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Wine and Beverage Reviews


 

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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Rapaura Springs Rohe-Southern Valleys Pinot Noir 2021, Marlborough
Rapaura Springs Rohe-Southern Valleys Pinot Noir 2021, Marlborough

A youthful, fruity, varietal and vibrant bouquet with aromas of black cherry and dark plum then brown spcies of toasty barrel and a dry stone earthy quality…

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2021, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasSeptember 17, 2022Rapaura Springs, Rohe, Southern Valleys, Marlborough, Pinot Noir
Rapaura Springs Bouldevines Vineyard Chardonnay 2020, Omaka Valley, Marlborough
Rapaura Springs Bouldevines Vineyard Chardonnay 2020, Omaka Valley, Marlborough

An excellent and familiar boquuet filled with a toasty richness from smoky oak, ripe yellow stone fruits, baked grapefruit and sweet oak suggestions…

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2020, ChardonnayCameron DouglasSeptember 17, 2022Rapaura Springs, Bouldevines Vineyard, Omaka Valley, Marlborough, Chardonnay
Les Peyrautins Chardonnay 2021, Pays D'OC, IGP, France
Les Peyrautins Chardonnay 2021, Pays D'OC, IGP, France

Aromas and flavours of fresh yellow and white peach, apple and grapefruit flesh….

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Cameron DouglasSeptember 17, 2022
Quartz Reef Grüner Veltliner 2021, Bendigo, Central Otago
Quartz Reef Grüner Veltliner 2021, Bendigo, Central Otago

Varietal, fruity, aromatic, floral and savoury with a light herbaceous quality….

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2021, Biodynamic, Gruner Veltliner, OrganicCameron DouglasSeptember 17, 2022Quartz Reef, Bendigo, Central Otago, Biodynamic, Organic, Grüner Veltliner, Gruner Veltliner
Quartz Reef Pinot Noir 2021, Bendigo, Central Otago
Quartz Reef Pinot Noir 2021, Bendigo, Central Otago

Fantastic bouquet with a sense of place and time, aromas of forrest berries and bracken, mineral and wood spices, fresh dark cherries, plums, wild black currant and procini mushroom…

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2021, Biodynamic, Organic, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasSeptember 17, 2022Quartz Reef, Biodynamic, Organic, Pinot Noir, Bendigo, Central Otago
Quartz Reef 'Billie Jean' Royal Series Pinot Noir 2019, Bendigo, Central Otago
Quartz Reef 'Billie Jean' Royal Series Pinot Noir 2019, Bendigo, Central Otago

I suggest you taste this wine over 2 days - it begins to show its true potential after around 24 hours open….

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2019, Pinot Noir, Organic, BiodynamicCameron DouglasSeptember 17, 2022Quartz Reef, Billie Jean, Royal Series, Bendigo, Central Otago, Pinot Noir, Biodynamic, Organic
Deutz Marlborough Cuvee Blanc de Blancs 2018, Marlborough
Deutz Marlborough Cuvee Blanc de Blancs 2018, Marlborough

An excellent boquuet with a complex and layered autolysis of baked goods and butter brioche….

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2018, Methode Traditionelle, SparklingCameron DouglasSeptember 16, 2022Deutz Marlborough, Blanc de Blancs, 2018, Marlborough
Mumm Marlborough Vintage Rosé 2017, Marlborough
Mumm Marlborough Vintage Rosé 2017, Marlborough

Aromas of fresh cherry and raspberry, some cranberry then a fine lees autolysis quality….

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2017, Rose, Sparkling, Methode TraditionelleCameron DouglasSeptember 15, 2022Mumm, Marlborough, 2017, rose
Deutz Marlborough Prestige Cuvee 2017, Marlborough
Deutz Marlborough Prestige Cuvee 2017, Marlborough

Rich and quite complex with bottle development revealing a nut and baked stone fruit quality….

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2017, Sparkling, Methode TraditionelleCameron DouglasSeptember 15, 2022Deutz Marlborough, Prestige Cuvee, Marlborough
Deutz Marlborough Cuvee NV, Marlborough
Deutz Marlborough Cuvee NV, Marlborough

A fine lees autolysis leads to aromas of fresh apple and white strawberry then peach…

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NV, Non Vintage, Sparkling, Methode TraditionelleCameron DouglasSeptember 15, 2022Deutz Marlborough, Cuvee, Non Vintage
Smith & Sheth CRU Heretaunga Cabernet Franc 2020, Hawke's Bay
Smith & Sheth CRU Heretaunga Cabernet Franc 2020, Hawke's Bay

Deep core of dark ruby changing only at the rim to a pale ruby pink hue. Aromas of ripeness and power with dark red berries and sweet dark plum….

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2020, Cabernet FrancCameron DouglasSeptember 11, 2022Smith & Sheth, CRU, Cabernet Franc, Heretaunga, Hawkes Bay, Hawke's Bay
Rapaura Springs 'Rohe' Pinot Noir 2021, Awatere Valley, Marlborough
Rapaura Springs 'Rohe' Pinot Noir 2021, Awatere Valley, Marlborough

Flavours of black cherry and dark plum, dried herb and a savoury core, flavours of barrel spice and youthful tannins combine with acidity to form a backbone of structure….

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2021, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasSeptember 11, 2022Rapaura Springs, Rohe, Awatere Valley, Marlborough, 2021
The Landing Chardonnay 2020, Bay of Islands, Northland
The Landing Chardonnay 2020, Bay of Islands, Northland

An elegant and pure expression of Chardonnay with a weighty texture and core fruit flavours that reflect the variety, but also show-off Northlands proclivity for the variety….

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2020, ChardonnayCameron DouglasSeptember 8, 2022The Landing, Chardonnay, 2020, Bay of Islands, Northland
The Landing 'Boathouse' Chardonnay 2020, Bay of Islands, Northland
The Landing 'Boathouse' Chardonnay 2020, Bay of Islands, Northland

A smooth textured and very stylish expression of Chardonnay with aromas and flavours of fresh white peach and pear, some apple and grapefruit…

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2020, ChardonnayCameron DouglasSeptember 8, 2022The Landing, Chardonnay, 2020, Bay of Islands, Northland
Misha's Vineyard 'Verismo' Pinot Noir 2016, Central Otago
Misha's Vineyard 'Verismo' Pinot Noir 2016, Central Otago

Complex to the nose with a bouquet of primary red berry fruits layered between some bottle-development scents of autumn leaves, hay and fine savoury dried herb attributes then fine oak with a whisper of smoke and scents of nutmeg, vanilla and kitchen spices….

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2016, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasSeptember 8, 2022Misha's Vineyard, Verismo, Pinot Noir, 2016, Central Otago
Misha's Vineyard 'The High Note' Pinot Noir 2020, Central Otago
Misha's Vineyard 'The High Note' Pinot Noir 2020, Central Otago

Fabulous fragrance, varietal, youthful, loaded with fruit and statements about mineral and dried herb…

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2020, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasSeptember 8, 2022Misha's Vineyard, The High Note, Pinot Noir, 2020, Central Otago
Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir 2020, Central Otago
Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir 2020, Central Otago

I tasted this wine on days 2 and 3 as well to learn about its development potential…

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2020, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasSeptember 8, 2022Pyramid Valley, Pinot Noir, 2020, Central Otago
Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir 2020, North Canterbury
Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir 2020, North Canterbury

There’s no mistaking the sense of place with aromas of white soil and wild flowers, the varietal signature of red berries with cherry and old strawberry sitting nicely alongside moments of plum then spice….

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2020, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasSeptember 8, 2022Pyramid Valley, Pinot Noir, 2020, North Canterbury
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