Opawa is Nautilus’ more affordable range and this Marlborough rosé is normally a highlight. I don’t see the same glory in ’19. Pink fruit starts things well, but palate is empty. Picked too early and lacks bite. Best drinking: now. 16/20, 87/100. 11.5%, $24. Would I buy it? No.
About me – Andrew Graham
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At 18, I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, slogging through physics and chemistry, so a liquor shop seemed like fun. Needless to say, I discovered wine, and my life evolved with a unique dual focus - wine and environment.
Twenty years later and I spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer.
I now judge at wine shows around the world, sit on the Australian Wine List of the Year awards panel and was once a Wine Journalism Young Gun (but baby that was years ago).
Currently, I write features for a variety of publications including National Liquor News, Gourmet Traveller WINE and the RAS, plus I'm a former Lifestyle FOOD channel wine expert.
In 2019 and 2020 I was voted in the Top 30 Best Wine Critics in The World, and in my spare time, I'm a sucker for punishment and run trail ultra marathons, much to the delight of my long-suffering family. Read more about me here or get in touch to book your next wine event with me here
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Have you had the Opawa pinot Gris 2018 Andrew? That is an extremely impressive one , so good I shared a couple over dinner and then had to order more online. The best thing was the next lot tasted as good as the first if you know what i mean.
Haven’t had, but really like these wines as a whole.