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"Illustrates just why Rioja is Spain’s most popular red wine"
"Illustrates just why Rioja is Spain’s most popular red wine"
Read more...- “This delicious, soft, characterful, everyday-drinking wine illustrates just why Rioja is Spain’s most popular red wine.” (Steve Bennett MW)
- Tempranillo from the world famous Rioja region
- 5 Stars, 93/100 (Sam Kim)
- Produced by the Aldenueva Cooperative - a collective of over 900 farmers who sell their grapes to them, using different soil types and altitudes and vine ages ranging from 50 to 100 years old
Sam Kim – 93 Points
RRP $19.99
$17.99
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One of the very best examples of Gavi you're likely to come across!
One of the very best examples of Gavi you're likely to come across!
Read more...- Cortese (pronounced "kort-tay-zay") is the grape - this is Cortese from the town of Gavi in the southeast of Piedmont, Italy
- This is one of the finest examples of Gavi you're likely to come across (and dubbed by some as the 'Chablis of Italy')
- A crisp, refreshing, bone-dry and mouth-puckering style white that'll appeal to lovers of Italian Pinot Grigio
- Packaged in an iconic, amphora-shaped bottle inspired by an ancient Roman relic excavated on the Villa Sparina property
RRP $39.99
$35.99
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"This wine certainly has the X Factor"
"This wine certainly has the X Factor"
Read more...- The Attorney Pinot Noir - one of NZ's finest Pinots and released to mark Villa Maria's 60th anniversary
- 95/100 & Top Rank (Bob Campbell MW), 97/100 (Sam Kim), 95/100 (Cam Douglas MS)
- "Deliciously easy to drink with power and fruit purity making it hard to resist a second glass—this wine certainly has the X Factor" (Bob Campbell MW)
- "This is awe-inspiring" (Sam Kim)
- Named after the vineyards former owner, former Attorney General of NZ Chris Finlayson
Cam Douglas MS – 95+ Outstanding
Sam Kim – 97 Points
The Real Review – Top Rank
Bob Campbell MW – 5 Stars
Michael Cooper 5 Stars
$120.00
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Yet another master class under this label!
Yet another master class under this label!
Read more...- Single vineyard Chardonnay from Villa's Taylor's Pass site on the banks of the Awatere River
- 5 Stars (Michael Cooper, NZ Listener) - "Fresh and weighty, it has strong, vibrant citrus and stonefruit flavours and a long savoury, rounded finish"
- 94/100 & Top Rank Award (Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review) - "Moderately complex and nicely balanced wine that should benefit from a year or two in bottle"
- Gold medal (Int'l Wine Challenge London, 2023)
- Elegant style Chardonnay with real finesse - citrusy, slightly smoky, very tasty indeed!
The Real Review – Top Rank
Bob Campbell MW – 4 Stars
International Wine Challenge GOLD
Michael Cooper 5 Stars
RRP $49.99
$39.99
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"One of the country's top Pinot Gris."
"One of the country's top Pinot Gris."
Read more...- From a single vineyard (Seddon!) on the banks of the Awatere River
- 5 Stars (Michael Cooper) - "One of the country's top Pinot Gris"
- 93/100 & Top Rank (Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review) - "Rich, creamy-textured wine with honeysuckle, mango, root ginger and poached pear flavours."
The Real Review – Top Rank
Bob Campbell MW – 4 Stars
Michael Cooper 5 Stars
RRP $29.99
$24.99
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A flagship wine that gets the 5-Star treatment!
A flagship wine that gets the 5-Star treatment!
Read more...- Gold medal (NZ Int'l Wine Show 2025), Gold medal (National Wine Awards of Aotearoa NZ 2025), 93/100 (Cam Douglas MS)
- Reserve label Sauvignon Blanc from the Wairau Valley sub region of Marlborough
- The best of the best fruit, a meticulous attention to detail, made by NZ's most awarded winery
- An aromatic and herbacious, full flavoured style with a tsunami of tropical fruit flavours
NZIWS Gold
Cam Douglas MS – 93/94 Points Excellent
The National Wine Awards of Aotearoa NZ – Gold
RRP $26.99
$19.99
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Seriously good Syrah!
Seriously good Syrah!
Read more...- 5 Stars (Michael Cooper), 5 Stars & 96/100 (Sam Kim), 91/100 (Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review)
- "The highly ageworthy 2021 vintage (5*) has dark, youthful, purple-flushed colour. Full-bodied, it is concentrated, with deep, ripe blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours" (Michael Cooper)
- Using Villa's best fruit from the Gimblett Gravels this is their ultimate expression of Syrah - it's all class!
- Drink now or over the next 10-15 years
Sam Kim – 96 Points
Bob Campbell MW – 4 Stars
Michael Cooper 5 Stars
RRP $49.99
$39.99
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"The jewel in the crown for our Chardonnays"
"The jewel in the crown for our Chardonnays"
Read more...- "It's the jewel in the crown for our Chardonnays" (Villa Maria)
- 93/100 (Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review) - "Deliciously textural chardonnay with impressive weight and length"
- 2022 vintage release - 70% of the fruit comes from the world class, iconic Keltern vineyard, aged for 14 months in 40% expensive new French oak
- Full bodied, powerful style Hawke's Bay Chardonnay - this oozes class!
Bob Campbell MW – 4 Stars
Hawkes Bay Wine Awards – Gold
RRP $39.99
$29.99
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First class NZ Bordeaux style red blend (as always!)
First class NZ Bordeaux style red blend (as always!)
Read more...- First class Bordeaux style red blend by Villa Maria of Cabernet Sauvignon (55%) and Merlot (45%)
- Using fruit from 2 blocks off their iconicVidal and Ngakirikiri vineyards in the Gimblett Gravels
- Aged 18 months in French oak (35% expensive new oak)
- "2021 rounded out a trio of outstanding Hawkes Bay red wine vintages...development. Yields are kept low allowing vines to produce fruit that is richly concentrated in colour, flavour and structure." (Villa Maria)
- Cellar for 10-15 years yet
RRP $49.99
$39.99
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"This huge-volume label offers top value"
"This huge-volume label offers top value"
Read more...- Gold medal (NZ Int'l Wine Show 2025), Gold medal (National Wine Awards of Aotearoa 2025)
- 4 Stars (Michael Cooper, NZ Listener, October 2025)
- "This huge-volume label offers top value" (Michael Cooper)
- Crisp, vibrant, mouth-watering Marlborough Sauvy
- Pair it with your favourite fresh fish and seafood dishes or summer salads
NZIWS Gold
The National Wine Awards of Aotearoa NZ – Gold
Michael Cooper 4 Stars
RRP $17.99
$14.99
