New Zealand is most famous on the world wine stage for Sauvignon Blanc, and with good reason. But here at Moore Wilson's we hunt out the best of all the white varieties from local producers, and spice it up with some international contenders from excellent wineries. Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris (AKA Pinot Grigio) are the ubiquitous names, but there's plenty more out there: semillon (seh-mi-yohn), viognier, riesling, gewurztraminer...
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Hailing from Naboth's Vineayrd 1 Kings Ch. 21. The first vineyard in the world to see the sun. The 2019 vintage is again an energetic, luminous wine. Only 10 months on primary yeast lees offers a biscuity richness to the primary fruit. Exotic perfumes of acorns, vanilla and almonds welcome the finesse and delicacy combined with a full rich palate. A New world classic and a collectors dream.$84.95 Bottle
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Petit Manseng is native of the Juraçon region of the south west of France. Forrest have made this delicious example in Marlborough, bursting with ripe white peach and zesty lemon sherbet, balanced by zippy acidity.$24.95 Bottle
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Luscious aromas of citrus, crisp apple, pear and floral notes, the delicious palate shows intense, tight flavous of lemon / apple and honeysuckle.$17.95 Bottle
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Stonecroft Chardonnay
2021 - Listener Best Buy White Wine - Michael Cooper
A rich bouquet with stonefruit, citrus notes and a hint of toast. Mouthfilling peach and nectarine flavours, witf brioche and lingering butterscotch. Produced orgganically.$28.95 Bottle -
There is an immediate intensity to this wine that is powerful, yet at the same time clean and balanced. Stone fruit characters are slowly reveled as this textural wine unfolds on the palate. The overall mineral nature, a hallmark of Carrick’s flavor profile, is fully celebrated with the Carrick Josephine Riesling.$29.95 Bottle
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Odyssey Pinot Gris
2022
The bouquet is delicately perfumed showing pineapple, pear and white peach characters. It’s beautifully ripe and elegantly textured on the palate with lovely weight and a lingering crisp finish. The wine shows lovely fruit expression and gentle complexity, making it a most satisfying wine to drink!$22.95 Bottle -
Bright aromas of citrus blossom, apple, blanched almonds with a hint of lime leaf. The palate is focused, with a salty, mineral line and fresh flavours of lemon and coriander. This is a youthful wine that’s delicious drinking now, but it will also reward further with cellar age.$37.95 Bottle
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Tropical fruit notes dominate the bouquet with lychee, passionfruit and pineapple, plus hints of rose. On the palate the wine has a lovely texture and mouthfeel, with luscious tropical fruit flavours. The wine will benefit from bottle age. The wine is a single vineyard wine, with fruit from our Roy’s Hill Vineyard.$28.95 Bottle
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Zephyr Gewurztraminer - Bright, intriguing and Lush.$26.95 Bottle
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It is a classic expression of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, being 100% tank fermented, but it offers complexity of texture and a mineral drive that summons river stones and sea spray. Blackcurrant, guava and passionfruit are captured alongside the subtlest hint of oyster-shell. This wine is focused and explosive on both nose and palate yet remains elegantly balanced and distinctly salty.$26.95 Bottle
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Pale-yellow color. Flavors of white fruit, on the palate it appears balanced with good acidity and long lasting aftertaste.$27.95 Bottle
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Perfumed nose of florals, citrus, wild fennel and beech forest honeydew. Refreshing citrus fruits, lime & pink grapefruit and a long, pithy, textural palate.$35.95 Bottle