Palliser Estate Chardonnay 2021, Martinborough

Lovely pure fruited bouquet showcasing scents of white fleshed stone fruits, citrus and soil minerals…..

2021, ChardonnayCameron DouglasJuly 31, 2022Palliser Estate, Chardonnay, Martinborough

Pegasus Bay Gewürztraminer 2021, Waipara Valley, North Canterbury

Fantastic bouquet of exotic fruits and flowers, there’s a fine spicy quality, definitive varietal core and distinctive power….

Palliser Estate Rosé 2022, Martinborough

Prisitne appearance in rose gold, pure ripe fruited aromas of light red berry fruits, sweet rose and delicate complexity….

2022, Rose, RoséCameron DouglasJuly 31, 2022Palliser Estate, rose, Rosé, Martinborough

99 Rows Pinot Noir 2018, Te Muna, Martinborough

Aromas and flavours of savoury red cherry and plum, there’s a fine silty soil quality along with dried herb and barrel spice highlights….

2018, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasJuly 30, 202299 Rows, Pinot Noir, Martinborough, Te Muna

Butterworth 'Layline' Pinot Noir 2020, Martinborough

Great colour and concentration with aromas and flavours of tamarillo and dark plum, black cherry and tree spices.

2020, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasJuly 30, 2022Butterworth, Layline, Pinot Noir, Martinborough

Black Estate Treble Rosé 2022, North Canterbury

Aromas and flavours of fresh red apple skin and rose petals, sweet raspberry and blueberry flesh.

Akarua Pinot Gris 2021, Bannockburn, Central Otago

Fresh, fruity, floral, mineral and enticing bouquet….

2021, Pinot GrisCameron DouglasJuly 30, 2022Akarua, Pinot Gris, Bannockburn, Central Otago

Beach House Rosé 2022, Hawke's Bay

Aromas and flavours of cherry and red apple, a touch of raspberry then a stony mineral quality….

2022, Rose, RoséCameron DouglasJuly 30, 2022Beach House, rose, Rosé, Hawkes Bay, Hawke's Bay

Three Miners 'Rocker Box' Rosé 2021, Central Otago

Delicious on the palate - plush, ripe, fresh and fruity….

2021, RoséCameron DouglasJuly 30, 2022Three Miners, III Miners, Alexandra, Central Otago, rose, Rosé

Mondillo 'Nina' Late Harvest Riesling 2021, Central Otago

Enticing and complex, fruit centric with scents of mandarin and limeflower, honeysuckle and lemon….

2021, Late Harvest style, RieslingCameron DouglasJuly 30, 2022Mondillo, Nina, Late Harvest, riesling, Central Otago

Mondillo Pinot Noir 2020, Central Otago

Fantastic bouquet with ripe red berry fruits laced with mineral and smoky wood tones. Complex, youthful and enticing….

2020, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasJuly 30, 2022Mondillo, Pinot Noir, Central Otago

Black Barn Vineyards Chardonnay 2022, Hawkes Bay

Pure, ripe and fresh with a core of sweet grapefruit and pear then white peach and apple scents….

2022, ChardonnayCameron DouglasJuly 30, 2022Black Barn, Hawkes Bay, Hawke's Bay, Chardonnay

Matahiwi Estate Pinot Gris 2022, Wairarapa

Excellent bouquet - fres…h and vibrant, varietal and new.

2022, Pinot GrisCameron DouglasJuly 30, 2022Matahiwi Estate, Pinot Gris, Wairarapa

The Landing Rosé 2022, Bay of Islands

Classically styled expression with a lifted, fresh and vibrant bouquet laced with scents of rose and sweet plum, red melon and strawberry flesh….

2022, Rosé, RoseCameron DouglasJuly 30, 2022The Landing, Rosé, rose, Bay of Islands, Northland

The Landing Boathouse Rosé 2022, Bay of Islands

A distinctive boquuet with layers of clay and red berry fruit scents, silica and cherry, strawberry and a touch of red melon….

2022, Rose, RoséCameron DouglasJuly 30, 2022The Landing, Boathouse, Bay of Islands, Northland, rose, Rosé

Fromm 'The Curation' Pinot Noir 2020, Marlborough

Ripe, pure, complex and teases the senses with an engaging bouquet filled with scents of red plum and dark cherry flesh then a lees and fine gunflint quality….

2020, Organic, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasJuly 30, 2022Fromm, The Curation, Pinot Noir, Organic, Marlborough

Lamont Pinot Noir 2019, Bendigo, Central Otago

A fine complex bouquet, youthful, varietal and precise with aromas of dark red cherry and dried raspberry, a fine mineral core, layers of French oak spiced barrel qualities and a gun-flint nut quality….

2019, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasJuly 30, 2022Lamont, Pinot Noir, Central Otago, Bendigo

Seresin Chardonnay Reserve 2021, Marlborough

Lovely bouquet with complexity and richness, baked stone fruit and ripe citrus scents, a back bone of complexity and spice of barrel, grapefruit and apple….

2021, Chardonnay, Biodynamic, OrganicCameron DouglasJuly 30, 2022Seresin, Reserve, Chardonnay, Organic, Bio-Gro, Biodynamic, Marlborough

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