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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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Blackenbrook Pinot Noir 2020, Nelson
Blackenbrook Pinot Noir 2020, Nelson

There’s lots of fresh red cherry and ripe cranberry on the nose, floral too with a spring flower note….

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2020, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasOctober 8, 2022Blackenbrook Wines, Canelli, 2020, Pinot Noir
Villa Maria 'Ngakirikiri' 2019, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay
Villa Maria 'Ngakirikiri' 2019, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay

A powerful bouquet and palate with core aromas and flavours of fresh and baked blackberry fruits, toasty barrel spice and baked nut, a mineral earthy, almost baked earth, quality then violsts and dark spices….

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2019, Cabernet SauvignonCameron DouglasOctober 8, 2022Villa Maria, Ngakirikiri, Hawkes Bay, Gimblett Gravels, 2019
Elephant Hill Airavata Syrah 2019, Hawke's Bay
Elephant Hill Airavata Syrah 2019, Hawke's Bay

A powerful, complex and very entiicing bouquet of dark berries and baked earth qualities…

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2019, SyrahCameron DouglasOctober 8, 2022Elephant Hill, Airavata, syrah, Hawkes Bay, Hawke's Bay
 Huntress Pinot Noir 2020, Martinborough
Huntress Pinot Noir 2020, Martinborough

Youthful and distinctive bouquet with a complex bouquet and palate showcasing a natural, fine gently savoury core with dark cherry and black currant flavours….

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2020, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasOctober 8, 2022Huntress, Pinot Noir, On Giant's Shoulders, Martinborough, Wairarapa
Te Mata Estate Coleraine 2020, Hawkes Bay
Te Mata Estate Coleraine 2020, Hawkes Bay

Opaque at the core with deep purple hues and a ruby pink rim with ink staining tears….

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2020, Bordeaux Style Left Bank, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Red blend, Red WineCameron DouglasOctober 8, 2022Te Mata, Te Mata Estate, Hawkes Bay, 2020, Coleraine
Carrick Billet-Doux Organic Pinot Noir 2021, Central Otago
Carrick Billet-Doux Organic Pinot Noir 2021, Central Otago

Dark ruby core and purple hues lead to a bouquet of dark red berry fruits, sweet oak scents, wild dried herbs and schist mineral deposit complexities….

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2021, Organic, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasOctober 6, 2022Carrick, Billet-Doux, Pinot Noir, Organic, Central Otago
Spencer Block Malbec 2020, Mendoza, Argentina
Spencer Block Malbec 2020, Mendoza, Argentina

Ripe, fruity, varietal and very enticing bouquet. Aromas of dark plums and blue fruits, milk chocolate and violets, toasted barrel with smoky wood qualities with dark baking spices of clove and nutmeg….

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2020, MalbecCameron DouglasOctober 6, 2022Spencer Block, Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina
Zolo Reserve Estate Grown Malbec 2018, Mendoza, Argentina
Zolo Reserve Estate Grown Malbec 2018, Mendoza, Argentina

Immeditely attractive bouquet with very ripe dark red berry aromas, clove and bitter chocolate scents, roasted red berry fruits and a baked clay earthy qualities….

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2018, MalbecCameron DouglasOctober 6, 2022Zolo, Reserve, Malbec, Estate Grown, Mendoza, Argentina
Andy Pinot Noir 2020 by Takapoto Estate & Brennan Wines, Gibbston, Central Otago
Andy Pinot Noir 2020 by Takapoto Estate & Brennan Wines, Gibbston, Central Otago

A bouquet of place and time with a complex, fine savoury core surrounded by red berry fruit and plum scents, layers of barrel spices with nutmeg, cinnamon, dusty clove then fallen leaves with a touch of smoke.

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2020, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasOctober 5, 2022Takapoto Estate, Andy, Pinot Noir, Gibbston, Central Otago
Felton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir 2021, Central Otago
Felton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir 2021, Central Otago

Complex, specific, mineral then fruit centric, the sense of place suggests a stony almost silty mineral quality, ripe red berry fruits with a very soft savoury quality, then nut and baking spice layers from barrel with a whisp of smoke….

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2021, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasOctober 5, 2022Felton Road, Block 3, Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2021
Felton Road MacMuir Pinot Noir 2021, Central Otago
Felton Road MacMuir Pinot Noir 2021, Central Otago

After the primary scents of pinosity and seductive charms a sense of power, ripeness and youth prevails….

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2021, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasOctober 5, 2022Felton Road, MacMuir, Pinot Noir, Central Otago
Felton Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2021, Central Otago
Felton Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2021, Central Otago

Purity and finesse, core varietal scents of dark cherry, violet and gun-flint, there’s a quiet smokiness from the barrel along with a five spice quality then a distinctive mineral and earth quality adding complexity and sense of place….

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2021, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasOctober 5, 2022Felton Road, Bannockburn, Pinot Noir, 2021, Central Otago
Felton Road Bannockburn Chardonnay 2021, Central Otago
Felton Road Bannockburn Chardonnay 2021, Central Otago

Elegant and complex, immediately enticing with a bouquet of subtlety and finesse, layers of fresh white fleshed stone fruits and citrus, layers of fragrant spices and mineral then gently toasty barrel qualities with a whisper of gun-flint….

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2021, ChardonnayCameron DouglasOctober 5, 2022Felton Road, Chardonnay, Bannockburn, Central Otago, 2021
Blackenbrook Wines Pinot Noir 2020, Nelson
Blackenbrook Wines Pinot Noir 2020, Nelson

A rich, polished natural cherry red hue leads to a bouquet and palate filled with red cherries and strawberry flesh, sweet roses and ripe papaya flesh….

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2020, Pinot Noir, VeganCameron DouglasOctober 5, 2022Blackenbrook Wines, Pinot Noir, Nelson, Vegan
Church Road 'Tom' Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2019, Hawkes Bay
Church Road 'Tom' Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2019, Hawkes Bay

Complex and new, bold dark aromas of blackberry and baked plum, dark chocolate and toasty barrel with brown spices of clove and nutmeg….

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2019, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Merlot, MerlotCameron DouglasOctober 4, 2022Church Road, 2019, Hawkes Bay, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, Tom, Tom McDonald
Church Road 'Tom' Syrah 2020, Hawkes Bay
Church Road 'Tom' Syrah 2020, Hawkes Bay

A bouquet of power and purity, there’s no mistaking the scents of syrah’s black fruits and baked field mushrooms, black currant and toasty barrel….

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2020, SyrahCameron DouglasOctober 4, 2022Church Road, Tom, Tom McDonald, 2020, Hawkes Bay, syrah
Church Road 'Tom' Chardonnay 2021, Hawkes Bay
Church Road 'Tom' Chardonnay 2021, Hawkes Bay

Really fantastic bouquet, taut and youthful with crystal clear scents of just picked and baked peach, ripe grapefruit and French oak suggesting new wood, raw cashew nut and baked apple, a whisper of caramel then toasty brown spices….

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2021, ChardonnayCameron DouglasOctober 4, 2022Church Road, Tom, Tom McDonald, Hawkes Bay, 2021
Drappier Premier Cru Brut NV, Champagne, France
Drappier Premier Cru Brut NV, Champagne, France

Instantly recognisable bouquet of fresh white fleshed fruits with apple and pear then layers of autolysis suggesting freshly baked goods, butter brioche and a whisper of spice….

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Champagne, NVCameron DouglasOctober 4, 2022Champagne, Drappier, Premier Cru, France
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