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    MICHAEL COOPER RECENT RELEASES

    Mar 01, 2020 8 minutes

    Prices shown are approximate New Zealand retail. Wines available in export markets are shown as (A) Australia, (UK) and (US).

    Dry River Martinborough Chardonnay 2018

    Highly refined, ageworthy wine, fermented and leesaged in French oak hogsheads. Full-bodied, with generous stonefruit flavours, mealy and biscuity notes adding complexity, fresh acidity, and excellent delicacy, depth and harmony. Made with a restrained winemaking touch, it should be at its best 2021+. $65 (A)

    Dry River Martinborough Pinot Gris 2018

    Fleshy and finely textured, with deep, peachy, slightly spicy flavours, gentle sweetness, lees-aging complexity and a very harmonious, rich, wellrounded finish. $65 (A)

    Folding Hill Bendigo Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016

    Classy, youthful red, hand-picked, barrelaged, and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Bright ruby, fresh and very refined, with strong cherry, plum, spice and nut flavours, finely balanced and long, and an attractively scented bouquet. $45

    Maude Mt Maude Vineyard Wanaka Dry Riesling 2019

    This intense, youthful, racy wine is full of aging potential. From 25-year-old vines, it is mediumbodied, with deep, lemony, limey flavours, showing excellent delicacy and vigour, and a racy, dryish, lasting finish. Best 2022+. $32

    Maude Mt Maude Vineyard Wanaka East Block Riesling 2019

    Distinctly Mosel-like, this attractively scented wine was hand-harvested from mature vines and made in a mediumsweet style. Bright, light lemon/green,

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