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Villa Maria Estate Ltd

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+64-9-255-0660 5 Kirkbride Road
Mangere, Auckland, 660
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Villa Maria is one of New Zealand's leading winemakers. Founded in 1961 by its current owner and Managing Director, George Fistonich, Villa Maria is 100% New Zealand owned.

New Zealand's leading wine award winner Villa Maria has been New Zealand's leading wine award winner, both nationally and internationally since the early 1980's. Villa Maria's talented people have an unrelenting passion to produce quality wines. Realising that it takes more than just good winemaking to produce quality, a passion to succeed begins in the vineyard.

Astute site selection by Villa Maria's vineyard experts, is followed by superior vineyard management and then complemented by expert winemaking. A strong focus on continually improving the vineyards is considered by Villa Maria to be an incredibly important factor in quality winemaking.

– Description from timbw

Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc Cellar Selection (2009)

Winery: Villa Maria Estate Ltd
Region: New Zealand » Marlborough
Type: Table Wines
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dynowine

Alluring strong nose of tropical fruit, grass, and flowers. Good acid on the attack with vegetal (corn on the cob) and floral notes. Mid-palate had strong slightly sour ripe fruit (nectarine, guava (feijoa), other tropical (passionfruit perhaps)). M...

Villa Maria Pinot Noir Reserve (2005)

Winery: Villa Maria Estate Ltd
Region: New Zealand » Marlborough
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Type: Table Wines
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MarioRobles

A Pinot Noir for Shiraz lovers! Haha... a good wine but it is more like a Shiraz in style than a Pinot Noir... lots of fruit, spices, great body, some elegant minerality and a long finish... a gutsy Pinot Noir! 90 Points

Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Private Bin (2009)

Winery: Villa Maria Estate Ltd
Region: New Zealand » Marlborough
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Type: Table Wines
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winescribbler

Pushy grapefruit acidity - passion fruit - lime - straw - herbaceous - herby edge - weighty palate - punchy - crisp - mouth watering - green beans - juicy http://www.spittoon.biz/villa_maria_cellar_selection_s.html

Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough Pinot Noir New Zealand Pinot Noir Marlborough-Nz (2008)

Winery: Villa Maria Estate Ltd
Region: New Zealand » Marlborough
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Type: Table Wines
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colinrchorley

Pinot Noir is my favourite red wine but therefore I am very fussy when it comes to how good this is and although it has that raspberry warmth through and through, it just lacks that certain refinement to be great. Perhaps just a little too much on the ...

Villa Maria Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc Stelvin (2006)

Winery: Villa Maria Estate Ltd
Region: New Zealand » Marlborough
Type: Table Wines
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aronowm2

Really good. not as good as the 2007 Villa Maria Sauvignon, plan version.

Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc (2012)

Winery: Villa Maria Estate Ltd
Region: New Zealand » Marlborough
Type: Table Wines
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Welkja

Has the aroma of tropical fruit and gooseberry. The taste is refreshing, with a slight sourness from citrus fruits of grapefruit, lime and lemon . Lemongrass is also present in the taste and has balanced acidity. This wine would be good with white fish...

Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc Clifford Bay Reserve (2008)

Winery: Villa Maria Estate Ltd
Region: New Zealand » Marlborough
Type: Table Wines
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timbw

Superb wine - very classy.

Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Private Bin (2009)

Winery: Villa Maria Estate Ltd
Region: New Zealand » Marlborough
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Type: Table Wines
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bryanjmatthews

Very fruity, with strong apple and kiwi. More fruity than I usually enjoy, but a VERY pleasant and enjoyable wine. I have learned to love the Marlborough NZ Sauvignon Blancs.

Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc Cellar Selection (2007)

Winery: Villa Maria Estate Ltd
Region: New Zealand » Marlborough
Type: Table Wines
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aronowm2

great value. loads of grapefruit on the nose and palate. just a very powerful wine. great qpr.

Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc (2011)

Winery: Villa Maria Estate Ltd
Region: New Zealand » Marlborough
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Type: Table Wines
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rar8888

Light and crisp

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  • April 2013

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  • April 2013

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  • April 2013

    Cheers Swirl Girls @pbpost for the review of our Private Bin Pinot Noir - 'Nicely done' http://t.co/YkkHJOiTkB #nzwine

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  • April 2013

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  • April 2013

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  • April 2013

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  • April 2013

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  • April 2013

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  • March 2013

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  • March 2013

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