Chateau Musar 'Musar Jeune' 2018, Bekka Valley, Lebanon

A fascinating wine made with Cinsault, Syrah & Cabernet Sauvignon - showcasing aromas and flavours of blackberries, dark raspberry, red currants and barrel spices of clove and five spice….

2018, Red blendCameron DouglasApril 18, 2022Chateau Musar, 2018, Bekka Valley, Lebanon

Main Divide Merlot Cabernet 2019, North Canterbury

Aromas and flavours of plums and black berry, some red currant and sweet cranberry….

2019, Merlot Cabernet, Red blend, Red WineCameron DouglasApril 18, 2022Main Divide, North Canterbury, 2019

Man O' War Ironclad Red Blend 2018, Waiheke & Ponui Islands, Auckland

Aromas of dark berries and olive, plum and hay, black berry, cassis and tobacco. A wine with a developing bouquet, complexity and spice….

2018, Red blendCameron DouglasApril 16, 2022Man O' War, 2018, Waiheke Island, Ponui Island, Auckland

Cable Bay Five Hills 2019, Waiheke Island, Auckland

Aromas of boysenberry and black currant, beetroot and chcolate cake, violet, plum and a touch of cassis then barrel scents of clove and some toasty qualities. Youthful, new and intense….

2019, Red blend, Merlot MalbecCameron DouglasApril 16, 2022Cable Bay, Auckland, Waiheke Island, 2019

SOHO Revolver Merlot Malbec & Syrah Red Blend 2020, Waiheke Island, Auckland

A very enticing bouquet with core aromas of dark reb berries with wood smoke and spice scents….

2020, Red blendCameron DouglasApril 13, 2022SOHO, Waiheke Island, Auckland, 2020, 94 Points, Excellent

Wild Estate 'W' Red Blend 2019, Waiheke Island, Auckland

A wine with a bouquet of place and time - aromas of violets and barrel spices of oak, dark berries and roasted plums….

2019, Red blendCameron DouglasApril 13, 2022Wild Estate, Waiheke Island, Auckland, 2019, 95 Points, Outstanding

St Hugo Grenache, Shiraz, Mataro 2019, Barossa, Australia

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2019, Red blend, Grenache, Mataro, ShirazCameron DouglasApril 8, 2022St Hugo, 2019, Barossa, Barossa Valley, Australia

Church Road Grand Reserve Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Hawkes Bay

Ripe, fruity, complex and packed with aromas and flavours of baked plums and blackberry pie, violets and oak spices, toasty wood and dry stone earthy qualities….

Esk Valley Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot 2020, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay

Rich, ripe bouquet, sweet scented black fruit aromas, dark spices, chocolate then plum and wood smoke….

2020, Red blend, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, MerlotCameron DouglasApril 4, 2022Esk Valley, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay

Abbotts & Delaunay Red Blend 'A Tire d'Aile 2019, Corbières, France

Dark berries, black currant, milk chocolate, dark spices, earthy almost meaty qualities, baked raspberry and dark plum, some clove and vanilla moments from oak and a general earthy quality….

Corbières, 2019, Red blendCameron DouglasApril 2, 2022Abbotts Delaunay, 2019, France, Corbières, corbieres, 93 Points, Excellent

Babich Irongate Red Blend 2017, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay

Made with cabernets sauvignon and franc with merlot showcasing aromas of fresh black fruits and tobacco, cigar box, graphite and plum….

Trinity Hill Red Blend 2021, Hawkes Bay

Made with merlot, cabernets franc and sauvignon and some petit verdot - delivers a wonderful colour and bouquet to match with scents of black currant and baked plum, sweet black olive and a moment of dried herb and toasty wood….

Red blendCameron DouglasFebruary 26, 2022Trinity Hill, Hawkes Bay, 92 Points, Premium

Radburnd Merlot Cabernet 2019, Hawkes Bay

Another benchmark from Kate Radburnd. Made with 60% merlot and 40% cabernet sauvignon delivering a bouquet of baking spices and dark plum, blackberry and sweet tobacco…

Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon, Red blendCameron DouglasFebruary 24, 2022Radburnd, Hawkes Bay, 96 Points, Outstanding

Matawhero Church House Malbec Merlot 2020, Gisborne

Ripe, fruity, varietal and attractive bouquet with aroma sof dark black berry and chocolate, violets and dark plums, toasty, spicy oak and baking spices.

Red blendCameron DouglasFebruary 20, 2022Matawhero, Gisborne, Church House, 93 Points, Excellent

Bodegas Piqueras El Abuelo Garnacha, Tinorera-Monastrell 2020, Almansa, Spain

A very enticing bouquet and palate for this wine with aromas and flavours of fresh red plums and preserved cherries….

Red blend, Garnacha, Tintorera-MonastrellCameron DouglasJanuary 29, 2022Bodegas Piqueras, El Abuelo, Spain, Almansa, Organic, Bio-Dynamic

Thorne-Clarke Shotfire Quartage Red Blend 2018, Barossa, South Australia

A classic wine with a classic bouquet - aromas of dark berries and baked bell-pepper, sweet tobacco, milk chcolate and plums, black currant and a touch of violet….