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Rippon Mature Vine Pinot Noir 2017
$85.00Out of Stock
This offers aromas of violets, blueberries, red and dark cherries, fragrant, freshly cracked black pepper and wet dark stones. Complex, but still tightly wound and reserved. The palate is very concentrated, dense and elegantly poised with such powerful tannin, carrying concentrated blueberry and dark-cherry flavors long. Really taut, fully ripe and mouthwateringly intense pinot noir. […]
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Te Mata Coleraine Cabernet Merlot 2019
$105.00Without doubt, one the few wines outside of Bordeaux that can rub shoulders with the very best. One of the wine world’s great bargains, Te Mata’s 2019 Coleraine will rank as one of New Zealand’s greatest ever wines. Tasted alongside the 2017 and 2018, this was the least black fruited of the three, offering a […]
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Rippon Tinkers Field Pinot Noir 2018
$148.00Dark and brooding. Cassis, blackberry, mulberry, plum, cocoa and sage. Focused and deep, with a core of flavour needing a few years yet to unfurl. The tannins are the most complex and are unique. This was also evident with the 2017 vintage and I have never encountered them elsewhere. Firm and tense, with a squeeze […]
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Pyramid Valley Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019
$60.00Central Otago pinot noir has many different voices, and for us, this is one of the finest. Darker sweet fruits, with kirsch, cherry chocolate and clove. Silky, pure and sensual with terrific thrust, cut and sculptured structure. The wood’s subtle, and the finish saline and mineral. Absolutely gorgeous. Waters Wine Co. “Attractive, seamless and silken […]
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Rippon Emma’s Block Pinot Noir 2018
$138.00It’s hard to express, but smells tighter, with some more noticeable oak. Plum, Daphne, creme de cassis, raspberry and brown spice. The structure is more evident than in the Mature Vine and is cooler, cosseted and slightly less expressive. Very long, so persistent with those trademark velvety/chalk tannins that become more firm and morph into […]
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Rippon Mature Vine Pinot Noir 2018
$88.00The emblematic wine of the estate, coming off all the vineyards. Complex; there’s just so many flavours here, too many to put down. Clove, aniseed, plum, pastille, black fruits, raspberry and nutmeg. The fruit is so sweet and expressive, but without any heaviness. Voluminous, round and as close to generous as Rippon gets. Incredible width, […]
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Rippon Gamay 2020
$70.00Easily our favourite Gamay of 2021, taking deliciousness to a whole new level. Vibrant and so alive with dark pastille fruits, lavender, violet, chocolate, Morello cherry and fruitcake spice. Round and voluminous with a chalky/powdery mouthfeel and a mash of raspberry, blackberry, blueberry to bring it all home. Quite unbelievable and utterly captivating. Waters Wine […]
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Rippon Jeunesse Pinot Noir 2018
$65.00Always the least structured of the line up, but it’s entirely serious and delicious. No evidence of oak and the overall impression is one of vibrancy. Red and dark fruits, bright and very precise, perhaps the most linear of the Pinot Noir’s. There’s some chalky minerality and fine, slightly firm tannins. Mouthwatering acidity really drives […]
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Prophet’s Rock Home Pinot Noir 2018
$55.00The culmination in a tasting of three Prophet’s Rock wines, one of the best we have ever had. What a way to finish! Strutting and overt, the 2018 Home Pinot Noir is as elegant as it is fabulous. Boysenberry, mulberry, cherry, cut flowers, wood spice and cassis. Voluminous and round with lovely a lovely woven […]
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Prophet’s Rock Rocky Point Pinot Noir 2020
$35.00The 2020 Rocky Point Pinot Noir is a typically expressive, perfumed and supple wine. Drinking very well now, it will also reward the patient, with peak drinking 5-7 years from vintage. The Rocky Point Pinot Noir has consistently won awards and great reviews since the first release in 2003. Winemaker’s Notes Click here for our […]
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Kusuda Mixed Pack
$475.00 Per case of 3Hiro Kusuda is meticulous to an almost fanatical degree, but this explains the exceptional quality and amazing precision of his wines. They speak of passion, diligence, and the continuous pursuit of perfection. Volumes produced are very small, with only 1.6 ha of Pinot Noir, 1.2 ha of Syrah and even less Riesling planted. With international demand far […]
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Vanguardist Hawkes Bay Syrah 2020
$50.00The 2020 Syrah is sourced from Ash Ridge in the Bridge Pa triangle, Hawkes Bay. Organic certified/in conversion, selection Massale and Chave clones. Both spontaneous ferments, one at 30% whole bunch and the other at 60%. Around 5 weeks on skins with very gentle pigeage prior to pressing. The raw wine was shipped to the Vanguardist […]
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Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2019
$60.00Ferrous and gamey, with red fruits of pomegranate, strawberry and plum. Medium bodied, spicy, with some biscuit elements too, cut flowers, soy and savoury spice. Intense! What a wine. Waters Wine Co. The 2019 is a blend off four vineyards across North Canterbury. The sites include the most northern vineyard on the Omihi Saddle (planted […]
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