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Bloody good Hawke's Bay Syrah. Made by Craig.
Bloody good Hawke's Bay Syrah. Made by Craig.
Read more...- Aces & Arrows is a side project by global booze giants Pernod Ricard
- Made by one of their winemakers Craig - he's a proud Hawke's Bay local and mad for Hawke's Bay Syrah
- Using fruit from the Bridge Pa and Gimblett Gravel sub regions, Craig's added a splash of Viognier and Malbec to add floral complexity and add a twist on the classic Hawkes Bay's style Syrah
- 4 1/2 Stars (Michael Cooper) - "Offering fine value...Dark and purple-flushed, it has a highly fragrant, spicy bouquet. Mouthfilling and sweet-fruited, it has rich blackcurrant and black pepper flavours, savoury notes adding complexity, supple tannins and a harmonious, persistent finish."
Michael Cooper 4.5 Stars
RRP $30
$22.99
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"A consistently cracking value Pinot"
"A consistently cracking value Pinot"
Read more...- Gold medal (NZ Int'l Wine Show 2023), 5 Stars & 94/100 (Sam Kim)
- Great value Martinborough Pinot produced by the family owned Te Hera Estate
- Medium bodied full of classic soft, savoury red fruit flavours - made for pairing with game meats like duck!
- Formerly known as "Kiritea" (it means "fair weather" in Maori)
Sam Kim – 94 Points
NZIWS Gold
RRP $31
$24.99
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"Complexity depth and crying out for fish and chips."
"Complexity depth and crying out for fish and chips."
Read more...- Only produced in exceptional years, low cropping vineyards, hand-harvested, plenty of love goes into this label
- 92/100 (Stephen Wong MW, The Real Review) - "Serious, restrained barrel-fermented sauvignon blanc"
- A very classy oak aged Sauvignon Blanc from Church Road in Hawke's Bay
The Real Review – 4 Stars
NZIWS Silver
RRP $49.99
$36.99
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A Spanish take on the French Cotes du Rhone style!
A Spanish take on the French Cotes du Rhone style!
Read more...- Old vine Garnacha from 70 year old vines in Aragon, Spain (with some Cabernet, Syrah and Merlot in the mix too!)
- Aged 12 months in 30% new American and Eastern oak
- Siendra is the wine label of Christophe Chapillon - a Frenchman now living in Zaragoza, Spain
- 91/100 (James Suckling) - "A rich, ripe red with a hint of white pepper to the dried strawberry and cranberry flavors"
James Suckling – 91 Points
Sam Kim – 93 Points
RRP $27.99
$22.99
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96/100 - "It's just great, spicy drinking"
96/100 - "It's just great, spicy drinking"
Read more...- One of the legendary producers from the Barossa wine scene
- 96/100 (James Halliday's Wine Companion) - "It's just great, spicy drinking"
- Grenache (62%), Shiraz (31%) and Mataro (7%) blend
- A Barossa take on the world famous Rhone Valley style red
Sam Kim – 96 Points
The Real Review – 4 Stars
RRP $40
$34.99
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"You could drink it tonight. You could, but you shouldn't - it'll evolve so nicely over the years to come"
"You could drink it tonight. You could, but you shouldn't - it'll evolve so nicely over the years to come"
Read more...- Named after Duncan McRae Wood, Jim Barry's neighbour and the farm land that they planted their first parcel of Shiraz on!
- 93/100 (James Halliday's Wine Companion) - "it's a bold and brassy wine but with high polish applied. One for cellaring long, too."
- Drink some now, cellar the rest until 2040
Huon Hooke – 4 Stars
James Halliday 93 Points
RRP $65
$54.99
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93/100 & Top Value winner - "Clearly the product of a very good vintage"
93/100 & Top Value winner - "Clearly the product of a very good vintage"
Read more...- 93/100 & Top Value Award (Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review) - "Fruit-forward syrah with violet, blackberry, black pepper and spice/anise flavours. Attractive, easy-drinking red that is very approachable now. Clearly the product of a very good vintage
- Silky, smooth Hawke's Bay Syrah with a touch of spice
- Perfect with a cut of good old Kiwi lamb or game meats
The Real Review – Top Value
Bob Campbell MW – 4 Stars
RRP $21.99
$16.99
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One of NZ's finest Bordeaux style reds.
One of NZ's finest Bordeaux style reds.
Read more...- One of New Zealand's top Bordeaux blend reds and extremely limited in supply
- 97/100 (Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review) - " Beautifully scented wine with intense cherry/berry, dark-fleshed plum, a suggestion of floral and spicy French oak flavours"
- 96/100 (Huon Hooke, The Real Review) - " A classy red that should richly reward a little cellar time."
- 96/100 (Stephen Wong MW, The Real Review) - "Leave it alone in a cellar for at least five years to gestate"
- "Sophia is a true expression of this great vineyard and the vintage. It is rich yet refined, very long flavoured and beautifully crafted. " (Craggy Range)
- Cellar for 10-15 years from vintage
The Real Review – 5 Stars
Huon Hooke – 5 Stars
Bob Campbell MW – 5 Stars
$169.99
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"Has the sheer intensity to cellar for the long-term."
"Has the sheer intensity to cellar for the long-term."
Read more...- The very, very best that Elephant Hill produce! Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc
- Aged 22 months in oak, further aged in bottle before release, cellar to 2040
- 98/100 (Sam Kim), 97/100 (Cam Douglas MS), 94/100 & Top Rank Award (Bob Campbell MW), 94/100 (Huon Hooke, The Real Review), 94/100 (Stephen Wong MW, The Real Review)
- Very limited in supply with only 294 cases made
Cam Douglas MS – 95+ Outstanding
Sam Kim – 98 Points
The Real Review – 4 Stars
Huon Hooke – 4 Stars
Bob Campbell MW – 4 Stars
$125.00
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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
