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Delta Marlborough
Pinot Noir 2017
Here’s a bargain.
Deep ruby, fresh and
full-bodied (13.5%
alc/vol), it has
vibrant, ripe cherry,
plum and spice
flavours, showing
good concentra-
tion and even some
ageing potential. $20
Domaine-Thomson Explorer
Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018
As good as many much
pricier pinots, this classy red
is fragrant and full-bodied
(13.5% alc/vol), with strong,
ripe, plummy, spicy flavours
showing excellent depth, com-
plexity and harmony. $29
Durvillea by Astrolabe
Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017
This is great value. Full-
bodied (13.5% alc/vol) and
sweet-fruited, with generous,
plummy, spicy, slightly nutty
flavours, it is smooth and has
an appealing fragrance. $20
Forrest Marlborough
Pinot Noir 2017
Fresh and fruit-
packed, with
substantial body
(13% alc/vol), con-
centrated, plummy,
spicy flavours and
savoury, nutty
notes, this is a
serious, age worthy
red. $29
Huntaway Reserve
Marlborough Pinot
Noir 2017
Drinking well
now, this barrel-
aged red is
mouth-filling
(13% alc/vol),
fruity and supple,
with good depth
of cherryish, spicy, nutty
flavours. $22Lake Chalice The Falcon
Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017A bargain-priced red that is
fragrant and supple, with
mouth-filling body (13.5% alc/
vol) and good depth of youth-
ful cherry/plum flavours, gently
seasoned with nutty oak. $19Lawson’s Dry Hills
Marlborough Pinot
Noir 2017
Barrel-aged, this
full-bodied red
(13% alc/vol) is
fresh and savoury,
with strong plum/
spice flavours and
good cellaring
potential. $25Luna Martinborough Pinot Noir
2017
Sharply priced, this full-bodied
(13% alc/vol) red has strong,
ripe, berryish, plummy, spicy
flavours and a savoury, moder-
ately firm finish. $24Main Divide North Canterbury
Pinot Noir 2015
As good as many $35 pinot
noirs, this deep-ruby, full-
bodied red (13.5% alc/vol)
has cherry, plum and spice
flavours, showing barrel-aged
complexity and excellent
depth. $25Mount Brown Estates North
Canterbury Pinot Noir 2018This ruby-hued, medium-bod-
ied red (12% alc/vol) is lively,
with good depth of plummy,
spicy flavours showing some
savoury notes. Enjoyable
young. $20Mount Riley Marlborough Pinot
Noir 2017
A fresh, full-bodied red (13.5%
alc/vol) with ripe cherry,
plum and spice flavours, a
touch of complexity and aseductively smooth finish.
Bargain-priced. $20Nor’Wester by Greystone North
Canterbury Pinot Noir 2017This refined, harmonious
Waipara red is fragrant and
savoury. Full-bodied (13%
alc/vol), it has youthful, ripe,
plummy, spicy flavours that
show good richness and com-
plexity. $29Rocky Point Central Otago Pinot
Noir 2017
A lovely young red, this is
fragrant and supple, mouth-
filling (13% alc/vol) and
buoyantly fruity, with cherry-
ish, plummy, spicy flavours
that show excellent depth and
harmony. $30Ruru Central Otago Pinot Noir
2018
An attractive Alexandra red
that has ripe, cherryish,
plummy, spicy flavours. Full-
bodied (14% alc/vol), it is fresh
and lively, with nutty, savoury
notes adding complexity. $26Saint Clair Origin Marlborough
Pinot Noir 2017
Fresh and youthful, this is a
full-bodied red (13.5% alc/
vol), vibrant and supple, with
strong, ripe, plummy, spicy
flavours and a floral bouquet.
$25Te Kairanga Runholder
Martinborough Pinot Noir 2017A classy red that is mouth-
filling (13% alc/vol), with
generous, youthful cherry,
plum and spice flavours, a
gentle oak influence and a
well-rounded finish. $29Terra Sancta Mysterious Diggings
Bannockburn Central Otago Pinot
Noir 2017
A top example of the drink-
young style. Fragrant,
full-bodied (13% alc/vol) and
smooth, with a strong surgeof cherry, plum and spice fla-
vours, it offers fine value. $27The Last Shepherd Central Otago
Pinot Noir 2018
This fresh, supple red is already
enjoyable. Finely balanced
(13% alc/vol), it has moder-
ately concentrated cherry,
plum and spice flavours, gentle
tannins and an easy-drinking
charm. $25Vidal Reserve
Marlborough Pinot
Noir 2017
Delicious young,
this is a fragrant,
rich and harmo-
nious red with
satisfying body
(13% alc/vol), strong
cherry, plum and
spice flavours, good
complexity and a
rounded finish. $27Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot
Noir 2017
Bargain-priced, this graceful,
ruby-hued, vibrantly fruity red
is invitingly scented, with sat-
isfying body (13% alc/vol) and
ripe cherry and plum flavours
that are fresh and smooth. $17Wither Hills
Marlborough Pinot
Noir 2016
Still developing, this
graceful red is ruby
hued, with good
body (13.5% alc/
vol), ripe, cherry-
ish flavours, nutty,
savoury notes
adding complex-
ity and a rounded
finish. $22Wooing Tree Beetle Juice Central
Otago Pinot Noir 2017
This Cromwell red is deeply
coloured, full-bodied (13.5%
alc/vol) and fruit-packed.
A full-on style, with con-
centrated cherry, plum and
spice flavours, it’s already deli-
cious. $28 l