Vintages New Release Collection – April 11, 2026

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LAWSON’S DRY HILLS RESERVE SAUVIGNON BLANC 2024 Marlborough, South Island, carbon zero, sustainable, vegan

THORNBURY WAIPARA PINOT GRIS 2024 Waipara Valley, South Island, sustainable

Elegant and enticing fragrances of white fleshed tropical fruits, juicy citrus and white peach. A fine layer of lees, a whisper of flinty stones and angelica leaf add complexity. A delicious wine on the palate, salivating and satin in texture, a backbone of flavours along with complexity and weight from barrel that reflect the bouquet wash over the palate. Well made, dry on the finish and lengthy. Best drinking from day of purchase through 2029. Outstanding. Score: 95 (Cameron Douglas, MS, camdouglasms.com, Feb. 21, 2025) Aromatic & Flavourful 47921 (XD) 750 ml $24.95 2 Featured in Wine Wonders of New Zealand

Charming and inviting, the elegant bouquet shows Nashi pear, rockmelon, Gala apple, and floral aromas, leading to a silky palate that’s juicy and rounded. Beautifully styled and immediately appealing. At its best: now to 2027. Score: 90 (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, Feb. 2025) Light & Crisp 47918 (XD) 750 ml $18.95 1 Featured in Wine Wonders of New Zealand

LOVEBLOCK ORGANIC PINOT GRIS 2023 Awatere Valley, Marlborough, South Island, sustainable, vegan

TIKI SINGLE VINEYARD NORTH CANTERBURY SAUVIGNON BLANC 2025 North Canterbury, South Island, sustainable Upfront and immediately appealing on the nose with aromas of green rockmelon, feijoa, crisp apple, and lime zest. The palate displays juicy fruit intensity with saline texture and beautifully pitched acidity, making it splendidly flavoursome and highly enjoyable. At its best: now to 2028. Score: 93 (Sam Kim, wineorbit. co.nz, Oct. 2025) Aromatic & Flavourful 19767 (XD) 750 ml $19.95 1 Featured in Wine Wonders of New Zealand TOHU AWATERE VALLEY SAUVIGNON BLANC 2024 Marlborough, South Island, sustainable Aromatic, pungent, varietal, fruity and very enticing with classic flavours of citrus and minerality, tropical fruits and white peach, then a classic Awatere minerality and saline mouthfeel. Dry, taut, youthful and salivating with a topline of acidity then flavours that repeat. Length and gently herbaceous finish, best drinking from 2024 through 2029. Excellent. Score: 94 (Cameron Douglas, MS, camdouglasms. com, Nov. 1, 2024) Aromatic & Flavourful 536177 (XD) 750 ml $22.95 2 Featured in Wine Wonders of New Zealand

White peaches, chamomile and stony minerality on the nose. The medium- to full-bodied palate is nuanced, detailed and perfectly balanced, with subtly integrated fruit that never overwhelms. Dry and harmonious. Drink now. Score: 91 (Jacobo Garcia-Andrade Llamas, jamessuckling.com, March 9, 2025) Aromatic & Flavourful 47914 (XD) 750 ml $23.95 1 Featured in Wine Wonders of New Zealand 4 Organic product

RABBIT RANCH SUR LIE CHARDONNAY 2023 Central Otago, South Island, vegan Light-mid yellow colour; pleasant nutty, malt biscuit aromas, a trace of cucumber, palate bright and fresh with attractive savoury flavours coupled with bright lemon/citrus and the finish is clean and refreshing and fades a bit early. Light, easy and more-ish. Drink date: 2025¤2029. Score: 89 (Huon Hooke, therealreview.com, Sept. 22, 2025) Light & Crisp 48077 (XD) 750 ml $29.95 2 Featured in Wine Wonders of New Zealand

SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2026 VINTAGES 33

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