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AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND Wines
AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND
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AUSTRALIA |
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WHITE Wine |
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R. L. BULLER
This estate makes wonderful old
'sticky' Muscat and Tokay 'after dinner' wines - they taste great as well
as being collectors items, as they get
rave reviews from Robert Parker! |
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12
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75cl
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Rutherglen
Fine Old Malmsey |
NV |
£16.00 |
Now-2018
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12
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75cl
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Fine Old Tawny Port
Wine Spectator -
Smooth, open and only
lightly sweet, layering its smoky, spicy white pepper and cherry
flavours in appropriate balance.
Flavours finish with subtlety |
NV |
£19.00 |
WS88
Now - 2025 |
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LEEUWIN ESTATE
This estate
makes some of the best
Chardonnay wines in Oz!
Especially their top "Art Series" - Try it and see! |
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12
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75cl
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Chardonnay Margaret River "Art Series"
Leeuwin Estate
Wine Spectator -
Silky, round and deftly
balanced to play its pear, apricot, grapefruit and nutmeg flavours against
a refined structure, casting it all into the long, enticing finish,
which sails on impressively. Remarkable for its deftness, not its
obvious power. Drink now through 2020. |
2008 |
£55.00 |
WS93
2011-22 |
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24
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75cl
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Chardonnay Margaret River "Art Series"
Leeuwin Estate
Wine Spectator -
Polished, focused, fresh and
vibrant, with a subtle interplay of pear, hazelnut, tropical fruit and
tobacco aromas and flavours mingling effectively and gaining in intensity
as the finish persists. Seamless and inviting, this should age
beautifully. |
2007 |
£52.00 |
WS94
2011-20 |
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RED Wine |
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D'ARENBERG
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If you love Australian
wines, d’Arenberg is a winery to seek out as these offerings all
possess abundant soul as well as character. In short, the accolades that
proprietor/winemaker Chester Osborn receives not only from The Wine
Advocate, but virtually everybody in the wine world, are all well
deserved.
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The Dead
Arm Shiraz comes from vines planted prior to 1890!
Powerful, flavoursome wines!
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53
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75cl
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Dead Arm Shiraz
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D’Arenberg’s flagship is the
2006 The Dead Arm Shiraz. Opaque purple-coloured, the nose is reticent
but gives up aromas of meat, bacon, game, truffles, blueberry, and
blackberry. Firm, layered, and complex, this beautifully rendered
Shiraz demands a decade of cellaring. It will be superb from 2018 to
2036. |
2006 |
£45.00 |
RP96
2018-36 |
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60
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75cl
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Dead Arm Shiraz
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The renowned 2004 Shiraz The
Dead Arm, fashioned from ancient head-pruned vines, is stunning.
An inky/purple colour is accompanied by a glorious perfume of
creosote/melted road tar, blackberry and cassis liqueur, pepper, and
spice. This deep, rich, full-bodied, tannic Shiraz should be drinkable
in 2-3 years, and will last for two decades or more. It is the finest
Dead Arm since the 2001. |
2004 |
£48.00 |
RP96
2008-26 |
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11
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75cl
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Dead Arm Shiraz
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Readers should be on the
look out for the 2001 The Dead Arm Shiraz, one of the greatest examples
of this cuvee. Its dense black/purple colour is accompanied by celestial
aromas of melted liquorice, graphite, blackberries, cassis, incense,
anise, and toasty oak. Fabulously concentrated, with great purity, an
unctuous, viscous texture, and an amazingly long, 60-second plus finish. |
2001 |
£55.00 |
RP98
2008-33 |
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BURGE FAMILY
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Readers should not confuse
Burge Family Winemakers (one of Australia’s finest wineries) with the
much larger firm of Grant Burge.
Burge Family Winemakers’ old vine estate-bottled offerings, made
by the modest, but enormously talented Rick Burge, are classic
Barossa wines with extraordinary elegance as well as complex aromatics
that combine European subtlety with Australian power |
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75cl
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Premium Shiraz Draycott
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Burge’s flagship wine is
the limited production (480 cases) 2001 Premium Shiraz Draycott (a
blend of 90% Shiraz, 6% Mourvedre, and 4% Grenache from vines averaging
40 years in age). Half was aged in French oak and half in American.
The 2001 continues the beautiful succession of Draycott cuvees made
since 1986. Its saturated purple colour is accompanied by aromas of
crème de cassis, melted liquorice, camphor, and a hint of vanilla.
Full-bodied and dense, with stunning purity, a multilayered texture, and
a voluptuous finish, this is classic Barossa Shiraz, powerful yet
well-balanced. |
2001 |
£45.00 |
RP95
2003-18BIN-END
PRICE! |
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75cl
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Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre
'Olive Hill'
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A blend of 50% Shiraz, 35%
Grenache, and 15% Mourvedre from vines averaging 10 years of age, the
2002 Olive Hill was aged in 30% new and 70% used French wood.
Earthy balsam wood, pepper, dried herb, black cherry, raspberry, and
plum aromas jump from the glass of this full-bodied, rich,
firmly-structured red. While less exuberant and up-front than its
siblings, it is beautifully proportioned, pure, and impeccably well-made |
2002 |
£41.00 |
RP93
2005-14BIN-END
PRICE! |
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KAY BROTHERS
This is a top estate making TOP
QUALITY Shiraz wines of great character, which will further improve with age. |
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27
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75cl
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Kay Brothers Block 6
Shiraz
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One of Australia’s most
traditional winemakers, Colin Kay fashions old style, high quality,
distinctive Australian reds. The flagship wine, the 2003 Shiraz Block 6
(from 113-year-old vines) is a full-throttle, traditionally made
Australian Shiraz boasting a dense plum/garnet/purple colour in addition
to a bouquet of creosote, sweet black cherries, cassis, forest floor,
underbrush, and pepper. With great depth, full-bodied, powerful,
concentrated flavours, high tannin, and a blockbuster finish, this
distinctive Shiraz should drink well for 10-15 years. |
2003 |
£39.00 |
RP95
2007-20A TOP wine, excellent with
red meats. |
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75cl
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Amery Vineyard Hillside
Shiraz
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From 6- to 34-year-old
vines, the 2004 Shiraz Hillside spent 28 months in American oak, 50% new
and 50% used. A blockbuster effort, it reveals deep, chocolaty, meaty
notes intermixed with blackberries, cherries, and cassis.
Inky/ruby/purple-coloured, with a large mouthfeel, full body, and
well-integrated acidity, tannin, and alcohol, this is a superb McLaren
Vale Shiraz to enjoy over the next 12-15 years. |
2004 |
£25.00 |
RP93
2006-21 |
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35
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75cl
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Amery Vineyard Hillside
Shiraz
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One of Australia’s most
traditional winemakers, Colin Kay fashions old style, high quality,
distinctive Australian reds. Tarry, chewy, and fleshy, the 2003 Shiraz
Hillside has a bit more punch (15% alcohol) as well as a sappy character
that is not present in the regular bottling. It is a broad, savoury,
expansively flavoured, full-bodied Shiraz to enjoy over the next decade.
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2003 |
£24.00 |
RP92
2005-15 |
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5
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75cl
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Amery Vineyard Hillside
Shiraz
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Readers should be aware that
the Kay Brothers produced a Shiraz Hillside that is aged in 100% new
American oak and made from relatively young vines that are the same clone
as the Shiraz planted in Block 6. The Hillside Shiraz is very much made in
the same style as the Block 6. There are approximately 1,000 cases of it,
and it usually sells for a good $25 less per bottle, at least in the
United States. It is very much made in the style of the Block 6, it just
does not have the old vines and single block acclaim. |
2001 |
£29.00 |
RP95
2005-18BIN-END
PRICE! |
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75cl |
Amery Vineyard Hillside
Shiraz
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Lighter than its 1999 or 2001
counterparts, the dense purple-coloured 2000 Shiraz Amery Vineyard Hillside
is spicy and peppery, with a floral (acacia flowers) note intermixed with
melted asphalt, black cherries, blackberries, and currants. While ripe,
full-bodied, and outstanding, it is a mere mortal compared to its younger
and older siblings. |
2000 |
£23.00 |
RP92
Now -2014 |
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32
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75cl
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Amery Vineyard
Shiraz
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The 2001 Shiraz looks to be a
return to the style of the blockbuster 1998. Denser and richer than the
2000, this dense purple-coloured effort is full-bodied as well as loaded.
Its sweet tannin suggests early maturity. |
2001 |
£25.00 |
RP93
2005 -16 |
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LEEUWIN ESTATE
This estate
makes top class red wines.
Especially the their top "Art Series" - Try it and see! |
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24
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75cl
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Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River "Art Series"
Leeuwin Estate
Wine Spectator -
Firm, focused and full of
character, offering mineral-accented plum and currant flavours on an
aristocratic frame.
Finishes with fine tannins |
2006 |
£35.00 |
WS90
2011-20 |
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MAGLIERI |
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16
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75cl
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McLaren Vale
Shiraz
Wine Spectator -
Ripe and exotic, with gorgeous
black cherry, pepper, liquorice and a cascade of spices weaving through
the flavour profile. Rich and chewy in texture, not at all harsh, just big
and remarkably focused |
1995 |
£26.00 |
WS92
Now - 2012This is a
really full bodied wine that is now fully mature - please try a bottle! |
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SPINIFEX (Barossa)
One of the most
talented winemakers in Australia, Peter Schell created Spinifex in 2001
with his wife, Magalie Gely. This winery was established to
represent the best 'terroirs' in the Barossa using only the finest fruit
selection.
The vines are extremely old and the vineyard sites are considered to be
some of the finest in Australia. The focus of their winemaking is to
produce harmonious, richly textured wines with complex ripe fruit
flavours for which the great wines of the Barossa are renowned. |
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53
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75cl
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Spinifex Esprit
Neal Martin
www.wine-journal.com:
"36%
Grenache, 30% Shiraz, 24% Cinsault and 10% Mataro.
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fragrant, almost exotic nose, sweet black cherry, damson and plum. The
palate has superb balance, restrained with well knit, silky tannins.
Very subtle and sophisticated, there is a beguiling femininity and
elegance about this wine. The kind of wine I would like to serve to a
Bordeaux chateau-owner to show him that there is real competition out
there. Beautiful. Total production: 200 cases". |
2002 |
£39.00 |
Only 200 cases made of this wine, so very rare.
Excellent Value |
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75cl
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Spinifex Esprit
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The 2001 Esprit, a sensational
unfined/unfiltered blend of 66% Shiraz, 14% Cinsault, 10% Grenache, and
10% Mourvèdre, is a full-throttle, layered, heady red boasting kirsch
liqueur, blackberry, pepper, smoke, and dried Provencal herb
characteristics. Its full-bodied opulence is both hedonistically and
intellectually satisfying. |
2001 |
£32.00 |
RP94
2004-17 |
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75cl
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Spinifex Indigene
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and delineation than the Esprit, the spectacular 2002 Indigene (56%
Shiraz and 44% Mourvèdre) represents an Australian version of Paso
Robles’ Tablas Creek cuvees. Its dense purple colour is accompanied by
aromas of scorched earth, tree bark, blackberries, currants, and
minerals. The wine’s peppery, full-throttle style possesses wonderful
definition as well as purity. While it cuts a huge swath across the
palate, it is neither heavy nor overdone. Drink this beauty now and over
the next dozen years. |
2002 |
£39.00 |
RP96
2004-16 |
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75cl
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Spinifex Indigene
Jamie Goode
www.wineanorak.com:
"60% Mataro and 40% very old vine Shiraz. The ferment was plunged by hand
in old milk vats three times a day, pressed around 3 Baume and then
finished in French and American oak barrels. Deep coloured. Forward nose
of sweet raspberry and plum fruit with lovely spicy complexity, but it's
still nicely savoury and not at all over the top. The palate is rich and
concentrated, showing nice balance: good depth of fruit well supported
by spicy structure and smooth tannins. The Mourvèdre character is
evident. It's rare to find a wine this concentrated but which is still
in balance. This is a spectacular effort. Excellent.
Total production: 165 cases". |
2001 |
£37.00 |
JG 95
2006-22 |
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75cl
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Spinifex Shiraz Viognier
Jamie Goode
www.wineanorak.com:
"A blend of 95% Shiraz & 5% Viognier.
Only 30 cases of this wine have come into the UK. Lots of fruit on the
nose, pure. Surprisingly fresh given there was only 5% Viognier used.
Subtle, clean, velvety tannins. An elegant wine, excellent. Total
production: 50 cases". |
2002 |
£45.00 |
Total Production is ONLY 50 cases - a
rarity! |
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VIKING WINES |
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75cl
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Viking
Shiraz
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Aged all in American oak, of
which 75% was new, and bottled without filtration, this full-bodied,
super-concentrated, powerful wine is obviously the product of extremely
low yields. It exhibits remarkable density, fine chewiness, and pure,
black fruit notes, intermixed with smoke, earth, and underbrush. Powerful,
long, and youthful, it should only improve over the next decade, and last
for almost 20 years. A bottle opened 24 hours displayed no trace of
oxidation. |
1999 |
£22.00 |
RP91
Now - 2021
A really full, lovely wine that is drinking very
well now. |
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NEW ZEALAND |
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WHITE Wine |
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CLOUDY BAY
This estate is generally considered
the original 'quality' sauvignon blanc producer from NZ; making
wonderful savoury yet elegant wines - certainly the one to have! |
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14
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75cl
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Sauvignon Blanc
Cloudy Bay
Wine Spectator -
Tangerine, mango and citrus
flavours are pure and focused, smooth, round and wonderfully refreshing,
with peach, Key lime pie, mineral and floral elements that really take off
on the finish. |
2010 |
£18.00 |
WS92
2011-16 |
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75cl
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Sauvignon Blanc
Cloudy Bay
Wine Spectator -
Light and appealing for
its citrus character, with lemongrass and lime flavours that dance
easily through the finish. |
2009 |
£16.00 |
WS89
2010-15
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FELTON ROAD
This estate produces high quality
wines at affordable prices - Please TRY Them! |
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12
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75cl
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Chardonnay Block 2
Felton Road
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The 2010 Block 2 Chardonnay is
youthfully muted on the nose with delicate white peach and spiced apple
slice aromas over crushed biscuits, cashews, meal and honeysuckle. With
medium to full body, the palate is tightly-knit at this stage with a great
concentration of spicy stone fruit flavors, balanced medium-high acid and
slightly creamy texture. The finish is long and honey-nut laced with a
citrusy character revealing itself at the very end. Tempting to drink now,
it should be best 2013 to 2018+. |
2010 |
£27.00 |
RP92
2012-22 |
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KUMEU RIVER
This estate is TOP producer of
'Burgundy-like' Chardonnay.
Really Excellent Value |
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75cl
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Chardonnay Estate
Kumeu River
Wine Spectator -
Bright, tangy and elegant,
this vibrant wine has grapefruit and pineapple flavours at the fore,
picking up apple and spice as the finish lingers effortlessly. |
2007 |
£19.00 |
WS92
2010-17
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75cl
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Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay
Kumeu River
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The 2007 Mate’s Chardonnay
is beautifully defined on the nose: cool stones and mountain streams.
The palate is crisp and wonderfully balanced, citrus entry with prudent
use of oak utterly subsumed into the character of the wine. Notes of
hazelnut, a faint hint of lemongrass and lime zest towards the taut
finish.
Sheer class. |
2007 |
£25.00 |
RP93
2010-20 |
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75cl
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Chardonnay
Coddington
Kumeu River
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Coddington Chardonnay comes
from a single vineyard about 3 kilometres from the winery that was
planted in 1994. The soil here is predominately clay and the vines are
all Clone 15. The 2008 Coddington Chardonnay is the third vintage of
this wine produced by Kumeu River. Barrel fermented using natural yeasts
and about 20-25% new French oak,.100% goes through malo-lactic. The nose
is already very expressive displaying really intense ripe pineapple and
pink guava aromas with a toasty/biscuit undercurrent and nuances of lime
juice, orange blossom and some butterscotch. Very crisp, rich, and
medium-full bodied, this opulent, satin textured wine gives a long
exotic-fruited finish. |
2008 |
£24.00 |
RP92
2011-2020 |
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75cl
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Chardonnay
Hunting Hill
Kumeu River
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The 2008 Hunting Hill
Chardonnay comes from a vineyard just across from the winery, also
planted to Clone 5. It’s a slightly cooler site with an iron pan running
beneath the vineyard. This is the third vintage of this label. Made in a
similar fashion to the Coddington Chardonnay, this wine gives powerful
lime/lemon aromas with some grapefruit zest and orange blossom plus a
whiff of chalk. Very crisp, intense and silky, this is a more
restrained, tight-knit expression leaving a very long mineral and citrus
zest finish. |
2008 |
£25.00 |
RP94
2012-20 |
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75cl
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Chardonnay
Hunting Hill
Kumeu River
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The keyword to the 2007
Hunter’s Hill Chardonnay is subtlety for whereas the Mate’s leaps
out at you, the Hunter’s Hill beckons you to seek out its virtues. Hints
of limestone, granite, a touch of lanolin and Brazil nut. The palate
is beautifully balanced, so elegant and natural that it leaves you
captivated. |
2007 |
£25.00 |
RP94
2010-19 |
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