Tasting Notes for NZ_Mag

White

2011 Domaine Viret Côtes du Rhône Blanc La Coudée d'Or White Rhone Blend (view label images)

6/18/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote:

85 points

Aromatic, balance of stone fruit and citrus flavours. Good acidity.

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Red

2011 Vinarija Čitluk Vranac Mostar (view label images)

7/2/2015 - NZ_Mag wrote:

83 points

Sweet berry fruit

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Red

2011 DFJ Vinhos Douro Vega Red Blend (view label images)

6/30/2015 - NZ_Mag wrote:

88 points

Black berries and cherries. Full bodied with good acidity.

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White

2011 Toni Jost Bacharacher Hahn Riesling Kabinett Mittelrhein (view label images)

6/18/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote:

90 points

Lime sherbert on the palate along with lemon, white pear and florals on the nose.

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Red

2012 Ca' de' Rocchi (Tinazzi) Ripasso della Valpolicella Superiore Monterè Corvina Blend, Corvina (view label images)

5/23/2015 - NZ_Mag wrote:

89 points

Smooth, velvety, sweet fruit, cherry finish

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Red

2011 Falua Touriga Nacional Tercius Tejo

6/30/2015 - NZ_Mag wrote:

87 points

Blackberry, plum, full bodied

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White - Sweet/Dessert

N.V. Tempus Two Sémillon Pewter Botrytis Hunter Valley (view label images)

2/28/2015 - NZ_Mag wrote:

86 points

Marmalade, citrus fruit and honey.

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White

2013 Tahbilk Roussanne - Marsanne - Viognier Nagambie Lakes White Rhone Blend (view label images)

10/30/2015 - NZ_Mag wrote:

89 points

Apricot, minerality, hint of honey, long finish

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White - Sweet/Dessert

2010 Maison Sichel Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend (view label images)

1/4/2017 - NZ_Mag wrote:

91 points

Subtle hints of apricot, honey, white roses and Clementine on the nose. On the palate the there is peach, honeysuckle and stony minerality and a touch of orange. Gorgeous acidity and astounding length round out this well balanced and precise wine.

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Red

2011 Maison Sichel St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

10/26/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote:

86 points

Full of ripe dark fruit, hints of tobacco, leather and spice

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Red

2013 DFJ Vinhos Portada Winemaker's Selection Vinho Regional Lisboa Red Blend (view label images)

6/11/2015 - NZ_Mag wrote:

85 points

Black fruit, blueberries, great value

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White - Off-dry

2013 Müller-Catoir Haardter Mandelring Scheurebe Spätlese Pfalz (view label images)

8/29/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote:

92 points

Amazing grapefruit, apricot flavours balance the sweetness.

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White

2011 Müller-Catoir Haardter Bürgergarten Riesling Spätlese trocken Pfalz (view label images)

9/6/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote:

93 points

Stone fruit, mineral, creamy, great acid balance and flavour length

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Red

2013 Domaine de Mourchon Côtes du Rhône Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

12/22/2015 - NZ_Mag wrote:

85 points

Apricot and peach, citrus on the finish

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Red

2009 Mountford Pinot Noir Estate Waipara (view label images)

8/22/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote:

91 points

Plum and spice. Good complexity. Drinking well 2014.

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White

2010 Mount Michael Riesling Block 939 Central Otago

6/18/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote:

91 points

Good sweetness/acid balance, citrus, slight honey flavours, crisp

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Red

2009 Mount Edward Pinot Noir Central Otago (view label images)

11/17/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote:

90 points

Cherry and plum flavours. Nutty, good oak with velvety texture.

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White

2013 Mount Brown Pinot Gris Waipara (view label images)

10/5/2015 - NZ_Mag wrote:

83 points

Peach, pear, off dry with crisp acidity

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Red

2008 Mondillo Pinot Noir Mondillo Vineyard Central Otago (view label images)

6/18/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote:

90 points

vibrant with black fruit flavours of cherry, blackberry and current. depth on the palate, well balanced, with long finish

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Red

2008 Miolo Quinta do Seival Castas Portuguesas Campanha Red Blend (view label images)

7/24/2015 - NZ_Mag wrote:

85 points

Dark, good tannin, tight and long

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Red

2012 Migration (Duckhorn Vineyards) Pinot Noir Russian River Valley (view label images)

9/20/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote:

93 points

Red fruit, cranberry, sooth, good tannin and acidity

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Red

2011 Migration (Duckhorn Vineyards) Pinot Noir Russian River Valley (view label images)

9/21/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote:

90 points

Berries, cranberry, good acidity, weel balanced

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White

2012 Migration (Duckhorn Vineyards) Chardonnay Russian River Valley (view label images)

9/20/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote:

92 points

Stone fruit, vanilla, creamy, good acidity

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Red

2014 Maude Pinot Noir Central Otago (view label images)

10/25/2015 - NZ_Mag wrote:

85 points

Black fruits - cherry/brambly, herbs, soft tannins

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Red

2009 Matua Grenache Single Vineyard Matheson Hawke's Bay

2/21/2015 - NZ_Mag wrote:

93 points

Ripe Black fruit, great balance. Still youthful

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Red

2009 Matariki Quintology Hawke's Bay Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

8/7/2015 - NZ_Mag wrote:

89 points

Dark, black berry fruits, plums. Minerality with long finish

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Red

2011 Masi Campofiorin Veronese IGT Corvina Blend, Corvina (view label images)

9/12/2015 - NZ_Mag wrote:

85 points

Savoury, Smokey, blackcurrent with good tannins

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White

2014 Moulin de Gassac Faune Vin de Pays de l'Hérault White Blend (view label images)

8/8/2015 - NZ_Mag wrote:

88 points

Pears and apricots, good balance

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Red

2013 Moulin de Gassac Guilhem Vin de Pays de l'Hérault Red Blend (view label images)

11/14/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote:

85 points

Dry, crisp, apple/peach

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Red

2012 Moulin de Gassac Guilhem Vin de Pays de l'Hérault Red Blend (view label images)

8/4/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote:

84 points

This fresh, food-friendly rosé is surprisingly good for the price.

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Red

2007 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Artemis Napa Valley (view label images)

9/20/2015 - NZ_Mag wrote:

91 points

Dark and intense, blackberries, cherries long finish

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Red

2011 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Hands of Time Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

10/7/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote:

89 points

Good flavour depth. Blackcurrent, bramble and plum with medium tannins, plum on the finish.

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Red

2006 ST Nesbit Merlot Cabernet Franc petit verdot Auckland Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

9/29/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote:

88 points

Sweet plum fruits, cassis, pencil shavings and floral. Good length. Integrated tannins. Developed in the glass.

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Red

2005 Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir Growers Collection Eaton Family Vineyard Marlborough (view label images)

6/18/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote:

90 points

"Far more than simply sweet and sour, this is a truly complex wine with real interest and integrity of fruit that spreads its way all across the palate in the middle of the tasting experience. There is none of the sweetness that can be used to disguise a

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Red

2009 Pyramid Valley Cabernet Franc Growers Collection Howell Family Vineyard Hawke's Bay (view label images)

6/18/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote:

91 points

Ripe and lush. It shows the dark, plummy side of what cabernet franc can be, rather than the savory side of the grape.

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Red

2007 Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir Growers Collection Calvert Vineyard Central Otago (view label images)

10/2/2013 - NZ_Mag wrote:

93 points

Deep-flavoured fruit: dark cherries and plums, earthy, a good structure and velvety tannins