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Theo Coles describes the wine as his way of bringing together the saline and floral sides of the New Zealand coastline in a single glass, made with minimal intervention and bottled unfined and unfiltered. It's built to be interesting rather than conventional, and rewards drinking with food rather than on its own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat the experts say:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eJamie Goode, Wine Anorak (2022 vintage) - 94 points\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11.5% alcohol. Full golden colour, this is beautifully salty and fruity with pineapple, pear, ripe apple and some grapefruit. Dense and ripe with nice intensity and a lovely tangy edge from some Flor involvement. 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