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We are d
elighted to say that our Late Harvest Gewurztraminer has been awarded another gold medal. This time at the prestigious Spiegelau Wine Awards held in Blenheim (South Island New Zealand). Our 2012 Sauvignon Blanc also picked up a silver medal which is excellent news.
The judges were led by Mike DeGaris and New Zealand wine reviewer Raymond Chan. The judges were served tasting "flights" of up to 40 wines in one hit to sample and mark out of 20.
More than 1000 wines were entered this year, on par with last year's figures.
Emma Jenkins demystifies the art of cellering wine.
With her advice it needn't be expensive or nor a lesson in patience.
19. 2011 Osawa Late Harvest Gewurztraminer,
$28 (375ml). Aromatic, lusciously sweet and
altogether rather decadent, you’ll be pleased
to have a few bottles of dessert wine tucked
away when they’re as smart as this. Very well
balanced with a lively citrus lift on the finish.
A very strong lineup, featuring a trio of outstanding dessert wines; and two memorable Hwkes's Bay syrahs.
Michael awarded the Late Harvest and Noble Gewurztraminers 5 stars each and the 2011 Prestige Collection Chardonnay received 4.5 stars.
Our 2011 Prestige Collection Chardonnay has come top in the WineNZ tasting. This is our first front cover and we are delighted.
Gourmet Wi
ne Traveller magazine is now in the
shops. Do take a look and see what Bob
Cambell had to say about his 100 best wines.
For the latest Dish Tasting Panel three judges blind-tasted
119 chardonnays from around the country. Of the wines entered, twenty-two were
judged four stars or higher. We were in the top ten and featured in the magazine.
Dish tastng panel comments on our wine
Sourced from a 100-acre vineyard west of Hastings in the Mangatahi Valley alongside the Ngaruroro River, the wines produced by the team at Osawa just keep getting
better as the years progress and they’re now definitely one to watch from the
region. Cameron Douglas MS was impressed with this “modern style of chardonnay
with real interest and texture,” while Andrew Parkinson and Yvonne Lorkin both
agreed that it also showed tangy fruit concentration, refreshing, cleansing
texture and a long satisfying finish.
Bob Campbell chose an amazing 3 wines from our
range for inclusion in the Gourmet Traveller WINE editorial feature,
100 TOP NEW RELEASES. That's 3% of all the wines selected. Quite an
outstanding achievement given the breadth of choice Bob will have been given.... Wow! (not to mention he chose a Hawkes Bay Sauvignon Blanc).
2011 Osawa Wines Noble Gewurztraminer Hawke's Bay
2011 Osawa Wines Late Harvest Gewurztraminer Hawke's Bay
2011 Osawa Wines Prestige Collection Sauvignon Blanc Hawke's Bay
APRIL/MAY 2013 issue
You can now access the reviews on a digital version of the magazine,
which can be purchased through the MagShop App in the App store for
A$7.50
We were delighted when Paul Tudor and the tasting team Recomended our Flying Sheep Rose 2011. Described as...
Bright, cherry-red appearance, heightened aromatics of fruitcake and spice; a forward, punchy style of rose with some weight and concentration, along with a hint of sweetness on the finish.
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