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Fine Wines of NZ List New Zealand’s Finest Congratulations to all the wineries selected for the 2019 Fine Wines of New Zealand list. Annually curated by eight of New Zealand’s leading wine experts, and supported by Air New Zealand, it celebrates and showcases the finest wines New Zealand has to offer. SPARKLING SWEET Deutz Blanc de Blanc Vintage Forrest Wines Botrytised Riesling Cloudy Bay Pelorus NV Framingham Noble Riesling Nautilus Cuvee Brut NV Giesen ‘The Brothers’ Late Harvest No. 1 Reserve Methode Traditionelle NV Sauvignon Blanc Quartz Reef Methode Traditionnelle Vintage Pegasus Bay Encore Riesling Villa Maria Reserve Noble Botrytis Riesling AROMATICS Domain Road Vineyard Duffers Creek Riesling PINOT NOIR Dry River Lovat Gewürztraminer Akarua Pinot Noir Dry River Pinot Gris Ata Rangi Pinot Noir Felton Road Block 1 Riesling Auntsfield Single Vineyard Pinot Noir Felton Road Dry Riesling Bell Hill Pinot Noir Framingham ‘F’ Series Gewürztraminer Burn Cottage Pinot Noir Framingham ‘F’ Series Riesling Kabinett Craggy Range Aroha FROMM Spatlese Riesling Doctors Flat Pinot Noir Greystone Pinot Gris Dry River Pinot Noir Johanneshof Cellars Gewürztraminer Escarpment Kupe Pinot Noir Misha’s Vineyard “Limelight” Riesling Felton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir Neudorf Moutere Pinot Gris Felton Road Block 5 Pinot Noir Pegasus Bay Bel Canto Riesling Grasshopper Rock Pinot Noir Prophet’s Rock Pinot Gris Greystone Pinot Noir Te Whare Ra Toru SV5182 Kusuda Pinot Noir Lowburn Ferry Home Block Pinot Noir SAUVIGNON BLANC Maude Pinot Noir Astrolabe Province Sauvignon Blanc Martinborough Vineyard Home Block Auntsfield Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Pinot Noir Brancott Estate Letter Series B Neudorf Moutere Pinot Noir Sauvignon Blanc Peregrine Wines Pinot Noir Cloudy Bay Te Koko Sauvignon Blanc Rippon “Tinker’s Field” Pinot Noir Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc Rockburn Barrels Pinot Noir Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc Te Kairanga John Martin Pinot Noir Saint Clair Reserve Wairau Sauvignon Blanc Valli Gibbston Pinot Noir Te Mata Estate Cape Crest Sauvignon Blanc Tohu Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc SYRAH Vavasour Sauvignon Blanc Bilancia La Collina Syrah Villa Maria Single Vineyard Southern Clays Craggy Range Le Sol Sauvignon Blanc Te Mata Estate Bullnose Syrah Trinity Hill Homage Syrah CHARDONNAY Villa Maria Reserve Syrah Bell Hill Chardonnay Clearview Estate Reserve Chardonnay BORDEAUX BLENDS Dog Point Chardonnay Church Road TOM Felton Road Block 2 Chardonnay Esk Valley The Terraces Greywacke Chardonnay Stonyridge Vineyard Larose Kumeu River Hunting Hill Chardonnay Te Mata Estate Coleraine Kumeu River Mate’s Vineyard Chardonnay Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels ‘The Gimblett’ Neudorf Moutere Chardonnay Villa Maria Reserve Neudorf Rosie’s Block Chardonnay Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Sacred Hill Riflemans Chardonnay Vidal Legacy Chardonnay Villa Maria Keltern Vineyard Chardonnay Alastair Maling Steve Smith Simon Nash David Allen MASTER OF WINE MASTER OF WINE MASTER OF WINE MASTER OF WINE Sam Harrop Michael Brajkovich Emma Jenkins Cameron Douglas MASTER OF WINE MASTER OF WINE MASTER OF WINE MASTER SOMMELIER.
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