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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Pale lemon straw with faint green hue. Complex and refreshing aromatics of melon rind, sea spray, honeysuckle and a hint of beeswax. Very precise across the palate with ripe citrus and subtle oak highlights and a long, texturally dry and almost saline-like finish.$29.95 Bottle
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Astrolabe Chardonnay
2023
Mid straw-gold colour, full of ripe melon and dried stone fruits and fig, light nut meal and brûlée notes, with some light leesiness. A wine of gentle creaminess and elegant texture, with tropical and stonefruit flavours, pleasing weight and long, dry finish.$26.95 Bottle -
Crisp, medium-bodied, elegant Chardonnay with struck flint, mineral, citrus, grapefruit, white peach and smoky oak flavours. The wine has an appealingly ethereal texture and a lengthy finish.$26.95 Bottle
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Lifted aromas of vanilla bean, ripe peach and spicy oak. There are nuances of toasty hazelnut and ripe citrus rind. The palate has a flavoursome entry with generous mid-palate texture showing the stone fruit and citrus flavours promised on the nose. The palate is well balanced with fine grained oak tannins and gentle acidity that gives length and persistence of flavour.$39.95 Bottle
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Delicate aromas of white flesh peach with complex citrus notes of Meyer lemon, lemon blossom and lemon curd. There are nuances of almond milk and wet stone minerality. The palate has mouth-filling richness and mid-palate opulence, framed with fresh citrus acidity. There is a salty minerality that along with the lemon/lime acidity provides superb length and freshness on the finish.$44.95 Bottle
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This Sauvignon Blanc is packed with classic citrus and passionfruit sorbet flavours alongside green bean and pungent herbal notes. Crisp, crunchy and delicious – it also has solid, satisfying length of flavour.$14.95 Bottle
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Pungent tropical aromas lead into a juicy palate bursting with zesty grapefruit and rock melon but finishing with flavours of fresh herbs and grassy nettles.$16.95 Bottle
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The wine is fragrant and flinty with a hint of pink grapefruit. The palate is supple but with a limestone edge that is piercing and lingering. It will be interesting to see how this wine develops but we fully expect to see it improve with bottle age along the same lines as the other Kumeu River wines.$39.95 Bottle
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Decibel Viognier
2021
All florals and spice on the nose, and a refreshing, unoaked, palate bursting with apricot and white peach. Bags of fruit and a twist of exoticism make a great partner for Thai cuisine.$20.95 Bottle -
Luna Estate Eclipse Chardonnay
2022 - Listener Best Buy White Wine - Michael Cooper
Grapefruit and stonefruit pip flavours dance with creamy richness and oak spice, fine, nervy acidity holds the line, a pleasing saltiness lingers on the finish.$37.95 Bottle -
Aromas and flavours of pear, ginger and floral notes also has a savoury element lending itself to being the perfect food companion. Soft and subtle in texture thanks to old oak aging, and vibrant cool climate acidity.$23.95 Bottle
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Semi dry in taste there is a unique calcified character, which is sometimes seen in classic Rieslings from the old world. The fine acidity helps harmonise the phenolics and fruit sweetness. Produced organically.$31.95 Bottle