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• Ahi Kā Blackmore Sauvignon Blanc 2024 (Dillons Point, Marlborough)

  Fresh and punchy on the nose with lovely white flowers and citrus with light herbal notes alongside. The palate is …

  4.5 | $20-$25

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• Akarua Alchemy Ice 2021 (Bannockburn, Central Otago)

  Homegrown ice wine – flash frozen in the winery rather than vine frozen. Pale gold in the glass with a …

  4.5 | $50-$60

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• Arrogant Frog Ribet Pink Rosé 2021 (Languedoc, France)

  A fruit-driven style of rosé with a pale copper pink colour in the glass. Berries and white flowers abound on …

  4.5 | $20-$25 Best Buys

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• Ash Ridge Premium Chardonnay 2023 (Hawke’s Bay)

  

  Understated on the nose with restrained aromas of lemon citrus pith, baking spice with oak and reductive characters. On the …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Ash Ridge Winston Ruby Syrah NV (Hawke’s Bay)

  

  Hedgerow berries and cedar aromas abound on the nose of this ruby beauty. The palate is well weighted and sweet …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Askerne Late Harvest Semillon 2019 (Hawke’s Bay)

  

  A beautiful brilliant gold colour, this example is weighty and rich in style. Toasty oak aromas abound with nice, clean, …

  4.5 | $20-$25 Best Buys

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• Awatere River Late Harvest Gewürztraminer 2023

  Yellow that verges on gold in the glass with some very well-handled botrytis evident. Lifted florals and lychee aromas come …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Ayrburn Whimsy Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019

  

  Black cherries and doris plum aromas set against a forest-floor character stream through the nose of this complex pinot. The …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Brokenwood Semillon 2021 (Hunter Valley, Australia)

  Light, crisp and youthful with lovely lemon citrus, green apple and delicate white florals on the nose. The nose is …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Champagne Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée NV

  Fresh and fruit driven up front with citrus and crunchy red-apple aromas on the nose that give the wine a …

  4.5 | over $100

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• Chapel Hill ‘The MV’ McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 (South Australia)

  High-toned plummy fruit aromas with a eucalypt twist on the nose move into a lively and rich palate. Dried red …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Church Road Grand Reserve Syrah 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  An abundant nose with aromas of red fruits, plums, florals, baking spices and liquorice all present and working in harmony. …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Church Road McDonald Series Syrah 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Medium coloured with just a hint of fade, this is an understated style with lovely complexity. Ripe fruit with pepper …

  4.5 | $25-$30 Best Buys

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• Craggy Range Syrah Gimblett Gravels Vineyard 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  

  A deep colour with a dark core that looks fantastic in the glass. Plush, luscious dark fruit and floral aromas …

  4.5 | $40-$50

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• Daniel Le Brun Rosé Méthode Traditionnelle NV (Marlborough)

  

  Pale pink with just a touch of copper in the glass with rich chocolate and strawberry set against fresh apple …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon 2018 (New South Wales, Australia)

  A deep gold colour with a nicely rounded nose of butterscotch, florals, honey and smoky vanilla. Lovely purity of fruit …

  4.5 | $40-$50

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• De Bortoli Old Boys’ 21 Year Old Barrel Aged Tawny (New South Wales, Australia)

  Medium colour with just a hint of fade with aromas reminiscent of espresso martinis on the nose. Big and bold …

  4.5 | $50-$60

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• De Bortoli Prosecco Rosé NV (King Valley, Victoria)

  A pale coral-pink in the glass with high-toned apple aromas and hints of strawberries. The palate is bright and refreshing …

  4.5 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• De Bortoli Show Liqueur Muscat NV (New South Wales, Australia)

  A deep colour in the glass with almost hedonistic aromas of musk and dried fruits, which are mirrored in the …

  4.5 | $30-$40 Best Buys

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• Delta Estate Chardonnay 2022 (Marlborough)

  

  Pale with sweet citrus and stone fruit aromas on the nose. The palate is mid weighted, focussed and lean with …

  4.5 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Delta Estate Hatters Hill Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Merlot 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Deep, dark, brooding aromatics of blackcurrant and ripe black fruit with lighter scents of vanilla from the generous oak present. …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Delta Hatters Hill Chardonnay 2022 (Marlborough)

  

  Pale and fresh on the nose with clean fruit aromas in a moderate intensity alongside nougat and almond aromatics. The …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Deutz Blanc de Blancs 2018 (Marlborough)

  Despite a few years in bottle, this sparkler is quite pale to the eye with a fine persistent bead. Aromas …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Deutz Marlborough Cuvée Brut NV

  Plenty to please the sparkling lover here with punchy citrus on the nose followed by aromas of freshly baked bread …

  4.5 | $20-$25

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• Dibon Cava Brut Selection NV (Spain)

  

  Last year we featured cava in the méthode traditionelle category as it is a wine that is made in the …

  4.5 | $20-$25 Best Buys

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• Domaine Rewa Chardonnay 2022 (Central Otago)

  Youthful and concentrated with lifted fruit and lots of oak on the nose. The palate is full and chewy with …

  4.5 | $50-$60

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• Drappier Carte d’Or Brut NV

  

  Aromas of cream and nuts on the nose that belie the palate which has lots of citrus and red-apple flavours …

  4.5 | $70-$80

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• Echelon by Spy Valley 2020 (Marlborough)

  Pale in the glass with bright fruit citrus and floral aromas set against leesy notes on the nose. The palate …

  4.5 | $40-$50

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• Esk Valley Artisanal Collection Chenin Blanc 2021 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Honeysuckle and beeswax alongside ripe apricot and bright spice on the nose immediately denotes that this is no shrinking violet. …

  4.5 | $20-$25

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• Fonseca Porto Aged Tawny Port 20 Years Old (Portugal)

  Medium colour with just some browning, which showcases the maturity of this wine. The nose abounds with nuttiness, caramel and …

  4.5 | $70-$80

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• Freixenet Prosecco DOC NV (Veneto, Italy)

  Very clean and precise, if a tad restrained, on the nose with subtle pipfruit aromas alongside lemon citrus. The palate …

  4.5 | $20-$25

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• Grande Cuvée 1531 Crémant de Limoux Rosé NV (Languedoc-Roussillon, France)

  Pale pink in the glass with inviting aromas of strawberries, chocolate and cream on the nose. The palate is fresh …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Grant Burge Petite Bubbles Dry Sparkling NV (King Valley, Australia)

  

  Although pale in the glass this is a fruit- forward, fresh and crisp sparkling wine. Initially the palate seems lean …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Gustave Lorentz Reserve Pinot Gris 2021 (Alsace, France)

  Excellent aroma intensity with ripe yellow peaches and lemon citrus on the nose. The palate sits on the riper end …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• H.Lanvin & Fils Brut NV

  

  Vibrant in the glass with a golden hue and an enticing lifted sorbet creamy character on the nose alongside yeasty …

  4.5 | $50-$60 Best Buys

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• Heidsieck & Co Champagne Monopole Blue Top Champagne NV

  Verging on gold in the glass with lots of apple, citrus and white florals alongside richer honey and dough aromas …

  4.5 | $80-$100

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• Hunter’s MiruMiruTM Rosé NV (Marlborough)

  

  A pleasing pink in the glass with ripe red summer fruit topped with cream aromas coming through on the nose. …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Hunter’s MiruMiru™ Rosé NV (Marlborough)

  A delightfully pale pink with lots of complexity on the nose. Fresh, bright, sweet fruit aromas sit against chocolate and …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Hush Syrah 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Medium in the glass with a dark core with black fruit and olives on the nose. The fruit through the …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Izadi Blanco Cosecha 2020 (Rioja, Spain)

  An elegant blend from northern Spain, this wine has aromas of stone fruit, pears and white jasmine with just a …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Jean Josselin Cuvée Des Jean Extra Brut NV (France)

  Top 12 A pale yet bright colour in the glass with white blossom and biscuity brioche alongside lemon sorbet on …

  4.5 | $70-$80

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• Kirrihill Partner Series Clare Valley Shiraz 2020 (South Australia)

  Deep, dense and inky in the glass with expressive aromas of dark, brooding fruit and eucalypt on the nose. The …

  4.5 | $20-$25

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• Lake Chalice The Raptor Pinot Noir 2021 (Marlborough)

  Intense and deeply coloured in the glass, this high-toned and youthful pinot is unashamedly big in style with aromas of …

  4.5 | $20-$25 Best Buys

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• Louis Bouillot Perle d’Aurore Rosé Crémant de Bourgogne Grande Réserve NV (France)

  An attractive soft rosé colour that leads into a restrained nose with clean, subtle red fruit aromas and a lifted …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Louis Bouillot Perle de Vigne Crémant de Bourgogne NV (France)

  Pale gold in the glass with stone fruit aromas on the nose and a vibrant bead. The foaming mousse is …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Matahiwi Estate Holly South Series Chardonnay 2022 (Wairarapa)

  

  Medium colour in the glass with sweet pastry aromas and ripe citrus fruit present with lots of reduction evident on …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Mills Reef Elspeth Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  

  Attractive dark fruits, cabernet-typical cassis and tobacco aromas come through on the nose and then segue onto the palate where …

  4.5 | $40-$50

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• Mionetto Prosecco DOCG NV (Veneto, Italy)

  A slightly deeper colour in the glass with aromas of apple and ripe stone fruit and a honey characteristic that …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Mora Riesling 2022 (Bannockburn, Central Otago)

  Fresh and clean with expressive citrus on the nose against subtle peaches and white blossom aromas. The palate has apricot …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Mumm Grand Cordon NV

  Fresh and bright on the nose with lovely citrus and white florals with just a hint of toastiness. This freshness …

  4.5 | $70-$80

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• Nautilus Cuvée Marlborough Brut NV

  Pale with light green hues in the glass. The nose is reserved with subtle floral aromas and hints of lime …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Neck of the Woods Central Otago Pinot Gris 2022

  Lifted apples and pears are immediate on the nose alongside jasmine florals. The nose is reflected in the palate, matched …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Old Coach Road Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2024

  

  An attractive nose with classic gooseberries and hints of herbs and blackcurrant leaf. The palate is vibrant with lots of …

  4.5 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Pasqua Romeo and Juliet Prosecco DOC NV (Veneto, Italy)

  Bright ripe apple and jasmine-flower aromas present on the nose with quite some intensity. The palate is dry and well …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Peregrine Pinot Noir 2020 (Central Otago)

  

  Youthful and deep in colour this is a big pinot with a commanding presence. The complex nose boasts aromas of …

  4.5 | $40-$50

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• Pisa Range Estate Late Harvest Riesling 2016 (Central Otago)

  Deep gold in the glass with notes of rich caramelised lime marmalade on the nose. Lovely fresh acidity keeps a …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Pol Roger Brut Réserve NV (France)

  Top 11 A riper style of Champagne with a fine persistent bead, bold creamy notes and nutty characters on the …

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• Providore Pinot Noir 2019 (Central Otago)

  

  As the lovely black cherry aromatics are subdued on the nose, the rich and juicy palate is quite surprising. Flavours …

  4.5 | $40-$50

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• Redmetal Vineyards Rosé 2022 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Mid-pink in the glass with a bright and generous nose that brings forth aromas of squashed, freshly picked ripe strawberries. …

  4.5 | $20-$25

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• Saint Clair James Sinclair Malbec 2021 (Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay)

  Youthful in the glass with an almost purple colour which, despite its depth, appears bright. The florals, too, are bright …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Saint Clair Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Syrah 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Dark berry fruit and tea-leaf aromatics pique intrigue on the nose and come through seamlessly to the palate alongside plum …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Saint Clair Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Grüner Veltliner 2021 (Marlborough)

  Clean and fresh on the nose with aromas of Granny Smith apples and nectarines and just a hint of spice. …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Saint Clair Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Pinot Gris 2022 (Omaka Valley, Marlborough)

  An elegant bouquet that is full of aromas of poached pear, ripe pear, ginger spice and delicate florals. These aromas …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Saint Clair Pioneer Block 9 Big John Riesling 2020 (Marlborough)

  Apricot and lemon zest with green tea aromas on the complex and aromatic nose of this example. The palate is …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Seifried Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2024

  

  A riper style that is wonderfully complex and generous throughout. Fresh and lively with incredible fruit intensity on the nose …

  4.5 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Seifried Winemaker’s Collection Nelson Barrique Fermented Chardonnay 2022

  

  A full style of chardonnay with ripe aromatics of quince and white peach on the nose with yellow grapefruit and …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Sichel Sauternes 2018 (Bordeaux, France)

  Mid-gold in the glass with a subdued nose with lithe aromas of toffee, vanilla and honey, which segue through to …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Sideways Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020

  

  A plummy, perfumed nose alongside aromas of savoury dried thyme are quintessential hallmarks of central pinot. These characters segue through …

  4.5 | $40-$50

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• Spade Oak Le Champ Prosecco NV (Gisborne)

  

  A homegrown example with a deeper colour in the glass and intense aromas of ripe apple and honeysuckle on the …

  4.5 | $20-$25

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• St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 2019 (Barossa, South Australia)

  The opaque and impenetrable colour show that this is a big, bold wine. Ripe and expressive aromas of plums, dark …

  4.5 | $50-$60

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• Stoneleigh Rapaura Series Sauvignon Blanc 2022 (Marlborough)

  Aromatically expressive, this wine jumps out of the glass and exclaims its sauvignon blanc-ness. Classic passionfruit matched with lovely green …

  4.5 | $20-$25 Best Buys

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• TAPI Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (Marlborough)

  

  An attractive nose with delicate aromatics and lots of attractive green aromas. The palate is rich and layered with well-integrated …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Taylor’s 10 Year Old Tawny Port (Douro, Portugal)

  Still some reds in the glass with bricking and a tawny rim. Nutty and attractive oxidative characters on the nose. …

  4.5 | $60-$70

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• Teluri Saperavi Teliani Valley Dry Red Wine 2021 (Georgia)

  Deep, dark and still very youthful this Georgian saperavi is a modern and approachable wine with plummy fruit and florals …

  4.5 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• The Ned Noble Sauvignon Blanc 2021 (Marlborough)

  

  A mid gold with aromas of stone fruit and grapefruit on the nose matched with honeyed fruit on the palate. …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Tohu Awatere Valley Pinot Noir 2019 (Marlborough)

  

  Medium coloured with seductive rich dark fruits on the nose and a hint of forest- floor development that adds intrigue. …

  4.5 | $20-$25 Best Buys

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• Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Francesa 2016 (Hawke’s Bay)

  A dense purple hue in the glass, this youthful local port-style wine has dark bramble fruit and pencil shaving aromas …

  4.5 | $80-$100

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• Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Nacional 2016 (Hawke’s Bay)

  A deep, dark and dense purple almost black in the glass with lots of dark fruit, oak and spice on …

  4.5 | $80-$100

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• Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Tempranillo 2021 (Hawke’s Bay)

  

  Deep and dark in the glass with high- toned black and red fruit aromas on the nose. The palate is …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels The Gimblett 2021 (Hawke’s Bay)

  

  An energetic and youthful wine with high- toned cassis and dark fruit, and tomato-leaf aromas on the nose. The palate …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Two Rivers Phoenix Pinot Gris 2022 (Marlborough)

  4.5 | $20-$25
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• Villa Maria EarthGarden Pinot Gris 2021 (Hawke’s Bay)

  The nose here is very ripe but without being overdone. Aromas of ripe Asian pear, apricots, apples and spice gives …

  4.5 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Blueberries, lifted florals and pepper combine on the nose with a touch of reduction that adds complexity. The palate is …

  4.5 | $40-$50

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• Vina Borgia by Borsao Organic Garnacha 2020 (Campo de Borja, Spain)

  

  The primary nose is ripe and plump alongside expressive florals which add perfume. The well-weighted palate is fresh and bright …

  4.5 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Wairau River Sauvignon Blanc 2022 (Marlborough)

  

  Fresh and lively with aromas of citrus peel, pineapple, passionfruit and a hint of flint on this attention-seeking nose. Once …

  4.5 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Wet Jacket Rosé 2022 (Central Otago)

  

  Pale pink with aromas of red cherries, citrus blossoms and dried herbs on the nose. These characters are also reflected …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Wooing Tree 1401 Late Harvest Gewürztraminer 2022 (Central Otago)

  

  Pale gold with just a hint of green on the rim, this is undeniably gewürztraminer with all of the signature …

  4.5 | $40-$50

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• Yalumba Antique Muscat NV (South Australia)

  Mid brown with a green hue in the glass with intense butterscotch richness on the nose and through the concentrated …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Yarra Burn YB Prosecco NV (Yarra Valley, Victoria)

  Pale in the glass with aromas of ripe apples, lime citrus, white blossoms and honeysuckle flowers on the nose. The …

  4.5 | $0-$15 Best Buys

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• YB by Yarra Burn Prosecco NV (King Valley, Victoria, Australia)

  

  A lean and focussed example that is slightly subdued on the nose but with lovely aromatics of citrus, apples and …

  4.5 | $0-$15 Best Buys

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