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Tohu Whenua Matua Single Vineyard Albarino 2018 Upper Moutere Nelson

Immediately appealing on the nose with aromas of blossom and peaches, orange piko tea, apple and lemon curd. Quite exotic and varietal. Equally as exotic on the palate with flavours of honeysuckle and fruit spice, peach then lemon, orange piko tea and a light ginger spice with lees complexity. Nice weight with a core of fruit and contrasting acidity. Transitions seamlessly across the palate from stone fruit to citrus. Well made with a lengthy finish. Drink now and through 2022. 92 Points

Tohu Whenua Awa Single Vineyard Pinot Blanc 2018 Upper Upper Awatere, Marlborough

An enticing bouquet of white peach and apple, spicy pear skin and soft brown baking spice, a touch of vanilla and toasty wood. Baking spices emerge first on the palate, grapefruit and apple second. A savoury dried herb and stony mineral layer, salivating acidity, medium weight and lengthy finish. An aperitif style with just enough tease of fruit, oak and acidity. Youthful too so will develop deeper complexities over the coming months. Best from today and through 2022. 90 Points

Tohu Whenua Awa Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2018 Upper Upper Awatere, Marlborough

Great bouquet and palate of Sauvignon Blanc. Aromas of tropical fruits and sweet hay, pink grapefruit and crisp fridge-cold Pacific rose apple. A savoury minerality cushioned by flavours of pineapple and passion fruit are contrasted by high acidity and a crunchy texture. Long finish, dry and very satisfying. Drink now and through 2025. A wine that will most certainly age if cellared properly. 94 Points

Tohu Whenua Matua Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2017 Upper Moutere, Nelson

Attractive bouquet of Chardonnay with some familiar aromas of warm peach and ripe apple, grapefruit peel then vanilla custard, cashew nut and toasty wood. Plenty of complexity and charm, dry and weighty wine on the palate with flavours that mirror the nose. Peach and apple, wood spices and baked nuts, a burnt butter, clove and vanilla push. Some very fine wood tannins and medium+ acidity. Overall a lovely wine that needs bottle-development time in your cellar. Best drinking from late 2020 through 2026+. 94 Points

Tohu Whenua Awa Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2017 Awatere Valley, Marlborough

Complex, fragrant, youthful and powerful bouquet of Chardonnay. Aromas and flavours of gun-flint and white peach, lemon curd and new wood, vanilla and apple. No mistaking the acidity, youthful energy, and complexity of this example. Dry, weighty, woody and layered. A wine to watch. Decant for service please with best drinking from 2021 through 2026. 95 Points

Tohu Whenua Matua Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017 Upper Moutere, Nelson

A bouquet packed with pinosity - aromas of red apple and rose, tea and red cherry. Spices of clove and vanilla are intense with a French oak toasty wood complexity. Delicious on the plate, quite dry with firm tannins and plenty of acidity. The core of fruits and oak with some minerality layer in. A youthful wine, varietal, medium weight an complex. Decant for service with best drinking late 2021 through 2027. 95 Points

Tohu Whenua Awa Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017 Awatere Valley, Marlborough

Smoky with a core of red fruits, baking spices, dark cherry, raspberry and plum then rose and red zinger tea. Dry on the palate with a core of red fruits, exotic red tea, firm chalky tannins and plenty of acidity. The oak and smoky wood suggestions layer in on the finish highlighting a dried herb and stony mineral suggestion. Well made, complex and lengthy. Cellar time needed to complete the integration of flavours and textures. 96 Points