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Our Prestige Collection Noble Gewürztraminer 2016 has been picked by WineNZ tasting panel to be top wine - 5 Stars......" next time you have a white tablecloth dinner party, and need a sticky, hunt it down and you'll have the country's best".
Simon Nash NW - Nice, zesty, lemony, bright. Juicy fruits, soft, lifted acids. Good weight, grip and finish. Very nice.
Ant Mackenzie - Lovely, floral. creamy. spicy. Very well balanced palate. Very good!
Dave McKee - Yellow gold. Aromatic. Honey botrytis carried by very good sugar/acid balance.
New Zealand Wines 2017: Michael Cooper’s Buyer’s Guide is the 25th edition of this country’s most comprehensive, up-to-date collection of wine reviews. It is very widely consulted by sommeliers, wine retailers and wine lovers, here and abroad.
Michael Cooper needs no introduction, with over 40 books and several prestigious literary awards to his credit. Leighton Smith, of Newstalk ZB, praises it as ‘A remarkable book... I don’t believe there is a better one, certainly in Australasia and possibly even in the world, of tasting notes for the latest vintages... Arguably the best buyer’s guide on the planet.’
Osawa Prestige Collection Hawke's Bay Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot
The 2013 vintage (★★★★) is a concentrated, ripe, slightly earthy, 50:50 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, grown at Maraekakaho. It has some slightly herby, gamey notes, in a fleshy, rich and complex style.
Osawa Prestige Collection Late Harvest Gewürztraminer
Gold, with a hint of amber, the 2013 vintage (★★★★), still on sale, is a soft, sweet wine, grown at Maraekakaho, in Hawke's Bay. Drinking well now, it is floral, peachy and spicy, with bottle-aged complexity, and a rich, well-rounded finish.
Osawa Prestige Collection Méthode Traditionnelle NV
The wine on sale in 2016 (★★★★) is a fragrant, complex Hawke's Bay blend of equal portions of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, grown at Maraekakaho. Attractively scented, it has crisp, lively, citrusy, yeasty, slightly toasty flavours, showing good intensity.
Osawa Winemakers Collection Hawke's Bay Chardonnay
A rich, creamy style, the 2014 vintage (★★★★½) was grown at Maraekakaho. The bouquet is fragrant and mealy, with a hint of maturity; the palate is softly textured, long and concentrated.
PRESTIGE COLLECTION METHODE TRADITIONELLE NV BRUT
A noticeably fragrant bouquet with suggestions of white flowers and wet stone then citrus and tree fruits with lemon, pith and apple; finally a distinctive layer of autolysis and lees qualities. On the palate - an immediate and powerful mousse capturing the flavours of Meyer lemon and apple, a light miso-like note then bottle-age and autolysis combinations; crisp refreshing acidity, light+ to medium weight with satin cream textures and a lengthy dry finish.
92 Points
PRESTIGE COLLECTION SAUVIGNON BLANC 2012
The lifted, tangy aroma delivers vibrant gooseberry, pineapple, capsicum and tomato leaf notes. Quite savoury, which enriches those tropical notes. There's oodles of class here; perfectly balanced, fleshy, rich and concentrated with a delightful creaminess. This wine has undergone a comprehensive winemaking regime including malolactic fermentation and lees stirring ensuring it has complexity and texture. The melon, stone fruit and ripe lemon flavours combine with citrusy crispness at the finish which is suitably dry. If you like the best a sauvignon blanc can offer in a sophisticated package, this is it.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, editor-in-chief of "The Wine Advocate" recently held a tasting for New Zealand Wine.
We are happy to received the reviews back for our wine.
2011 Prestige Collection Late Harvest Gewürztraminer 90 point
2011 Prestige Collection Noble Gewürztraminer 91 point
2011 Prestige Collection Chardonnay 90+ point
2012 Prestige Collection Chardonnay 89+point
The annual Easter Show Wine Awards is the country's oldest wine competition. It is also still one of the most prestigious, awarding the highest level of achievement in New Zealand winemaking, reflecting the huge advances in quality and style in our wine. We are d
elighted to say that our Late Harvest Gewurztraminer has been awarded another gold medal. This time at the prestigious Spiegelau Wine Awards held in Blenheim (South Island New Zealand). Our 2012 Sauvignon Blanc also picked up a silver medal which is excellent news.
The judges were led by Mike DeGaris and New Zealand wine reviewer Raymond Chan. The judges were served tasting "flights" of up to 40 wines in one hit to sample and mark out of 20.
More than 1000 wines were entered this year, on par with last year's figures.
Emma Jenkins demystifies the art of cellering wine.
With her advice it needn't be expensive or nor a lesson in patience.
19. 2011 Osawa Late Harvest Gewurztraminer,
$28 (375ml). Aromatic, lusciously sweet and
altogether rather decadent, you’ll be pleased
to have a few bottles of dessert wine tucked
away when they’re as smart as this. Very well
balanced with a lively citrus lift on the finish.
A very strong lineup, featuring a trio of outstanding dessert wines; and two memorable Hwkes's Bay syrahs.
Michael awarded the Late Harvest and Noble Gewurztraminers 5 stars each and the 2011 Prestige Collection Chardonnay received 4.5 stars.
Our 2011 Prestige Collection Chardonnay has come top in the WineNZ tasting. This is our first front cover and we are delighted.
Gourmet Wi
ne Traveller magazine is now in the
shops. Do take a look and see what Bob
Cambell had to say about his 100 best wines.
Joelle Thomson interviews Taizo Osawa
Click here to read the full article
Learn what makes him tick, his favourite wines and how he came to the wine business.