Zara ’08 – ‘My first must-have white for autumn is the quite beautiful Te Mata Zara Viognier ’08 from Hawkes Bay in New Zealand. The Zara Viognier has lovely honeysuckle aromas, some lovely warm spice and fresh apple flavours too.’ The Oxford Times, September 2010 Featuring: Zara 2008 Zara ’08 – ‘Pretty, pale lemon-gold colour
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Zara ’09 – ‘The superior 2009 Zara Viognier was awash with rich, fleshy citrus fruit and subtle spice.’ Charles Gill, Taranaki Daily News, 1 June 2010 Featuring: Zara 2009
Zara ’10 – ‘Hand-picked, fermented and lees-aged for eight months in seasoned French oak barriques, Zara has a creamy bouquet leading into a very elegant, sweet-fruited wine with tropical fruit-flavours, slightly buttery, showing excellent concentration, texture and complexity.’ ★★★★ Michael Cooper, Michael Cooper’s Buyers Guide to New Zealand Wines 2013 Featuring: Zara 2010
Zara ’11 – ‘The beauty of this label is that the wine always displays the classic viognier opulence while remaining refreshing and elegant. It’s never dull. From their Woodthorpe Terraces vineyard, this vintage is another convincing example of the variety showing perfumed aromas of potpourri, apricot, floral and subtle spice. It’s weighty and richly textured
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Zara ’13 – ‘Apricot, bergamot and musky spice leap out of the glass in this vivid viognier from Hawke’s Bay’s. On its viscous concentrated palate. these notes are joined by apricot kernel and a fresh twist of citrus zest. An outstanding aromatic.’ VIVA Magazine, NZ Herald, April 2014 Featuring: Zara 2013 Zara ’13 – ‘Brilliant,
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Zara ’14 – ‘Gently floral, like honeysuckle, quite different to most pungent, fruit-rich Australian examples of this white.’ Max Allen, The Australian, April 2016 Featuring: Zara 2014
