New Zealand

Astrolabe Wine

Astrolabe Farm Vineyard - Southern Island | Marlborough

www.astrolabewines.co.nz

Astrolabe Wine Label was created in 1996 by winemaker Simon Waghorn, the wines are a winemakers label with the grapes sourced from three key sub-regions within Marlborough, Awatere Valley, Wairau Valley and Kekerengu Coast. The family owned Astrolabe Farm vineyard is located in the Wairau Valley in Grovetown, not far from the Richmond Ranges and produced its first vintage in 1997. L’Astrolabe was the name of french explorer Dumont d’Urville ship, who explored Marlborough in 1827 and is also the name for a navigational instrument and translates as “Star Taker”.

Lawson's Dry Hills

Wine Of New Zealand

www.lawsonsdryhills.co.nz

Astrolabe Province Marlborough Pinot Noir

Wine of New Zealand - Simon Waghorn | Winemaker

New Zealand | Southern Island | Marlborough

2014 | 14% - 75cl

Fruit for the Astrolabe Province Pinot noir was sourced from 5 different family owned vineyards, including the Astrolabe Farm Vineyard, all located within 4 different areas of the Marlborough wine region, Brancott Valley, Kekerengu Coast, Waihopai and Wairau valley. The fruit was harvested by hand between middle March and mid April, fermented in open top vats and finally age in French oak barriques for 10 months.

Triangle Wine Club Score: 90 / 100

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£19.95

Astrolabe Province Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

Wine of New Zealand - Simon Waghorn | Winemaker

New Zealand | Southern Island | Marlborough

2015 | 13.5% - 75cl

The fruit for the Astrolabe Province Sauvignon Blanc were sourced from 8 different family owned vineyards, located within 5 different areas of the Marlborough wine region. Three key sub-regions were choosen, Awatere Valley, Wairau Valley and Kekerengu Coast. Mainly because of the different soils and differing climates, with the fruit machine harvested between late March and early April, fermented in stainless steal and allowed to rest on the Lees ...

Triangle Wine Club Score: 93 / 100

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£15.95

Babich Black Label Sauvignon Blanc

New Zealand Wine - Family Owned Since 1916

New Zealand | South Island | Marlborough

2015 | 13% - 75cl

The fruit for the Babich Black Label Sauvignon Blanc is sourced from Babich vineyards located in the Marlborough Region, with vineyards planted in Awatere, Wairau and Waihopai Valley's. The Awatere Valley has two vineyards, Tetley brook vineyard; with the vines planted on north facing slopes and Wakefield Downs Vineyard with its terraced site and own microclimate. The resulting Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc ....

Triangle Wine Club Score: 87 / 100

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£13.95

Babich East Coast Pinot Noir

New Zealand Wine - Family Owned Since 1916

New Zealand | South - North Island | Marlborough and Henderson Valley

2014 | 13% - 75cl

The Babich Henderson Valley Vineyard was established by Josip Babich in 1919, adjacent to the Waitakere Ranges. The Henderson valley forms a district within the Auckland wine region, one of six districts. The parcels of fruit were fermented separately in open vats with frequent plunging for gentle extraction of colour and tannin. The wine was then blended and aged for 9 months in French oak barrels.

Triangle Wine Club Score: 80 / 100

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£13.95

Babich Family Estates Cowslip Valley Riesling

New Zealand Wine - Family Owned Since 1916

New Zealand | South Island | Marlborough

2011 | 11.5% - 75cl

The fruit for the Babich Family Estates Cowslip Valley Riesling is sourced from Marlborough's Waihopai Valley, Babich Cowslip Valley Vineyard. The vineyard lies on a gentle rise and is a Glacial outwash, forming free draining clay loam soils and a frost prone site perfect for the Riesling grape variety. The fermentation is carried out in stainless steel with the ferments stopped before completion, retaining a natural ....

Triangle Wine Club Score: 90 / 100

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£14.95

Babich Family Estates Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay

Individual Vineyard Hawke's Bay

New Zealand | North Island | Hawkes Bay - Gimblett Gravels

2012 | 12.5% - 75cl

The fruit for the Chardonnay is sourced from Babich Irongate Vineyard, in the stony soils of Hawke's Bay southern Gimblett gravels district. The wine district was formed on what used to be part of the Ngaruroro River bed, one of five rivers that form New Zealand's Hawke's bay. The Ngaruroro River Valley has four distinct elevated terraces, Riverview, Crownthorpe, Matapiro and Mangatahi, producing French style ....

Triangle Wine Club Score: 92 / 100

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£11.95

Babich Gimblett Gravels Merlot Cabernet

New Zealand Wine - Family Owned Since 1916

New Zealand | North Island | Hawkes Bay - Gimblett Gravels

2011 | 13% - 75cl

Hawke's Bay is located in New Zealand's wine producing North Island, with a high percentage of vineyards planted in and around Hastings and Napier. The region is divided into 12 districts, all located within the 5 river valleys, which offer protection from the cooler Pacific Ocean breezes. Babich Irongate Vineyard is located within Gimblett Gravels, which formed part of the Ngaruroro River bed.

Triangle Wine Club Score: 95 / 100

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£12.95

Babich Gimblett Gravels Syrah

New Zealand Wine - Family Owned Since 1916

New Zealand | North Island | Hawkes Bay - Gimblett Gravels

2013 | 12.5% - 75cl

The Babich Gimblett Gravels Syrah is produced in New Zealand's North Island, Hawkes Bay region, in the estate owned Irongate Vineyard in Gimblett Gravels. The grapes are harvested Mid-April, gently pressed and passed with skins in contact to stainless steel tanks, the wine is then run off to barrel and aged for 11 months, prior to blending a small portion of Viognier is added. The Syrah appears almost black in colour ....

Triangle Wine Club Score: 75 / 100

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£13.95

Babich Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

New Zealand Wine - Family Owned Since 1916

New Zealand | South Island | Marlborough

2014 | 13% - 75cl

The fruit for the Babich Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is sourced from several vineyards throughout Marlborough's Valleys, Awatere, Waihopai and Wairau Valley's. Babich has 6 vineyards, each offering different characteristics. With the Marlborough winery just south of Blenheim, Viticulturalist, John Sowman and team must decide the final blend before bottling. The Babich Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc appears ....

Triangle Wine Club Score: 85 / 100

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£12.95

Babich Winemakers' Reserve Marlborough Pinot Noir

Wine of New Zealand - Babich Since 1916

New Zealand | South Island | Marlborough - Waihopai Valley

2011 | 14% - 75cl

The Cowslip Vineyard is found in Marlborough's Waihopai Valley, western end of the Wairau Valley, some 100m above sea level and 18 miles from the coast. The fruit for the Pinot noir was hand-picked from the family vineyard, using traditional methods of winemaking, the parcels of fruit were fermented in open vats. The resulting macerated wine was further aged in new and old oak for 10 months.

Triangle Wine Club Score: 98 / 100

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£21.95

Lawson's Dry Hills Marlborough Gewurztraminer

Lawson's - Wine of New Zealand - 20 Years Of Excellence

New Zealand | South Island | Marlborough

2014 | 14% - 75cl

Gewurztraminer spiritual ground is found both in Alsace, Eastern France and in Germany's Pfalz region. The wines here have a high natural sugar content and are pink skinned with the fuller wine found in Alsace, whereas in Pfalz the wine tends to be lighter. New Zealand seems to have settled somewhere in between and they are producing some great examples of Gewurztraminer, with Lawson's Dry Hills being one.

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£12.99

Lawson's Dry Hills Marlborough Pinot Gris

Lawson's - Wine of New Zealand

New Zealand | South Island | Marlborough

2014 | 14% - 75cl

The fruit was sourced from Marlborough's Waihopai and Omaka Valleys with each parcel of fruit harvested and pressed separately. The free run juice was fermented in stainless steel, while the pressings were fermented in older French oak barriques and puncheons (A larger oak barrel with a capacity from 273 Litres to 454 Litres.).Post fermentation the free run wine, remained in contact with the Lees ....

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£12.99

Lawson's Dry Hills Marlborough Riesling

Lawson's - Wine of New Zealand

New Zealand | South Island | Marlborough

2013 | 11% - 75cl

The wine was produced from grapes grown in the Waihopai Valley, with moderate yields and moderate leaf plucking, therefore achieve maximum fruit expression. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel with aromatic yeast added. The pressings were discarded and fermentation was performed at low temperatures. The result a wine that is wonderfully aromatic, with strong lemon and lime ....

Triangle Wine Club Score: 85 / 100

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£12.99

Lawson's Dry Hills Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

Lawson's - Wine of New Zealand

New Zealand | South Island | Marlborough

2014 | 13% - 75cl

The grapes for the Sauvignon Blanc were sourced from six different Marlborough vineyards from the Waihopai Valley to Chaytors road in the coastal Lower Wairau Valley and over to the Awatere Valley. After a cool morning harvest the grapes were gently pressed and fermented in stainless steel tanks and a small percentage of riper juice in seasoned French oak barriques, in both cases aromatic yeasts were added ....

Triangle Wine Club Score: 90 / 100

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£12.99

Lawson's Dry Hills White Label Marlborough Pinot Noir

Lawson's - Wine of New Zealand

New Zealand | South Island | Marlborough

2010 | 13.5% - 75cl

The fruit was sourced from Lawson's and Barnsley Vineyards in Marlborough's western most Waihopai Valley. Further from the sea and at higher altitudes, with cooler nights and longer ripening, the Waihopai Valley makes ideal growing conditions for Pinot Noir. The fruit was early morning harvested, de-stemmed into small batch open fermenters, pressed and finally matured in a mixture of new and old ....

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£15.95

Main Divide Merlot Cabernet

Donaldson Family

New Zealand | Southern Island | North Canterbury - Waipara Valley

2014 | 13.5% - 75cl

The resulting Bordeaux blend appears almost black with spectrum of black and red fruits, mingled with smoke and oak on the nose. The palate is soft and full, with smoked plum, ripe blackberries and hints of cigar box cassis and underlying vanilla, finishing powerful with lasting spiced black fruits. A great rich red that should be allowed to open and would be best served with grilled meats and even mild cheeses.

Triangle Wine Club Score: 88 / 100

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£13.95

Pegasus Bay Estate Pinot Noir

Fine North Canterbury Wine | Donaldson Family

New Zealand | Southern Island | North Canterbury - Waipara Valley

2014 | 13.5% - 75cl

The Burgundy style Pinot Noir appears expressive purple with pomegranate, chocolate and an abundance of dried red fruit. The palate is intense and complex with ripe tannins, dark cherry - plum fruits, mingled with savoury raspberry, mineral and hints of dried herbs, finishing soft and long with even more dried savoury fruits. An excellent Red, which should be allowed to breathe, 1-2 hours and would be best served with Christmas dinner, grilled meats and grilled mushrooms.

Triangle Wine Club Score: 85 / 100

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£29.95

Pegasus Bay Estate Sauvignon Semillon

Fine North Canterbury Wine | Donaldson Family

New Zealand | Southern Island | North Canterbury - Waipara Valley

2015 | 13.9% - 75cl

The Blend appears pale gold with lashings of citrus fruit, mingled with green and hints of tropical fruits on the nose. The palate is full of lemon zest, gooseberry and underlying passionfruit, abundance of minerality, combined with freshness and weight, finishing rich and complex with added smoke. Do not overchill and would be best served with fish dishes. An excellent white.

Triangle Wine Club Score: 90 / 100

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£21.95

Shorn Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

Wine of New Zealand

New Zealand | South Island | Marlborough

2015 | 12.5% - 75cl

Marlborough wine region is located in New Zealand's northeast side of the south Island and is divided into three sub-regions, the Southern Valleys, Wairau valley and Awatere Valley. The region is responsible for approximately 80% of New Zealand's output, especially Sauvignon Blanc. Its combination of river beds, valleys and hills, as well as different meso-climates, makes perfect growing conditions for such a grape.

Triangle Wine Club Score: 75 / 100

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£8.99

Ten Rocks Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

Lawson's Dry Hills - Wine of New Zealand

New Zealand | South Island | Marlborough

2015 | 13.0% - 75cl

Ten Rocks is Part of the Lawson's Dry Hills stable, with the fruit sourced from three different areas within Marlborough's Parallel valleys - Lower Wairau and Awatere, as well as Omaka Valley, right in the heart of Marlborough. The grapes were harvested, gently pressed and cool fermented in stainless steel and then blended with a touch of Semillon, with each parcel adding something different to the finished product.

Triangle Wine Club Score: 90 / 100

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£10.49

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