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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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Stormwood Marsanne 2022, Waiheke Island
Stormwood Marsanne 2022, Waiheke Island

Aromatic, youthful, ripe and generous bouquet with aromas of fresh grapefruit and white flowers, scents of apple and white spice, a saline quality and…

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2022, MarsanneCameron DouglasJuly 29, 2023StormWood, Marsanne, Waiheke Island
Cable Bay Viognier 2021, Waiheke Island
Cable Bay Viognier 2021, Waiheke Island

A classic and focused bouquet of ripe peach and apricot stone, quite floral too with yellow flowers. There’s a lees and fruit spice quality adding breadth and depth….

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2021, ViognierCameron DouglasJuly 29, 2023Cable Bay, Viognier, Waiheke Island
Stormwood Meritage 2020, Waiheke Island
Stormwood Meritage 2020, Waiheke Island

An expressive and youthful bouquet of sweet and toasty barrel spices alongside a core of dark berries and plums, clove and vanilla, some violets and clay soil suggestions….

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2020, Bordeaux Style Left Bank, MeritageCameron DouglasJuly 26, 2023StormWood, Meritage, Waiheke Island
Cable Bay 'Cinders Vineyard' Pinot Noir 2020, Awatere Valley, Marlborough
Cable Bay 'Cinders Vineyard' Pinot Noir 2020, Awatere Valley, Marlborough

Aromatic, fruity, varietal and inviting bouquet of cherries and plums, some spices of barrel and soil smoke qualities….

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2020, Organic, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasJuly 26, 2023Cable Bay, Organic, Cinders Vineyard, Awatere Valley, Marlborough, Pinot Noir
Stormwood Syrah 2019, Waiheke Island
Stormwood Syrah 2019, Waiheke Island

A lovely bouquet of varietal power, spice and earthy spices. Aromas suggest crumbled stones and black currant flesh, some savoury plum and pepper, toasty barrel spices and a touch of baked field mushroom….

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2019, SyrahCameron DouglasJuly 26, 2023StormWood, syrah, Waiheke Island
Paxton Queen of the Hive Red Blend 2021, McLaren Vale
Paxton Queen of the Hive Red Blend 2021, McLaren Vale

A fun and interesting red wine with aromas and flavours of plums and dark cherry, some boysenberry then stone and clay earthy laced with a some natural spice qualities….

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2021, Biodynamic, Organic, Red blend, Vegan FriendlyCameron DouglasJuly 26, 2023Paxton, Queen of the Hive, Red Blend, McLaren Vale, Vegan friendly, Organic, Biodynamic
Paxton Queen of the Hive Shiraz Mataro 2022, McLaren Vale
Paxton Queen of the Hive Shiraz Mataro 2022, McLaren Vale

Ripe, fruity and varietal with aromas and flavours of black currants and boysenberries, there’s a milk chocolate and baking spices complexity along with a fresh violets quality….

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2022, Biodynamic, Mataro, Organic, Shiraz, Vegan FriendlyCameron DouglasJuly 26, 2023Paxton, Queen of the Hive, Shiraz, Mataro, Organic, Biodynamic, Vegan friendly, McLaren Vale
Black Cottage Rosé 2023, Marlborough
Black Cottage Rosé 2023, Marlborough

On the palate crisp and new, vibrant and fruity….

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2023, Rose, Rosé, VeganCameron DouglasJuly 25, 2023Black Cottage, Rosé, rose, Marlborough, Vegan
Black Cottage Pinot Gris 2023, Marlborough
Black Cottage Pinot Gris 2023, Marlborough

Youthful, ripe, fruity, varietal with fresh pears and apples, there’s a white spice lift to the bouquet with a lick of pepper then roasted pears….

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2023, Pinot Gris, VeganCameron DouglasJuly 25, 2023Black Cottage, Pinot Gris, Marlborough, Vegan
Taylors 'Legacy'  Cabernet Sauvignon 2016, Clare Valley, South Australia
Taylors 'Legacy' Cabernet Sauvignon 2016, Clare Valley, South Australia

Complex and layered, subtle scents of violets and clay, violets, iron sand and fresh tobacco. Heirloom framers market blackberry fruits, licorice and plum skin, there’s purity and freshness, a whisper of hay and blonde tobacco then kitchen cupboard spices and smoke….

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2016, Cabernet SauvignonCameron DouglasJuly 25, 2023Taylors, Legacy, cabernet sauvignon, 2016, Clare Valley, South Australia
Taylors The Visionary Cabernet Sauvignon 2016, Clare Valley
Taylors The Visionary Cabernet Sauvignon 2016, Clare Valley

A complex an seductive bouquet with layers of ripe blackberry, blueberry and plums fruits laced with earth and clay mineral scents, barrel spices and a complexity that can only come from the vision and synergies delivered by a great winemaker (go Adam)….

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2016, Cabernet SauvignonCameron DouglasJuly 25, 2023Taylors, The Visionary, Clare Valley, cabernet sauvignon
Taylors The Pioneer Shiraz 2016, Clare Valley
Taylors The Pioneer Shiraz 2016, Clare Valley

Fantastic bouquet of focus, concentration and power, there are layer’s of floral and mineral qualities adding a subtlety….

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2016, ShirazCameron DouglasJuly 25, 2023Taylors, The Pioneer, shiraz, Clare Valley
Taylors St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Clare Valley
Taylors St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Clare Valley

A very attractive bouquet of complexity, variety and time. Aromas of fresh blackberries and dark skinned plums, layers of barrels spices and a gentle minty and…

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2019, Cabernet SauvignonCameron DouglasJuly 25, 2023Taylors, St Andrews, cabernet sauvignon, Clare Valley
Taylors St Andrews Shiraz 2020, Clare Valley
Taylors St Andrews Shiraz 2020, Clare Valley

A distinctive, varietal, lifted and fruit centric bouquet. Distinctive from the mix of…

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2020, ShirazCameron DouglasJuly 25, 2023Taylors, St Andrews, shiraz, Clare Valley
Taylors Masterstroke Cabernet Sauvignon 2020, Coonawarra
Taylors Masterstroke Cabernet Sauvignon 2020, Coonawarra

There’s power and concentration in the bouquet, not too much, scents of ripe black berry fruits and plums, some blue fruits and tobacco barrel spice combinations layer in complexity, charm and enticement….

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2020, Cabernet SauvignonCameron DouglasJuly 25, 2023Taylors, Masterstroke, cabernet sauvignon, Coonawarra
Taylors Masterstroke Shiraz 2020, McLaren Vale
Taylors Masterstroke Shiraz 2020, McLaren Vale

Varietal, concentrated, enticing, ripe and new. Aromas and flavours of fresh black currant flesh, roasted Doris plums, moments of brown sugar and toasty barrel, dark slices of clove and baked vanilla, and some pressed violet floral moment….

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2020, ShirazCameron DouglasJuly 25, 2023Taylors, Masterstroke, shiraz, McLaren Vale
Kumeu River Chardonnays 2022 Release
Kumeu River Chardonnays 2022 Release

It’s about this time each year that Kumeu River release their new vintage wines….

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ChardonnayCameron DouglasJuly 23, 2023Kumeu River
Two Paddocks Organic Pinot Noir 2022, Central Otago
Two Paddocks Organic Pinot Noir 2022, Central Otago

There’s no mistaking the complexity and allure of this wine’s bouquet, purity and pinosity, dark raspberry and cherry flesh, sweet baking spices of barrel with moments of wood smoke then an earthy mineral qualities….

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2022, Organic, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasJuly 22, 2023Two Paddocks, Organic, Pinot Noir, Central Otago
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