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New Zealand assemblage

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Jancis writes Just look at all those wines at the top end of our lists of New Zealand whites then reds, arranged in descending score order below. There are 17s and 17.5s a-gogo, and Julia even gives 18.5 to her favourite Marlborough Pinot Noir – from a new producer. The time when NZ reds lagged seriously behind whites is clearly long past. And I was thrilled to have a chance to taste the latest offerings from the country's prime Riesling producer – indeed arguably the best producer of Germanic Rieslings (dry and sweet)...