Vintages New Release Collection – February 21, 2026

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NEW ZEALAND WHITE WINE

SISTER’S RUN EPIPHANY SHIRAZ 2022 McLaren Vale, South Australia (Elena Brooks, founder and winemaker) Opulent and gorgeously complex, the perfumed bouquet shows dark fruit richness, cake spice, toasty oak and dark chocolate characters, leading to a concentrated palate offering excellent depth and plush texture. Tannins are polished and beauti fully infused, making it velvety and deliciously appealing. At its best: now to 2037. Score: 94 (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, Sept. 2024) Full-bodied & Smooth 269464 (XD) 750 ml $17.95 2 Featured in Southern Belles SONS OF EDEN KENNEDY GRENACHE/ SHIRAZ/MOURVÈDRE 2023 Barossa Valley, South Australia This wine has an impressive nose, featuring aromas of dark berries, rich flowers, and mixed spices. On the palate, it offers succulent fruit flavours with excellent weight, complemented by a smooth texture and polished tannins. The wine is beautifully rounded yet wonderfully structured, leading to a persistent, flavoursome finish. At its best: now to 2035. Score: 94 (Sam Kim, wineorbit. co.nz, Nov. 2025) Full-bodied & Smooth 558692 (XD) 750 ml $23.95 2 Featured in Southern Belles

CAYTHORPE MARLBOROUGH SAUVIGNON BLANC 2024 Marlborough, South Island

Pungent, fruity, very expressive bouquet with scents of meyer lemon and peach, ripe tropical fruits of white pineapple and green mango. There’s a touch [of] mineral flint and fresh herb qualities. A dry wine on the palate with a backbone of acidity framing core fruit flavours that reflect the bouquet. Lengthy, fresh, saline and salivating. Best drinking from 2024 through 2027. Excellent. Score: 94 (Cameron Douglas, MS, camdouglasms.com, Oct. 4, 2024) Aromatic & Flavourful 47917 (XD) 750 ml $20.95 2 Featured in Southern Belles A delicious wine with the signature of place firmly stamped in the bouquet – aromas of clay and silty soils framing fruit scents of white pineapple and cape gooseberry then fresh grapefruit and peach. On the palate a dry wine with ... satin texture and backbone of acidity framing fruit flavours and mineral. Well made and ready to drink from 2025 through 2030. Excellent. Score: 94 (Cameron Douglas, MS, camdouglasms.com, July 20, 2025) Aromatic & Flavourful 466011 (XD) 750 ml $32.95 2 Featured in Southern Belles CRAGGY RANGE TE MUNA SAUVIGNON BLANC 2024 Martinborough, North Island

STELLA BELLA CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2022 Margaret River, Western Australia

ERADUS PINOT GRIS 2024 Awatere Valley, Marlborough, South Island It’s delightfully fruited and elegantly fragrant with rockmelon, green pear and lemon zest aromas with a hint of ginger spice. The palate is equally attractive with lovely fruit purity combined with fleshy texture and juicy acidity, finishing long and refreshing. At its best: now to 2027. Score: 93 (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, June 2024) Aromatic & Flavourful 439000 (D) 750 ml $21.95 2 Featured in Southern Belles

Very good depth of colour and strong purple tints; classic cassisy/blackcurrant cabernet aromas laced with smart oak, nicely trimmed. The wine is elegantly framed and brightly intense, with freshness and fruit-forward styling. Medium-full bodied and beautifully focused, with a certain raciness, good line and length. Drink date: 2025©2037. Score: 95 (Huon Hooke, therealreview.com, June 7, 2025)

Medium-bodied & Fruity 487777 (XD) 750 ml

$34.95 2

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