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Gold medal winning, great value Italian Primitivo!
Gold medal winning, great value Italian Primitivo!
Read more...- 100% Primitivo (also called Zinfandel in the US) from Puglia in southern Italy
- Gold medal (Gilbert & Guillard International Wine Challenge 2024) - "A delicious wine to enjoy for its youthful fruitiness”
- 4 1/2 Stars, 91/100 (Sam Kim)
- Medium to full bodied, inky, juicy red with blueberry and blackberry flavours with a touch of exotic spice
Sam Kim – 91 Points
Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge – Gold
RRP $21.99
$17.99
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Ancient bottle. Legendary value.
Ancient bottle. Legendary value.
Read more...- Italian Sangiovese (san-joh-vay-say) packaged in a classic old "squat" style bottle
- Silver medal (NZ Int'l Wine Show 2021), 90/100 (Sam Kim)
- Dark, sweet fruited, juicy style red
- Imported by NZ Master of Wine, Steve Bennett
Sam Kim – 90 Points
NZIWS Silver
RRP $19.99
$16.99
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Producing since the 60s....1860s that is!
Producing since the 60s....1860s that is!
Read more...- Rioja Reserva from Vina Valoria - the 5th oldest producer in Rioja
- 100% Tempranillo aged 36 months in American oak
- Imported into NZ by Master of Wine Steve Bennett
- Beautifully aged, smooth and mellow with plenty of bold, powerful red fruit flavours
RRP $34.99
$29.99
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Good wine takes time. Really good wine takes even longer.
Good wine takes time. Really good wine takes even longer.
Read more...- Rioja Gran Reserva from Vina Valoria - the 5th oldest producer in Rioja
- 100% Tempranillo aged 36 months in American oak, aged 5 years in total before release, now 14 years old and still going!
- 94/100 (Bob Campbell MW) - "This is the best example of Rioja that I have tasted for some time"
- Imported into NZ by Master of Wine Steve Bennett
- Stunning wine! Incredibly well aged, smooth and mellow with plenty of bold, powerful, spicy, red fruit flavours
Sam Kim – 96 Points
Bob Campbell MW – 4 Stars
RRP $70
$55.99
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"Buy it for someone turning 30 and it will probably still be great for their 40th birthday.”
"Buy it for someone turning 30 and it will probably still be great for their 40th birthday.”
Read more...- Made by the 5th oldest producer in Rioja, one of only 10 producers who can re-release older cellar-aged wines before 1980
- From the 1995 vintage and now closing in on 30 years old
- 95/100 (Stephen Wong MW, The Real Review) - "isn’t a million miles away from mature Bordeaux."
- "1995 was the impossible dream, an ‘Excelente’ vintage.” (Decanter magazine)
- "A lovely mature wine...It is perfect drinking now but will last in the cellar for another several years. Buy it for someone turning 30 and it will probably still be great for their 40th birthday.” (Steve Bennett MW, importer)
The Real Review – 5 Stars
RRP $120
$99.99
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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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"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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The very best Pinot from this iconic vineyard!
The very best Pinot from this iconic vineyard!
Read more...- Single vineyard Pinot Noir from the Seddon vineyard on the banks of Marlborough's Awatere River
- The very best example of Pinot from this famous vineyard!
- From a specific sub section of the vineyard, planted in 1998, aged 14 months in oak
- 95/100 & Top Rank Award (Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review) - "Smooth-textured wine from a favourable vintage"
The Real Review – Top Rank
Bob Campbell MW – 5 Stars
RRP $60
$54.99
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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
