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2015 The Crater Rim Riesling Waipara

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1/17/2024 - Aubergine's Folks Likes this wine: 81 points

Drank Jan 24 almost like a late harvest a lovely suprise

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2022 The Crater Rim Chardonnay Waipara

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11/20/2023 - Maestro Shim wrote: NR

light gold
rich nectarine, sweet bread smell and little grass on nose.
Oak both on nose and palate
a bit higher acidity to be balanced, medium alcohol.

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2008 The Crater Rim Pinot Noir Canterbury

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10/6/2023 - henrijanssen wrote: 84 points

kers Aardse best goed nog voor 2008

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2018 The Crater Rim Pinot Noir Gibbston Valley Central Otago

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10/6/2022 - evanqian wrote: 91 points

Sweet perfumed, fresh red berries, vanilla. Nice creamy notes, medium body, silky tannins. Smooth texture. Not complex but very enjoyable. Super QPR Unser the discounted price (nzd 20)

Ap 5/5, Ar 13/15, Palate 17/20, Overall 3+3/10
Total 91/100

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2016 The Crater Rim Riesling Waipara

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10/31/2021 - Marc wrote: 84 points

Final Wine Tasting Dinner of 2021: Medium-dry Riesling with good intensity, lime peel, and wet stone. Still young, this wine offers a moderately sweet and lush finish that is preceded by a slightly coarse palate profile. Fabulous match with an Asian Whitebait preparation.

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2018 The Crater Rim Pinot Noir Gibbston Valley Central Otago

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10/27/2021 - evanqian wrote: 92 points

M- ruby. Bright red berries and vanilla taste, fresh with savoury notes, some red florals and mushroom. silky tannins, medium bodied. M+ finish with some dry herbals. Fruity and very delicious! NZ$20, Best QPR of Central Otago! SK 94

Ap 5/5, Ar 13/15, Palate 17/20, Overall 4+3/10
Total 92+/100

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2018 The Crater Rim Pinot Noir

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4/12/2021 - Michael Mackenzie Likes this wine: 87 points

An interesting proposition at the price point for a good Kiwi Pinot so merited a try. Also because of the Canterbury appellation as a contrast to more widely known regions. Interestingly on the winery's website it is not there, so perhaps discontinued. Bizarre as they are Canterbury based.
13% ABV.
Colour: light red, broad rim, brown tinge.
Nose: full, fresh, very ripe and forward, PN in the style of Beaune reds so sweet on the nose. Good varietal flavours.
Taste: light body, rounded, v ripe, good acidity and alcohol balance although a touch hot. Med finish, dry with some tannins, again Beaune like flavours.
Overall, enjoyable in a forward yet reasonably complex way. Good value.

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2018 The Crater Rim Pinot Gris

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1/2/2021 - Adub H wrote: NR

Not good with Gnocchi

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2018 The Crater Rim Riesling From The Ashes Waipara

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8/1/2020 - Sharon and Nigel Likes this wine: 90 points

Great bang for buck. Off dry, ripe fruit.

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2016 The Crater Rim Pinot Noir Waipara

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6/6/2020 - evanqian wrote: 87 points

compare to Crater Rim Gibbston Valley, this one has more earthy and less fruity. astringent, some dry herbals and bitterness, a little alcohol warm in finish. a little disjointed though the winery is originated and based on the Waipara vineyard. SK 91

Ap 5/5, Ar 11/15, Palate 16/20, Overall 2+3/10
Total 87/100

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2017 The Crater Rim Pinot Noir Gibbston Valley Central Otago

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6/2/2020 - evanqian wrote: 93 points

Smooth, fruity and well integrated with liquorice and vanilla notes.

Ap 5/5, Ar 13/15, Palate 18/20, Overall 4+3/10
Total 93/100

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2017 The Crater Rim Pinot Noir Gibbston Valley Central Otago

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4/1/2020 - evanqian wrote: 93 points

Dark ruby. Concentrated dark fruits, ripe and aromatic. Spices and mushroom, savoury smooth tannins, long finish with creamy vanilla and subtle toast oak. Beautiful.

SK 95

Ap 5/5, Ar 13/15, Palate 18/20, Overall 4+3/10
Total 93/100

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2019 The Crater Rim Pinot Gris Late Harvest From the Ashes Waipara

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2/10/2020 - Adub H wrote: NR

Editing error

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2018 The Crater Rim Pinot Noir From The Ashes

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2/10/2020 - Beerzebub wrote: NR

P&p. Light in color, body, and concentration. Cool climate, acid-driven style, with citrusy character together with reddish berries and flowers, and oak that sticks out and seems to throw everything off. Might have been a pleasant, budget-friendly wine without the incongruous oak. As it is, a miss.

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2015 The Crater Rim Riesling Waipara

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1/25/2020 - Beerzebub wrote: NR

Best with a few hours of air in the bottle. Grapy, citrusy and floral. Off-dry with decent balancing acidity although more wouldn't be a bad thing. Not much in the way of nuance or complexity, but tasty and a good value at the modest price (paid 19 NZD).

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2017 The Crater Rim Pinot Noir

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11/11/2019 - ZMAng wrote: 85 points

Red fruit, spicy, medium tannins, slightly grippy. Short finish. 84-85.

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2008 The Crater Rim Pinot Noir Canterbury

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7/3/2019 - henrijanssen wrote: 89 points

New Zeelands op zijn best

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2013 The Crater Rim Riesling Waipara

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1/16/2017 - kostaslonis wrote: 88 points

New Zealand London Annual Trade Tasting (Lindley Hall, Royal Horticultural Halls): A strange mixture or aromas showing petrol, rubber, white fruits and backets of flowers.
The 33 RS have a massive impact on the palate, green apple, peach, rosewater, the acidity feels medium, a bit cloying overall, short finish

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2008 The Crater Rim Pinot Noir Canterbury

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7/16/2018 - henrijanssen wrote: 90 points

Nog mooi maar de kleur is al bruin moet op

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2008 The Crater Rim Pinot Noir Canterbury

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4/26/2018 - henrijanssen wrote: 86 points

Mooi complex

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2008 The Crater Rim Pinot Noir Canterbury

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11/7/2017 - henrijanssen wrote: 88 points

Mooi Cacau soepel

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2012 The Crater Rim Pinot Noir Waipara

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8/6/2017 - benjaminpaul wrote: 85 points

Plum, oak, florals, chalky - slight heat. Palate of pomegranate, persimmon, raspberry, bramble fruit. There's not a heap of complexity but there's a beautiful, subtle flavour profile with a solid structure. Nice age on this too.

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2011 The Crater Rim Pinot Noir Omihi Rise

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4/24/2017 - The years of the grape Likes this wine: 91 points

Less fruit than the Caterbury and Waipara bottlings of the same produce, more ethereal, with dried leaves, a touch of leather, toast, white pepper, coffee beans and a flint minerality. Raspberries and red cherries stay in the background.
Good acidity and intensity, with fine grained tannins.

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2015 The Crater Rim Pinot Noir Waipara

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4/24/2017 - The years of the grape Likes this wine: 89 points

Red cherry and strawberry, but the fruit is less bright than the Canterbury Pinot Noir from the same producer and a darker, toasty, smoky quality adds complexity. Body and tannins are still medium though, with medium + acidity. Slightly more intense than the aforementioned Canterbury and definitively more savoury.

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2015 The Crater Rim Pinot Noir Canterbury

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4/24/2017 - The years of the grape Likes this wine: 87 points

Red cherry and bright raspberry, with some cinnamon and violet. Good aromatic intensity.
In the mouth refreshing acidity, medium body and medium tannins. Sweet spices linger in the aftertaste. Nice wine, although with a bit more weight in the mouth it could have been even better.

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