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Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, editor-in-chief of "The Wine Advocate" recently held a tasting for New Zealand Wine.
We are happy to received the reviews back for our wine.
2011 Prestige Collection Late Harvest Gewürztraminer 90 point
2011 Prestige Collection Noble Gewürztraminer 91 point
2011 Prestige Collection Chardonnay 90+ point
2012 Prestige Collection Chardonnay 89+point
The annual Easter Show Wine Awards is the country's oldest wine competition. It is also still one of the most prestigious, awarding the highest level of achievement in New Zealand winemaking, reflecting the huge advances in quality and style in our wine. 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.
2010 Osawa Wines Prestige Collection Pinot Noir
Rating:
89/100
Author:
Nick Stock
Variety: Pinot noir
Vintage: 2010
Publication: SMH and
The Age Good Wine Guide 2013
Hawke's Bay is not the region that first springs to mind when you think of NZ Pinot Noir, but this offering from relative newcomer Osawa Wines shows plenty of varietal twang. Spiced red cherry and plum fruits segue into lighter wafts of game, red licorice and forest floor. Bright acidity, fine-grained tannins and a medium-length finish feature in a wine that shows excellent drinkability.
Fermentation defines the character
DEBORAH WALTON-DERRY & PETER MORICE
Osawa Hawke's Bay Prestige Collection Chardonnay 2010 ($39)
We continue to be impressed by Osawa wines and this chardonnay is no exception. A big wine at 14.5 per cent abv, it retains its poise and irresistibility.
Straw coloured with a gentle stone fruit, vanilla and cream aroma - all the power and finesse is on the palate.
Satin textured with ginger, soda and apple cider flavours that are quite crisp. By mid-palate sweet lemon and some classy oak are in the mix; the length, integration and complexity this wine displays say it all.
2010 Sauvignon Blanc Prestige Collection Hawke's Bay
Pale hazy yellow with a green tinge. Fascinating oily aromas of lime, white pepper and minerals. Supple, rich and intense in the mouth, but not as complex as the nose suggests. Shows a strong note of curry powder and a hint of sweetness. Finishes a bit spiky but this distinctive wine boasts good texture. 88
See what Wine NZ magazine had to say about our new wines.