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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Produced by Te Awanga Estate, Two Gates vines are planted on classic Hawke’s Bay river terraces, chosen for their cool nights and low rainfall.$20.95 Each
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Pale lemon with a bright clarity. Fragrant notes of rose flowers, lychee and honey suckle, combined with hints of cardamom and 5-spice powder. Flavours of ripe orange, lychee and ginger spice. Generously weighted and finely textured, this wine has gentle acidity with a streak of seashell minerality ensuring a long, cleansing finish.$24.95 Bottle
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Bright pale straw colour with lemon tinges. Lovely fresh aromas of white fleshed peach, roasted cashews and hints river stones and toasted brioche. The palate is immediately open with ripe stonefruit and confit lemon flavours surrounded by a lovely creamy texture, a hint of fine oak, and finishing long with a savoury, flinty twist.$37.95 Each
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This stylish Sauvignon Blanc has an intense herbaceous nose with racy acidity balanced with soft textural tropical notes of melon and mango in the mouth, and a clean long citrus finish.$15.95 Each
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Ant Moore Pinot Gris
2024
This gorgeous Pinot Gris has jasmine golden peach and poached pear on the nose. With fig, pear, and spice on the palate, it boasts a sensuous texture, great length and dry finish.$15.95 Each -
Ant Moore Chardonnay
2023
This rich Chardonnay has rich brioche and crème brulée, with a hint of nuttiness and flint on the nose. Juicy peach flavours, perfectly integrated with subtle oak create an elegant finish.$15.95 Each -
Mandolás is the result of unique climate and soils in a world that demands a laborious and careful winemaking. The Mandolás legend continues.$54.95 Each
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The initial impression is tightly woven, but soon expands and opens to reveal intriguing nutty and brioche notes. The breadth and depth are impressive, with a mineral freshness brightening and influencing the seamless and long finish.$74.95 Each
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One Vineyard. Three Germanic Luminaries... Düfte Punkt is an aromatic paradigm-shift. A seamless single vineyard field blend of spicy Gewürztraminer, precise Riesling and textural Kerner (Weißer Herold). Striking tropical and turkish delight aromas introduce a complex palate showing lychees, mandarins, minerality and a lingering powder-puff of florals.$23.95 Each
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Pale straw in colour with green hues. Intense classic lemon aromas, with a hint of white flowers. Bottle aged characters of toast, clove oil and lemongrass emerge and combine with the still fresh citrus and white flowers of its youth. The palate has great length and depth with concentrated power and fresh, pristine lime juice overlaid with toasted brioche, sage oil and lime marmalade.$35.95 Each
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Barrel fermentation gives texture and complexity with underlying ripe fruit core. Cashew and almond combine with ripe white peach in an elegant, poised and rich palate.$29.95 Each
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Amisfield Pinot Gris
2022
Picked across a 7 day window in wonderful conditions, the earlier fruit showcased fresh nashi pear and slatey minerality through a clean tank ferment. The later picked fruit was barreled down and fermented to bring a depth of flavour, texure and palate weight to the wine adding notes of sweet spice, and poached pear dessert. The combination of the two parcels leads to a wine of purity and complexity, with balance and a lingering finish.$34.95 Each