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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 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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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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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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Te Mata Awatea Cabernet Merlot 2018
$45.00Supremely elegant with the power and focus of Cabernet and the sensual softness of Merlot. Aromas of sandalwood, cassis, plum, raspberry, and bay leaf. Vivid fruit profile, composed and balanced palate. Everything is in its place – fruit, acid, tannin – totally integrated. Poised and delicious. Waters Wine Co Very deep, bold, bright purple/red colour […]
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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
$62.00The 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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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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Prophet’s Rock Home Pinot Noir 2019
$65.00Pure and translucent with notes of blackberry, cassis, plum, cherry, geranium and subtle wood spice. Medium to full bodied, elegant and immensely powerful. Layered and detailed, with terrific weight. Such a lightness of touch is rare in Central Otago. Ripe melting tannins that firm closer to the close, gentle acidy driving the carry. Excellent value […]
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Burn Cottage Moonlight Race Pinot Noir 2019
$60.00Expressive, beautiful aromas of blackcurrant, chocolate, dark cherry, violets and clove. Full bodied but not heavy, open, with sweet ripe blueberry, blackberry, lavender wood, tangy red fruits and sandalwood. Tightens towards the close. Melting mineral tannins and discreet acidity. Beautiful, stylish and sexy. Waters Wine Co A blend of grapes from Bannockburn and Lowburn. Appealing […]
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Burn Cottage Pinot Noir 2019
$85.00Wonderful intensity, combining the wealth of sweet dark fruits, classic Central Otago, with a high toned coolness and coiled power. Dark cherry, cola, lavender, blackcurrant, blackberry, blood plum and 5 spice. Voluminous palate and head turning presence. Silken texture with a wealth of flavour, buoyant acidity and fine, melting tannins. Benchmark for the region. Waters […]
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