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All Cam's wine and beverage reviews use the 100-point scale:

Outstanding 95 - 100 PointsA great wine. Cellar worthy. Impeccably made.

Outstanding 95 - 100 Points

A great wine

Cellar worthy

Impeccably made

Very Good to ExcellentA wine with concentration, texture, character and quality

Very Good to Excellent

A wine with concentration, texture, character and quality

PremiumA wine with special qualities

Premium

A wine with special qualities.

Also available, 92 Point only Stickers

RecommendedA wine that is well made, immediately drinkable and will not disappoint

Recommended

A wine that is well made, immediately drinkable and should not disappoint

 

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Smith & Sheth CRU Heretaunga Chardonnay 2020, Hawkes Bay
Smith & Sheth CRU Heretaunga Chardonnay 2020, Hawkes Bay

A sophisticated, pure and silky textured bouquet with scents of fresh peach and red apple, salty air and a clay stone mineral quality….

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ChardonnayCameron DouglasApril 5, 2022Hawkes Bay, 95 Points, Outstanding, Smith & Sheth
Neudorf Rosie's Block Moutere Chardonnay 2020, Nelson
Neudorf Rosie's Block Moutere Chardonnay 2020, Nelson

Really fantastic bouquet with scents of ripe yellow fleshed stone fruit and leesy complexity, a mix of older and new barrel scents and a natural harmonious complexity….

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ChardonnayCameron DouglasApril 5, 2022Neudorf, Nelson, Certified Bio-gro, 95 Points, Outstanding
Mount Brown Estates Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2020, North Canterbury
Mount Brown Estates Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2020, North Canterbury

Fantastic bouquet with aromas of gun metal and leesy spices, roasted nut and roasted stone fruits and baking spices.

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ChardonnayCameron DouglasApril 5, 2022Mount Brown Estates, Grand Reserve, North Canterbury, 95 Points, Outstanding
Escarpment Chardonnay 2020, Martinborough
Escarpment Chardonnay 2020, Martinborough

There’s always an immediate complexity, finesse and elegance about the wines from Escarpment, this Chardonnay exemplifies that with…

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ChardonnayCameron DouglasApril 5, 202295 Points, Outstanding, Martinborough
Easthope Family Winegrowers Chardonnay 2020, Skeetfield Vineyard, Hawkes Bay
Easthope Family Winegrowers Chardonnay 2020, Skeetfield Vineyard, Hawkes Bay

The unique site that is the Skeetfield vineyard in Hawkes Bay captures a sense of place and time in its chardonnay fruit showcasing scents of new season peach then quince, ripe grapefruit , there’s no mistaking the mineral layer enhanced with a wild white flowers suggestion….

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ChardonnayCameron DouglasApril 5, 2022Easthope Family Winegrowers, Hawkes Bay, Skeetfield
Blank Canvas Reed Vineyard Chardonnay 2020, Marlborough
Blank Canvas Reed Vineyard Chardonnay 2020, Marlborough

I tasted this wine on my MiNDFOOD FB live session on Friday July 2nd - and again Saturday July 3rd. What an excellent example with immediately captivating aromas of stone fruits and sweet citrus…

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ChardonnayCameron DouglasApril 5, 202295 Points, Outstanding, Marlborough
Church Road Tom Chardonnay 2020, Hawkes Bay
Church Road Tom Chardonnay 2020, Hawkes Bay

After a few minutes in glass to allow the wine to relax the aromas and perfumes begin to unfurl revealing a wine of concentration and complexity….

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ChardonnayCameron DouglasApril 5, 2022Church Road, Hawkes Bay, Tom McDonald, Tom, 96 Points, Outstanding
Dry River Chardonnay 2020, Martinborough
Dry River Chardonnay 2020, Martinborough

An incredible expression of Chardonnay with a core of minerality, sense of place, aromas of sweet grapefruit and heirloom peach, apple and fine layers of French oak, lees complexity and floral highlights….

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ChardonnayCameron DouglasApril 5, 2022Dry River, Martinborough, Outstanding, 98 Points
Black Barn Vineyards Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2020, Hawkes Bay
Black Barn Vineyards Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2020, Hawkes Bay

There’s a fine layer of wood spices and white smoke. Silk cream texture as the wine engages the palate…

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ChardonnayCameron DouglasApril 5, 2022Black Barn, Hawkes Bay, 95 Points, Excellent
Black Estate Home Chardonnay 2020, North Canterbury
Black Estate Home Chardonnay 2020, North Canterbury

A captivating core of complexity with aromas of soil and fruit, oak and lees, gun-metal, fresh apple and white peach…

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ChardonnayCameron DouglasApril 5, 202295 Points, Outstanding, North Canterbury
Ata Rangi Masters Chardonnay 2020, Martinborough
Ata Rangi Masters Chardonnay 2020, Martinborough

Seamless, pure, very elegant, varietal and complex bouquet. Aromas and flavours of mineral and apple, white peach and citrus, raw cashew nut and a mix of sweet barrel spice and gentle smoky quality….

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ChardonnayCameron DouglasApril 5, 2022Ata Rangi, Martinborough, 98 Points, Outstanding
Black Quail Pinot Noir 2019, Felton Road, Central Otago
Black Quail Pinot Noir 2019, Felton Road, Central Otago

Fragrant, varietal, fruity and complex bouquet with aromas of dried raspberry and balck cherry, wild red flowers and a core crush rock earthy quality….

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2019, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasApril 4, 2022Black Quail, Felton Road, Central Otago, 2019, Wine of the Week
Maior de Mendoza Sobre Lias Albariño 2020, Rias Baixas, Spain
Maior de Mendoza Sobre Lias Albariño 2020, Rias Baixas, Spain

Aromas of white peach and sweet citrus, there’s a light saline qaulity then scents of flowers and apple, white apricot and a whisper of tropical fruit.

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2020, AlbariñoCameron DouglasApril 4, 2022Maior de Mendoza, Rias Baixas, Spain, 2020, 92 Points, Premium
Anciano Gran Reserva Tempranillo 2013, Valdapenas, Spain
Anciano Gran Reserva Tempranillo 2013, Valdapenas, Spain

Aromas of sweet oak and dark berries, plums and forest floor, black currant and aged meats, cinnamon and clove, pressed flowers and tilled soil qualities….

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Tempranillo, 2013Cameron DouglasApril 4, 2022Anciano, Gran Reserva, Valdapenas, Spain, 93 Points, Excellent
Church Road Grand Reserve Syrah 2020, Hawkes Bay
Church Road Grand Reserve Syrah 2020, Hawkes Bay

Varietal, toasty, dark fruited, spicy and broody, yothful, complex and engaging….

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Syrah, 2020Cameron DouglasApril 4, 2022Church Road, Grand Reserve, Hawkes Bay, 2020
Les Jamelles Vin Orange 2020, France
Les Jamelles Vin Orange 2020, France

There’s no missing the orange and copper hues of this wine. Aromas and flavours suggest dried apricot and peach, poached apple and fallen autumn leaves….

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Orange Wine, 2020Cameron DouglasApril 4, 2022Les Jamelles, Vin Orange, Orange wine, France, 2020, 89 Points, Recommended
Esk Valley Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot 2020, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay
Esk Valley Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot 2020, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay

Rich, ripe bouquet, sweet scented black fruit aromas, dark spices, chocolate then plum and wood smoke….

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2020, Red blend, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, MerlotCameron DouglasApril 4, 2022Esk Valley, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay
Villa Maria Earth Garden Chardonnay 2021, Hawkes Bay
Villa Maria Earth Garden Chardonnay 2021, Hawkes Bay

Ripe and fresh with a bouquet of peaches and roasted nut, a whisper of butterscotch then vailla and wood smoke….

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2021, ChardonnayCameron DouglasApril 4, 2022Villa Maria, Earth Garden, Chardonnay, 2021, 92 Points, Premium
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