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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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Church Road TOM  Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2020, Hawkes Bay
Church Road TOM Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2020, Hawkes Bay

There’s no mistaking the complexity and completeness in the bouquet with purple flower and dark berry fruits, fresh and roasted Doris plums, blackberry then earth….

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Cameron DouglasAugust 1, 2023
Church Road 1 Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay
Church Road 1 Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay

The varietal signature is immediate with a rich blackcurrant and blue plums core, aromas of crushed violets and barrel smoke, vanilla pod and baking spices are each quite powerful yet collectively seem well suited to the youthful energy and form the bouquet rather seamlessly….

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Cameron DouglasAugust 1, 2023
Church Road 1  Single Vineyard Malbec 2021, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay
Church Road 1 Single Vineyard Malbec 2021, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay

A powerful fruit centric beginning with aromas of blue and black fruits, chocolate and freshly roasted coffee bean, clove and vanilla pod, some anise and five spice and roasted Brazil-nut….

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2021, MalbecCameron DouglasAugust 1, 2023Church Road, Malbec, 2021, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay, Tom
Church Road 1 Single Vineyard  Merlot 2021, Red Stone Vineyard, Hawkes Bay
Church Road 1 Single Vineyard Merlot 2021, Red Stone Vineyard, Hawkes Bay

A bold and expressive bouquet of roasted plums and black cherry, chocolate and five-spice, new leather and barrel smoke….

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2021, MerlotCameron DouglasAugust 1, 2023Church Road, 2021, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay, Tom, Merlot
Church Road 1 Single Vineyard Syrah 2021, Red Stone , Hawkes Bay
Church Road 1 Single Vineyard Syrah 2021, Red Stone , Hawkes Bay

A powerful and direct bouquet of balck currant and smoke, baked raspberry and daker kitchen spices of clove and cinnamon, roasted plums and gravelly stone soils….

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2021, SyrahCameron DouglasAugust 1, 2023Church Road, Tom, Syrah, 2021, Single Vineyard, Hawkes Bay
Church Road 1 Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2022, Tuki Tuki Vineyard, Hawkes Bay
Church Road 1 Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2022, Tuki Tuki Vineyard, Hawkes Bay

A distinctive bouquet with an immediate sense of youth and power, an array of scents from flint and lemon to red apple and white peach, to quince, lemon custard and barrel spices….

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2022, ChardonnayCameron DouglasAugust 1, 2023Church Road, Tom, 2022, Hawkes Bay, chardonnay, Single Vineyard
Ruru Pinot Noir 2022, Central Otago
Ruru Pinot Noir 2022, Central Otago

Ripe, fruity, varietal and classic bouquet filled with scents of dark cherry and savoury dried herb qualities, roasted nut and wood smoke, plums and kitchen baking spice attributes….

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2022, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasJuly 31, 2023Ruru, chardonnay, Central Otago
Ruru Gewürztraminer 2022, Central Otago
Ruru Gewürztraminer 2022, Central Otago

The varietal lift says it all with fragrances of white flowers and exotic fruits, apples and sweet lemon, There’s a flinty mineral quality along with a cold stone layer and moment of sherbet, herbs and spices….

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2022, Gewurztraminer, GewürztraminerCameron DouglasJuly 31, 2023Ruru, Gewürztraminer, gewurztraminer, Central Otago
Ruru Chardonnay 2022, Central Otago
Ruru Chardonnay 2022, Central Otago

Varietal, ripe, and enticing with aromas of peaches and cool climate grapefruit, some apple and lemon then new oak intensity and some associated spices, smoke note and youthful energy….

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2022, ChardonnayCameron DouglasJuly 31, 2023Ruru, chardonnay, Central Otago
Ruru Riesling 2022, Central Otago
Ruru Riesling 2022, Central Otago

A delicious wine, crisp, taut, youthful, salivating, saline, dry on the finish and varietal….

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2022, RieslingCameron DouglasJuly 31, 2023Ruru, riesling, Central Otago
Rapaura Springs Reserve Pinot Rosé 2023, Marlborough
Rapaura Springs Reserve Pinot Rosé 2023, Marlborough

A classic new world rose expression with a bouquet of fresh cherry and cranberry, some floral highlights and youthful pure fruited energy….

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2023, Pinot RoséCameron DouglasJuly 31, 2023Rapaura Springs, Reserve, Pinot Rosé, Marlborough
Summerhouse Pinot Gris 2023, Marlborough
Summerhouse Pinot Gris 2023, Marlborough

Fragrant, aromatic and enticing bouquet with scents of fresh and poached pears, white and citrus, yellow apple flesh and a flinty mineral quality….

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2023, Pinot GrisCameron DouglasJuly 31, 2023Summerhouse, Pinot Gris, Marlborough
Matawhero Irwin Chardonnay 2020, Gisborne
Matawhero Irwin Chardonnay 2020, Gisborne

The bouquet indicates a wine showing integration as well as complexity with seamless aromas of peach and cashew nut, sweet grapefruit and baked apple, vanilla and burnt butter qualities….

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2020, Chardonnay, Vegan FriendlyCameron DouglasJuly 31, 2023Matawhero, Irwin, chardonnay, Gisborne, Vegan friendly
Matawhero Irwin Chardonnay 2021, Gisborne
Matawhero Irwin Chardonnay 2021, Gisborne

This flagship style from the Matawhero team never fails to impress, this wine showcases a bouquet and palate of complexity, layers of ripe yellow and white fleshed fruits, cashew nut and white smoke barrel impacts….

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2021, Chardonnay, Vegan FriendlyCameron DouglasJuly 31, 2023Matawhero, Irwin, Gisborne, chardonnay, Vegan friendly
Matawhero Church House Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2022, Gisborne
Matawhero Church House Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2022, Gisborne

Barrel fermented aromas and palate of ripe and fleshy yellow stone fruits, fresh and baled apple, some quince and butterscotch moments and baking spices of barrel from cinnamon to vanilla….

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2022, Chardonnay, Vegan FriendlyCameron DouglasJuly 31, 2023Matawhero, Church House, Barrel Fermented, chardonnay, Gisborne, Vegan friendly
Matawhero Church House Single Vineyard Chenin Blanc 2022, Gisborne
Matawhero Church House Single Vineyard Chenin Blanc 2022, Gisborne

Clean, precise, fruity and varietal with a bouquet and palate of fresh and baked apple, moments of wet wool then flowers and a flinty mineral and clay quality….

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2022, Chenin Blanc, Vegan FriendlyCameron DouglasJuly 31, 2023Matawhero, Church House, Single Vineyard, chenin blanc, Gisborne, Vegan friendly
Helio Chardonnay 2022, Hawke's Bay
Helio Chardonnay 2022, Hawke's Bay

A bouquet of purity and focus with scents of fresh red apple and peach, citrus and moments of pith. There’s a definitive layer of stone and clay mineral then soft barrel scents, lees and complexities from the synergies presented….

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2022, ChardonnayCameron DouglasJuly 31, 2023Helio, chardonnay, Hawke's Bay, Hawkes Bay
Riddoch 'The Author' Shiraz 2019, Coonawarra, South Australia
Riddoch 'The Author' Shiraz 2019, Coonawarra, South Australia

Aromas and flavours of licorice and red berry fruits, some bitter chocolate and fresh black currant, purple flowers and baking spices, Doris plums and some iron red soil suggestions….

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2019, ShirazCameron DouglasJuly 31, 2023Riddoch, Coonawarra, Shiraz, 2019, South Australia
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