Bob Campbell is one of only 264 Masters of Wine in the world. An international wine judge, Bob judges wine professionally in ten countries and contributes regularly to publications around the world. His specialty is New Zealand wine which he reviews from an international perspective.

Vinoptima Noble Gisborne NZ Gewurztraminer 2007

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96/100 55

This is one of the most intensely sweet and unctuous New Zealand wines I've ever tasted. A thick, syrupy wine with the texture of thin treacle. Pungent musk, manuka honey, licorice/anise and many other exotic fruits and spices that are simply too hard to identify. Extraordinary wine - a totally over-the-top sticky that is in the trochenbeerenauslese level of desert wines. Hard to rate because it is so unique (to NZ).

Tasted: Mar 2011    Average price: n/a

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