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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Dog Point Chardonnay
2020 - Listener Best Buy White Wine - Michael Cooper
This is really something else. So much flavour mid palate, toasted oak on the finish and a rich vein of acidity through out. A perfect wine for whitebait fritters. Made from organic grapes.$43.95 Bottle -
Funky, napalm-esque savvy wrapped up in a protective layer of fine acidity and saliva-invoking minerality. Memorable. Made from organic grapes.$44.95 Bottle
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Te Kano Pinot Gris
2022
A concentrated and rich off-dry style Pinot Gris with vibrant aromas of stone fruit, pear and spice. Flavours of peach and pear flesh out the entry into the palate, with ginger and spice notes unfolding.$27.95 Bottle -
This is a classic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc which is consistently produced in a fuller, riper, softer style that develops well. This wine is clean, fresh and tropical, with fruit from several vineyards situated throughout Marlborough.$16.95 Bottle
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Refreshingly fine and floral, with an elegance and tropical lift that is pure Hawke’s Bay, Estate Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc is a wine of immense appeal.$29.95 Bottle
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Established 250 years ago, the Lorentz family cultivate their passion for wine in the small, medieval town of Bergheim, in the very heart of the Alsace wine-growing region.$33.95 Bottle
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Pencarrow Chardonnay
2023
Made by the talented team at Palliser Estate in Martinborough. Buttery notes, creamy and tropical fruit driven. Classy and affordable.$25.95 Bottle -
A slightly off-dry style of Riesling with fresh apple and lime flavours and hints of apricot and honey. Perfect with all variety of flavours or great as an aperitif.$28.95 Bottle
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At first the wine displays an enticing bouquet of dried herbs and aromatic citrus fruit with a hint of the stony elements which follow in the mouth. The broad and lush white fleshed fruit in the entry is wonderfully restrained by the saline laced acid on the long, calm finish.$26.95 Bottle
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Gorgeous inviting white made from 100% Pinot Noir. Aromas of nashi pear, peach and citrus blossom. A rich fruit entry with concentrated flavours of peach and pear leading to a dry finish.$27.95 Bottle
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Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay
2022 ***** Five Stars Michael Cooper - Listener Feb 2020
Full bodied with ripe tropical fruit and firm oak influences. A well balanced Chardonnay that will reward short to medium term cellaring.$36.95 Bottle -
Wild indeed. Kevin Judd of Cloudy Bay fame has produced one of the funkiest most interesting expression of Sauvignon you'll ever taste.$37.95 Bottle