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Good Food Guide 2013 by Nick Stock
2010 Osawa Wines Prestige Collection Pinot Noir
2010 Osawa Wines Prestige Collection Pinot NoirRating:
89/100
Author:
Nick Stock
Variety: Pinot noir
Vintage: 2010
Publication: SMH and
The Age Good Wine Guide 2013
Hawke's Bay is not the region that first springs to mind when you think of NZ Pinot Noir, but this offering from relative newcomer Osawa Wines shows plenty of varietal twang. Spiced red cherry and plum fruits segue into lighter wafts of game, red licorice and forest floor. Bright acidity, fine-grained tannins and a medium-length finish feature in a wine that shows excellent drinkability.
Malborough Express - 23rd Jan 2013
Fermentation defines the character
DEBORAH WALTON-DERRY & PETER MORICE
Osawa Hawke's Bay Prestige Collection Chardonnay 2010 ($39)
We continue to be impressed by Osawa wines and this chardonnay is no exception. A big wine at 14.5 per cent abv, it retains its poise and irresistibility.
Straw coloured with a gentle stone fruit, vanilla and cream aroma - all the power and finesse is on the palate.
Satin textured with ginger, soda and apple cider flavours that are quite crisp. By mid-palate sweet lemon and some classy oak are in the mix; the length, integration and complexity this wine displays say it all.
Stephen Tanzer - review
2010 Sauvignon Blanc Prestige Collection Hawke's Bay
Pale hazy yellow with a green tinge. Fascinating oily aromas of lime, white pepper and minerals. Supple, rich and intense in the mouth, but not as complex as the nose suggests. Shows a strong note of curry powder and a hint of sweetness. Finishes a bit spiky but this distinctive wine boasts good texture. 88
Viva Magazine - The New Zealand Herald
Wine by Jo Burzynska - Made in Japan
Perfumed Alternative - Flying Sheep Gewurztraminer 2010
Established by Japanese wine lover, Taizo Osawa, Osawa Wine's
exotically scented gewürztraminer with its notes of ginger and rose over
opulently textured stonefruit with a fresh citrus zest edge, could rover an
appropriate alternative to a present of perfume.
New Zealand Listener - Spicy Stuff
Flying Sheep Gewurztraminer 2010 4.5★
From Osawa Wines, based inland at Mangatahi, this is an exotically scented wine with loads of personality. Sturdy (14.5% alcohol), it is a medium-dry style with fresh, rich flavours of stonefruit, spices and ginger. Ready; no Rush. $23
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