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Pegasus Bay 2005 Sauvignon-Semillon White (Waipara Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $25
This is the most Sémillon (30%) I can recall in this wine, and it’s also the best I can remember this wine showing, with slightly musky aromas of gooseberry, honey and fig leading into a creamy, richly textured wine loaded with melon and fig fruit. Long on the finish, where it seems to build even higher in flavor intensity.
— J.C.
(11/1/2006)
Pegasus Bay 2006 Prima Donna Pinot Noir (Waipara Valley)
- $75
Still youthful, showing hints of toast and vanilla on the nose, this full-bodied yet elegant offering features flavors of tart cherries balanced by brown sugar. Give this velvety-textured Pinot Noir another year or two to settle down and integrate, then drink it over the next 4–6 years.
— J.C.
(4/1/2011)
Pegasus Bay 2006 Riesling (Waipara Valley)
- $23
Peg Bay continues to push the ripeness envelope on its Rieslings. The 2006 is honeyed and rather sweet, with baked apple flavors at the core, surrounded by hints of spice and apricot. Lime-like acids seem a bit strident on the finish right now; give it a couple of years in the cellar. Imported by Meadowbank Estates.
— J.C.
(9/1/2007)
Pegasus Bay 2005 Pinot Noir (Waipara Valley)
- $41
This vintage of Peg Bay’s Pinot shows the firm structure of the year, suggesting 2–3 years of cellaring. But while the black cherry fruit may not be immediately accessible, there’s plenty of it, touched with herbal, minty complexity and a touch of oaky toast on the finish.
— J.C.
(12/1/2007)
Pegasus Bay 2007 Chardonnay (Waipara Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $39
Remarkably consistent in quality year after year, Peg Bay’s 2007 Chardonnay opens with some slightly funky aromas that moderate with aeration to reveal a toasty, smoky wine with a core of melon fruit. It starts off seeming a touch narrow, but broadens and deepens on the palate, ending with impressive length.
— J.C.
(7/1/2010)
Pegasus Bay 2005 Chardonnay (Waipara Valley)
- $35
One of New Zealand’s most consistently good wineries, Peg Bay has turned in an excellent 2005 Chardonnay. The bouquet is packed with smoke and toasted nuts, but the fruit easily emerges on the palate, opening into peach, honey and bright citrus flavors. Creamy in texture, with a long finish that folds in a lovely honey-nut character.
— J.C.
(11/1/2006)
Pegasus Bay 2005 Prima Donna Pinot Noir (Waipara Valley)
- Online Exclusive
- $75
— J.C.
(11/1/2008)
Pegasus Bay 2008 Bel Canto Dry Riesling (Waipara Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- Online Exclusive
- $37
At 14% alcohol and negligible residual sugar, this is a different style of New Zealand Riesling, something more along the lines of a big trocken from the Rheingau or Pfalz. Lime flavors lead the way, cushioned by riper notes of baked apple and spice. Viscous and weighty, this new offering from Peg Bay makes a powerful statement. Drink now.
— J.C.
(11/1/2009)
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