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Vavasour 1999 Awatere Valley Chardonnay (Marlborough)

Price $23

Excellent integration of fruit and wood means it’s hard to know where the flavors of one stop and the other start. It’s toasty, nutty and peachy, rich and creamy, and ends with a flourish of crème brûlée. — J.C. (5/1/2001)

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Vavasour 1999 Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)

Price $19

The restrained nose shows little in the way of herbal or grassy aromas, instead offering up melon and passion fruit. Full-bodied and intense, with a long citric finish that would make a perfect partner for a bowl of moules. — J.C. (5/1/2001)

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Vavasour 2006 Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)

Price $15

Standard Marlborough Sauvignon done well, although in this case the wine comes from the slightly more extreme Awatere Valley. The bouquet features passion fruit, lime and grassy notes, while the flavors are also greenish, but with hints of stone fruit and melon to round them out. The long, herb-inflected finish confirms this wine’s quality. — J.C. (3/1/2007)

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Vavasour 2005 Awatere Valley Pinot Noir (Marlborough)

Price $23

Right now this wine presents itself as being rather light and lacking intensity, but it does have some pretty black cherry fruit and intriguing spice notes, and it should fill out a bit and put on weight over the next year or two. Finishes clean and long, with mild peppery notes and slightly dusty tannins. — J.C. (3/1/2007)

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