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New Zealand Wines

Kiwi winemakers are now crafting some of the greatest wines on the planet. Our team in Australia and New Zealand hunt down the best from right around the country to share with you.

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Dog Point Chardonnay 2018

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 94
  • $40
  • 2025 - 2032
Marlborough Chardonnay often gets forgotten behind the local sauvignon blanc and pinot noir, despite the local potential to make some...
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Dog Point Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc 2014

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc
  • 92
  • $35
  • 2021 - 2023
I do love what Dog Point do with their Section 94 – it’s Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc but like you have...
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Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 2020

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc
  • 94
  • $30
  • 2021 - 2024
I challenge anyone who says they are not fans of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc to not be impressed by this superb...
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Church Road TOM Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
  • 97
  • $220
  • 2029 - 2040
There are some wines that just deliver from the moment you pop the cork, and this is one of those...
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Church Road TOM Chardonnay 2019

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 95
  • $120
  • 2026 - 2023
Hawke’s Bay. On this side of the ditch this superb region is regularly forgotten. If it starred with pinot noir,...
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Church Road TOM Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
  • 97
  • $220
  • 2025 - 2040
The decision to go with a merlot dominant blend was made based on the quality of the fruit, which was...
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Church Road TOM Chardonnay 2019

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 96
  • $150
  • 2021 - 2029
This is a powerhouse chardonnay from Hawkes Bay on New Zealand’s North Island. The fruit was wild fermented and then...
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Kaiora Bay Gibbston Pinot Noir 2018

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 92
  • $16.99
  • 2020 - 2025
Gibbston is one of the key sub-regions in the famed pinot capital of New Zealand – Central Otago. Of all...
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Jules Taylor Sauvignon Blanc 2020

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc
  • 92
  • $25
  • 2020 - 2021
Jealousy is a curse and when it comes to Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc there is plenty of that going round from...
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Jules Taylor Gruner Veltliner 2020

Other - Specialty
  • 91
  • $25
  • 2020 - 2022
The rise of Austria’s great gift to the world of wine, gruner veltliner, continues, this time in Marlborough. Marlborough is...
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Pyramid Valley – 2020 Red Wine Releases

Other - Specialty
Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2018  96 Points – $50Drink 2023 – 2030 Grower sourced from a blend of...
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Pyramid Valley – 2020 White Wine Releases

Other - Specialty
Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Sauvignon + 2019 90 Points – $30Drink 2020 – 2023 Should one judge subjectively or objectively?...
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Smith & Sheth Cru Wines

Other - Specialty
Smith & Sheth ‘Cru’ Wairau Sauvignon Blanc 2019 89 Points – $30Drink 2020 – 2021 No mistaking this. A fine...
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Lowburn Ferry ‘Home Block’ Pinot Noir 2018

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 93
  • $70
  • 2020 - 2025
From the 2.7 hectare Home Block on the Manata Vineyard in Central Otago, first planted in 2000, with Burgundian clones....
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Kaiora Bay Reserve Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 90
  • $15
  • 2020 - 2024
Finding Pinot Noir that tastes like Pinot under $20 can be a bit of a nightmare, particularly from New Zealand’s...
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Deep Down Arneis 2019

Other - Specialty
  • 94
  • $50
  • 2020 - 2022
There is not much Arneis planted in Marlborough – actually there is not much out of its home in Northern...
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Deep Down Pinot Noir 2019

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 94
  • $60
  • 2020 - 2026
Just juice, well almost. The Deep Down Pinot Noir is as natural as wine gets. No additions, nothing. Just Pinot...
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Deep Down Chardonnay 2019

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 96
  • $50
  • 2022 - 2025
Natural or low intervention wines – it is a trend and is set to continue. Some of these wines can...
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Church Road McDonald Series Chardonnay 2018

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 95
  • $35
  • 2020 - 2026
Remember old fashioned Chardonnay – bold, rich, oaky and stacked full of flavour. Luckily there are still a handful of...
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Vidal Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2019

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc
  • 90
  • $17
  • 2020 - 2022
One word is key here and that’s personality. This wine draws you in with classic Marlborough vibes of lychee, passionfruit...
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Catalina Sounds Pinot Gris 2019

Other - Specialty
  • 91
  • $30
  • Now - 2023
When it comes to Pinot Gris – the Kiwis are hard to beat. The cool, New Zealand climate gives their...
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Catalina Sounds Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc
  • 94
  • $25
  • 2020 - 2024
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc sometimes gets a bit of a hard time. Yes there are oceans of it coming across the...
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Nanny Goat Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 93
  • $40
  • 2020 - 2026
Central Otago is home to some of New Zealand’s greatest Pinot Noirs, wines that radiate with lashings of Pinot fruit....
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Allan Scott Marlborough Riesling 2018

White Wine - Riesling
  • 88
  • $20
  • 2020 - 2022
You either love or you hate Kiwi Riesling. It’s quite like the Tasmanian style with its high acidity and touch...
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