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Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut
top 5
A LOVELY PALE gold in colour and offering fine citrusy scents, the Veuve was certainly “en forme” at this tasting. …
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Roederer Estate Anderson Valley Brut
top 5
CHAMPENOIS KNOW-HOW combines with northern Californian terroir to deliver this complex, accomplished wine, where chardonnay narrowly shades pinot noirin the …
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Quartz Reef Methode Traditionnelle Vintage Brut 2012
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Riccadonna Asti
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Ruffino Prosecco D.O.C.
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Rock Ferry Marlborough Blanc de Blancs
One of a trifecta of 2011s in our top 10, this wine is organically grown in the Wairau Valley. It’s …
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Saint Clair Dawn Methode Traditionnelle 2013
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Saint Clair Vicar’s Choice Sauvignon Blanc Bubbles 2016
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Mionetto Prestige Prosecco D.O.C. Treviso Brut
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Nautilus Estate Cuvée Marlborough Brut
top 5
Nautilus is another star in the Marlborough sparkling galaxy. Lemon characters, laced with bready complexity, come through on the dry, …
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Sparkling
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Akarua Methode Traditionelle Vintage Brut
top 10
Central Otago has a place at the top table thanks to this finely crafted specimen. Fine, toasty scents lead through …
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Akarua Rosé Brut NV
top 5
Winemaker Matt Connell’s sparklers equal his great Akarua pinot noir table wines for quality. This lovely, pale, lipsticky pink wine …
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Akarua Rosé Brut NV (Central Otago, NZ)
top 5
Akarua’s credentials for quality sparkling equal its standing as a producer of excellent pinot noir table wines. A lovely rose-petal …
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André Delorme Terroir D’exception Crémant De Bourgogne NV
top 10
A real surprise packet from France, this well-made chardonnay sparkling wine opens with a mature, complex nose that combines candied …
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Ayala Brut Majeur
top 10
The Ayala Champagne house (which is owned by Bollinger) has been hitting its straps over recent years. This release has …
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Ayala Brut Majeur NV
top 10
The Ayala style is normally drier than most, but this example seemed to flirt with sweetness slightly more than usual. …
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Akarua Brut NV
Akarua’s Matt Connell is a dab hand with Central Otago pinot noir and it makes up around 70 per cent …
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Akarua Methode Traditionelle Brut
Bannockburn-grown and chardonnay dominant, the Akarua NV style is all about crispness and vivacity. An overture of toasty aromas is …
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Akarua Rosé Brut NV
A pretty wine and a great expression of the sparkling rosé style. The nose has seductive aromas of strawberry shortcake, …
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Arras Brut Elite Methode Traditionelle NV (Tasmania, Australia)
Arras winemaker Ed Carr is Australia’s best-known sparkling winemaker, and Tasmania is reputed to provide the best material for the …
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Ayala Brut Majeur NV
Brut Majeur is Ayala’s “commercial” wine. While most of the house’s cuvees are drier than average, this one has a …
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Beau Joie Rosé
Presented in a bottle distinctively enmeshed in copper casing (apparently it keeps the Champagne cooler for longer), this is a …
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Akarua Brut Methode Traditionelle NV
Central Otago pinot noir is a central component of this quality bubbly. More savoury than its excellent rosé sibling, it’s …
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Akarua Methode Traditionelle Rosé Brut
Another wine with a loyal following, the Akarua Rosé NV is pale peach in colour and offers attractive toasty, dried …
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Akarua Vintage Brut 2010
An elegant, fresh wine from lovely Central Otago. Delicate floral, lemon-lime and lightly toasty aromas introduce a vibrant wine that’s …
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Akarua Vintage Brut Methode Traditionelle 2010
Akarua provides some of Central Otago’s flagship sparkling wines. This mature drop is a full-on, traditional style with plenty of …
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Allan Scott Family Winemakers Cecilia Vintage 2011
A fleshy style of sparkling wine from Marlborough. It smells of peach, apple and crisp linen sheets with a pleasing …
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Allan Scott Family Winemakers Reserve Blanc de Blancs NV
An austere aperitif style that would go well with shellfish, this has a nose of citrus fruits with a whiff …
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Akarua Brut
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Akarua Rose Brut NV
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Akarua Vintage Brut
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Allan Scott Family Winemakers Reserve Blanc de Blancs NV
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Allan Scott Methode Traditionnelle Cecilia Brut
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Alpha Domus AD Cumulus Methode Traditonelle 2015