with fresh acidity woven through its peachy, slightly buttery and toasty flavours, which show very good depth and roundness. [Previously called Te Awanga…
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Delicious young, this deeply coloured, generous red was grown at Te Awanga and matured in French oak casks (10% new). Mouthfilling and supple, it is vibrantly fruity, with plummy, spicy flavours, showing excellent depth and harmony. $27
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Posted: April 4, 2017
This is a great buy. Estate-grown and hand-harvested at Te Awanga, it was fully fermented and lees-stirred for six months in seasoned French oak barrels. The bouquet is highly fragrant; the palate fleshy, rich and rounded, with concentrated, ripe, stonefruit…
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Deeply coloured, clearly varietal red with strong, vibrant plum, spice and black pepper flavours. Medium-bodied, supple wine with a floral bouquet.
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Posted: April 3, 2017
Fresh, vibrant and supple blend of cabernet sauvignon (46%) and merlot (38%), with smaller amounts of cabernet franc and malbec. Concentrated blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours, seasoned with toasty oak, and good, savoury complexity.
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Posted: April 3, 2017
Powerful, concentrated blend of merlot (81%), malbec (13%) and cabernet franc (6%). Bold, plummy, spicy flavours, with nutty oak and fine-grained tannins. Rich, ripe and rounded. Great value.
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Posted: April 3, 2017
Floral, pretty pink blend of chambourcin and merlot, fresh and crisp, with berryish, slightly spicy flavours. Lively, fruity, easy drinking.
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Posted: April 3, 2017
Exotically perfumed, with rose petal aromas, this is a refined wine with fresh, youthful pear and spice flavours, showing good sugar/acid balance. Strongly varietal, with good delicacy, it has obvious cellaring potential.
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Posted: April 3, 2017
Aromatic, full-bodied wine with fresh, ripe, tropical fruit flavours, a subtle oak influence and a crisp, dry finish.
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Posted: April 3, 2017
Pale, youthful wine with mouthfilling body, fresh, citrusy fruit flavours, smoky, creamy notes adding complexity and a lingering, harmonious finish.
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