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  1. Chateau L'Eglise 2022
    Chateau L'Eglise 2022
    Château l'Eglise has been managed by the Dieuxyssies family since 1880. The vineyard extends across 28 hectares of clay-limestone and sandy, silty soils. The grape composition is 40% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Cabernet Franc.
    2022
    Cabernet Blends
    France
    356
  2. Pieropan Soave 2023 375ml
    Pieropan Soave 2023 375ml

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    2023
    Garganega
    Italy
    499
  3. Monte Tondo Mito Soave 2024
    Monte Tondo Mito Soave 2024

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    2024
    Garganega
    Italy
    499
  4. Forest Hill Highbury Fields Cabernet 2022
    Forest Hill Highbury Fields Cabernet 2022
    SPECIAL VALUE

    A splash of malbec makes its way into this wine. Succulent and refreshing red, bright with blueberry and mulberry fruit character, some violet floral lift, minty herbs, clove, black olive and licorice. A feast for the senses in the scents. The palate rolls similarly, supple and bright in texture, medium to fuller weight but lively and energetic with each mouthful. A coolness in the wine perhaps, at least a restraint that seems to defy the price point. And we're good with that. Brilliant value. MIKE BENNIE, Halliday Wine Companion
    2022
    Cabernet Blends
    Australia
  5. Rock of Wisdom Superfly Red 2021
    Rock of Wisdom Superfly Red 2021
    We love the Superfly range from Rock of Wisdom. These are meant to be no mess, no fuss, easy drinking juicy wines and they have well and truly nailed the brief! Minimal intervention is the name of the game here but done thoughtfully and with panache.

    This is a MGS blend and the little extra of dollop mataro brings a nice earthy hit the otherwise bight and bubby fruit. This just leaps out of the glass with gleaming red fruits and plenty of sweet spice goodness. So much energy and lift, everything feels so fresh with lots of crunchy fruit framed by the gentlest kiss of oak. So sluggable!
    2021
    Blend
    Australia
    349
  6. Pierre Marie Chermette Beaujolais Les Griottes Beaujolais 2023 375ml
    Pierre Marie Chermette Beaujolais Les Griottes Beaujolais 2023 375ml

    This mouthwatering crowd-pleaser is named after a grove of cherry trees that flank the vineyard. The fruit is drawn from 30- to 40-year-old Gamay vines, grown in dark granite soils around the Chermette homestead in Saint-Vérand, southern Beaujolais. In contrast to his age-worthy Crus from Moulin-à-Vent and Fleurie et al., Chermette aims to produce something light-to-medium-bodied, bright and cherry-fruited with reach-for-another-glass charm.

    The winemaking has remained unchanged for decades, with traditional whole-bunch, semi-carbonic fermentation in concrete tanks followed by maturation in tank and old oak casks still the order of the day. The nose is so exuberant you could be tasting out of barrel, flush with easy-going, lip-smacking red fruit flecked by red floral notes. The palate tells the same story through waves of vibrant, tangy berries and cherrystone fruit. As always, it is a delicious, moreish wine and fabulous value.

    2023
    Gamay
    France
    352
  7. Stephane Aviron Beaujolais Village 2023
    Stephane Aviron Beaujolais Village 2023

    Stephane's family has been wheeling and dealing in Beaujolais for generations. Based in Fleurie, his father owned an oenological laboratory and worked as a wine broker where, after completing his studies, Stephane returned to work in the family business as a wine consultant and a winemaker in Chénas. His experience there and history in the region brings a depth of knowledge and intimate detail of the terroirs he now works. That, when combined with Stephane's obvious talent makes for a formidable combination.

    Black cherry and bright raspberry with a hit of heady, whole peppercorn spice, touch of cola and lovely burst of five spice that drives the inviting nose home. Super crunchy, raspberry fruit layered in with fine slippery tannins. Bursting with red fruit flavour, bright and bouncy. It's fine and tight with a lovely core of fruit that feels light and airy and at once concentrated and precise in its delivery. A fine Villages.

    2023
    Gamay
    France
    352
  8. Te Mata Estate Merlot Cabernet 2023
    Te Mata Estate Merlot Cabernet 2023

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    2023
    Cabernet Blends
    New Zealand
    403
  9. Walsh & Sons Lola Red Syrah/Cab/Merlot 2022
    Walsh & Sons Lola Red Syrah/Cab/Merlot 2022

    60% Syrah 25% Cabernet Sauvignon 15% Grenache, They say “perfect with your favourite wood-fired pizza (hold the pineapple)”,  though I like pineapple on pizza. Gino D’Acampo would have conniptions.

    Plenty of flavour of red and blue fruits, bay leaf, a dusting of spice. Medium-bodied, quite fleshy, some earthy/sooty tannin sweeps through it, with a soft and supple finish of blue fruits and spice. Length is moderate, but OK. Good wine. Easy to like. GARY WALSH, The Wine Front

    2022
    Cabernet Blends, Merlot, shiraz
    Australia
    504
  10. Te Mata Estate Merlot Cabernet 2022
    Te Mata Estate Merlot Cabernet 2022

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    2022
    Cabernet Blends
    New Zealand
    403
  11. Te Mata Gamay Noir 2024
    Te Mata Gamay Noir 2024

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    2024
    Gamay
    New Zealand
    403
  12. MDI Picolit 2022
    MDI Picolit 2022

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    2022
    Fiano, Garganega
    Australia
    414
  13. Mutual Promise Gamay 2024
    Mutual Promise Gamay 2024

    Given the small volume this is fully de-stem as opposed to the typical 50% de-stemmed and 50% whole cluster for carbonic. Wine was fermented with ambient yeast on skins for 2 weeks and pressed to 2 x 6 year old Bossuet 500 Lt Puncheons. No adds other than a small organic yeast hulls to aid fermentation and a small amount of So2 pre bottling.

    Gentle spice, herbaceous alpine edge brings freshness, cranberry and bright cherry fruits. Red spectrum rather than blue black of the spiritual home of Gamay but delicious and dangerously drinkable none the less.

    2024
    Gamay
    Australia
    436
  14. Monte Ronca Colle Marianna Soave 2023
    Monte Ronca Colle Marianna Soave 2023
    The wines of Monte Ronca and Colle Marianna are the creation of local specialist Antonio Fattori, based in the commune of Ronca, in the heart of Garganega country. His family began as Soave producers, and a little over 100 years ago they bought a 12-hectare property on the eastern edge of the Valpolicella denomination, where the vineyards cover the ridge dividing the Alpine Valley and Illasi Valley at elevations of close to 500 metres.

    Made from 100% Garganega planted in the basalt vineyards of Monte Calvarino. The fruit was picked at the end of September, crushed and fermented in 85% stainless steel and 15% large format casks. At 450 metres, Garganega can only just reach ripeness, so this is where a small amount of appassimento fruit works well (around 10%) to add flavour and texture while holding its cooler structure. The wine is charmingly floral on the nose, with notes of peach and green almond. On the palate, the wine is textural and juicy with citrus, stone fruit, minerals and a touch of spice.
    2023
    Garganega
    Italy
    499
  15. Stephane Aviron Beaujolais Cote de Brouilly 2022
    Stephane Aviron Beaujolais Cote de Brouilly 2022
    From vines of between 40 and 80 years of age located on the steep slopes of the famed La Madone vineyard, this cru Beaujolais has a fine, perfumed bouquet and plenty of freshness. The texture is silky, with a pure, juicy finish.
    2022
    Gamay
    France
    352
  16. Lucien Lardy Beaujolais Villages 2022
    Lucien Lardy Beaujolais Villages 2022

    70 year old vines here, from a vineyard that sits just outside Fleurie.
    Plenty of ripe raspberry and cherry, coffee grounds, some dried flower perfume. It’s fleshy and full of rich red fruits, some tobacco savoury character, dense stony tannin, with a slightly gritty finish of solid length... GARY WALSH, winefront.com

    Spiced red cherries, rosehip and rosemary notes lead into mid weight core. A rush of flavour greets you; roasted black and red cherries mix with raspberries while a thread of minerality and earthy flavours counter. Finishes with a tasty tannin chew, giving this wine dimension and charm. GABRIELLE POY
     

    2022
    Gamay
    France
    352
  17. Pieropan Soave Classico 2022
    Pieropan Soave Classico 2022
    The 2022 Soave Classico is a total pleasure on the nose. Sweet smoke and mint nuances complement tropical green melon notes. This soothes with its soft textures while stimulating the senses with a zesty mix of brisk acidity and candied citrus. It tapers off crisp and clean with an inner floral resonance as lemon oil traces slowly fade. I would drink this any night of the week. What a treat. ERIC GUIDO, Vinous.com
    2022
    Garganega
    Italy
    499
  18. Sinapius Jean Morice Rose 2022
    Sinapius Jean Morice Rose 2022

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    2022
    Gamay
    Australia
    490
  19. Bleasdale Vineyards Frank Potts Cabernet Blend 2020
    Bleasdale Vineyards Frank Potts Cabernet Blend 2020
    A 76/15/7/2% blend of cabernet sauvignon, malbec, petit verdot and merlot. Bright, near vivid, crimson; an elegant cabernet-driven wine, with notes of cedar, cigar box and cassis on the bouquet and palate alike. It's medium bodied and lithe, an English gentleman's claret. Drink by 2030. 95 points.James Halliday
    2020
    Cabernet Blends
    Australia
    483
    $37.00
  20. Cantine Pra Soave Classico Otto 2023
    Cantine Pra Soave Classico Otto 2023

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    2023
    Garganega
    Italy
    499
  21. Lucien Lardy Fleurie Les Roches 2022
    Lucien Lardy Fleurie Les Roches 2022

    The 2022 Fleurie Les Roches has more mineralité and complexity than the Les Moriers on the nose, with fine lift and perfume. The palate is medium-bodied with finely knit tannins, well-judged acidity and a silky, seductive finish. Quite delicious. NEAL MARTIN

    Very fresh Fleurie showing raspberries, fresh blueberries, thyme and oranges on the nose. It's medium-bodied and bright, with crushed stone minerality at the end. JAMES SUCKLING

    2022
    Gamay
    France
    352
    Special Price $37.00 Regular Price $45.00
  22. In praise of Shadows 'Mankai' 2022
    In praise of Shadows 'Mankai' 2022

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    2022
    Blend, Touriga
    Australia
    436
  23. Woodlands 'Margaret' Cabernet Blend 2017 375ml
    Woodlands 'Margaret' Cabernet Blend 2017 375ml
    Deep, dark red/purple colour, with a profound bouquet of dark fruits, violets, dried herb and dried floral notes interlocked with blackberry, layered with ample tannins and lasting very long on the follow-through. Superb flavour and structure. A statuesque cabernet blend. Margaret seems to build gravitas with each succeeding vintage. (96) HUON HOOKE, The Real Review

    Inky, brooding style red, deep, dark berry fruit flavours, warm, brown spice notes, twiggy wood, good sense of tension between acidity and tannin rolled in. Satisfying, savoury-leaning red with earth, truffle and dusty notes creeping in. Good sense of elegance and charm. MIKE BENNIE, The Wine Front
    2017
    Cabernet Blends
    Australia
    432
  24. Nocturne SR Cabernets 2023
    Nocturne SR Cabernets 2023

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    2023
    Cabernet Blends
  25. Casa da Passarella A Descoberta Dao Tinto 2022
    Casa da Passarella A Descoberta Dao Tinto 2022

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    2022
    Blend
    Portugal
  26. Casa da Passarella A Descoberta Dao Tinto 2020
    Casa da Passarella A Descoberta Dao Tinto 2020

    Made in stone lagars and aged in cement tanks along with some large old wooden vats, it's a very typical Dão blend of Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz (elsewhere, Tempranillo), Alfrocheiro and Jaen (aka Mencia).

    A Descoberta means 'to be discovered' and the somewhat mystical label, a box tagged 1942 is a folkloric reference to an early version of a time capsule a box hidden in the stone walls of the house of Passarella containing a will to be opened 50 years hence and directing the riches of the box be re-distributed to the poor. The box was empty. Enrichment comes from the intangible not the material, it seems ...

    A lovely wine supple, fleshy and spicy, with extra delicate tannin and oak. From lead-off, the cherry-chocolate fruit really shows the Dao granite, and is laden with wiry dark herbs. In the mouth, it's fleshy-meaty and mineral fresh - round with good movement and fruit-earth interplay. It has excellent presence in the mouth but is not reliant on weight for the show. Wonderfully composed, it sits and radiates, effortless in affect. Gorgeous delicate tannin is the frame, rimming the mouth and allowing the fruit and spicy acid to radiate delicately. A wonderful advertisement for varietal blends.

    2020
    Blend
    Portugal
  27. Nocturne SR Cabernets 2022
    Nocturne SR Cabernets 2022

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    2022
    Cabernet Blends
    Australia
    432
  28. Domaine Chermette Beaujolais Les Griottes 2023
    Domaine Chermette Beaujolais Les Griottes 2023

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    2023
    Gamay
    France
    352
  29. Pieropan Soave Classico 2023
    Pieropan Soave Classico 2023
    Leonildo ‘Nino’ Pieropan, who sadly passed away in 2018, was the first to show the world just how great Garganega, and Italian white wine, can be. He recognised the importance of terroir early on, acquiring various hillside vineyards (including Pigno, Becco, Boiolo, Tondo, Palestrello and La Santa) and expanding the prestigious Calvarino and La Rocca vineyards, first made as single vineyard crus in 1971 and 1978 respectively.

    Today, sons Dario (winemaker) and Andrea (viticulturist) continue the family tradition. The brothers have converted all of their vineyards to organic and are overseeing the new winery being built amongst the vineyards just outside the village.

    Mostly Garganega with about 10-15% Trebbiano di Soave, this is wonderfully aromatic - not a common feature of Soave - with floral notes (cherry blossom), citrus, stone fruit and almond. The palate is delicate and focussed, with excellent depth and lovely overall balance.
    2020
    Garganega
    Italy
    499
  30. Karim Vionnet 'Cuvee KV' Beaujolais Villages 2021
    Karim Vionnet 'Cuvee KV' Beaujolais Villages 2021

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    2021
    Gamay
    France
    352
    Special Price $39.20 Regular Price $49.00
  31. Stephane Aviron Beaujolais Fleurie 2022
    Stephane Aviron Beaujolais Fleurie 2022
    From old vines located on the steep slopes of the highly regarded La Madone vineyard. An outstanding Fleurie that captures the beauty and elegance of the appellation and pairs it with some real depth and dimension. The floral lift amidst the black fruits gives this away as Fleurie, but on the palate the flavours expand further to reveal sage, black tea and turned earth. There's a lovely saline tail to the wine too and its plush, ripe fruit reigned in beautifully by a press of graphite- like tannins. ALEX DOBSON, PWS
    2022
    Gamay
    France
    352
  32. Chateau Poitevin 2018
    Chateau Poitevin 2018
    STAGE 13 - FLAT - AGEN > PAU 165.3 KM

    Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Poitevin rolls out of the glass with expressive notes of redcurrant jelly, blackberries and Morello cherries, plus wafts of wild sage and menthol. The medium-bodied palate gives a good amount of crunchy red and black fruits with a soft texture and bags of freshness, finishing with an herbal lift. LISA PERROTTO-BROWN, The Wine Advocate

    Nose is elegant and oak is well integrated. Notes of vanilla, violets, blackcurrant leaf, dark chocolate and cloves. Palate has same leafy black fruit, discreet oak and pliable but slightly grainy tannins. DECANTER
    2018
    Cabernet Blends
    France
    356
    $40.00
  33. Sandro De Bruno Soave 2023
    Sandro De Bruno Soave 2023
    This is a lovely Soave that belies its simple DOC. From the lower lying but mature vineyards close to Monte Calvarina, and still from the rich, fertile volcanic soils of which Sandro is so passionate. Raised only in stainless steel to preserve the garganega's freshness and verve, it nevertheless over-delivers on personality and texture. A beautiful, focussed Soave for every table.

    100% Garganega from 50 year old vineyards around the "Colline Vulcaniche" near Monte Calvarina at 100-150m ASL, cold macerated for 18 hours before fermentation in stainless steel, then ageing in stainless steel on fine lees for 6 months (with weekly battonage) before bottling. Screwcap.

    Unmistakably Soave, this has classic lime and grapefruit aromatics, almond skin and fresh green herbs on the nose. The palate is alive with mineral energy and a crunch of acidity.
    2023
    Garganega
    Italy
    499
  34. Sinapius Clem Blanc 2023
    Sinapius Clem Blanc 2023

    Estate grown field blend of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Gewürztraminer, Chardonnay Musqué, Riesling and Grüner Veltliner. Up to 7 days of skin contact before pressing. Natural co-ferment and maturation in a Pozvek foudré for 9 months on full lees. 100% malolactic fermentation. Bottled in January 2024 unfined and unfiltered.

    Amber hue in the glass, this wine is complex and highly aromatic with scents of fresh apricot, musk and lychee. Peach, beeswax and subtle smoky notes. A creamy mid palate with a refreshing saline finish.

    2023
    Blend, Gewurztraminer, Gruner Veltliner, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Riesling
    Australia
    490
  35. Suavia Soave Classico 2023
    Suavia Soave Classico 2023

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    2023
    Garganega
    Italy
    499
  36. Jean Marc Burgaud Les Vignes de Lantignie 2021
    Jean Marc Burgaud Les Vignes de Lantignie 2021
    Now labeled as the 2021 Beaujolais-Lantignié rather than as Beaujolais-Villages, with a view to further foreground its Lantignié origins, this cuvée is once again a notable success. Offering up aromas of smoky berries, spices and petals, it's medium-bodied, supple and seamless, with lively acids and a charming, giving profile. WILLIAM KELLEY, Wine Advocate
    2021
    Gamay
    France
    358
  37. Chateau Tire Pe Tire Vin Vite 2019
    Chateau Tire Pe Tire Vin Vite 2019

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    2019
    Cabernet Blends
    France
    356
  38. Dominique Piron Fleurie 2022
    Dominique Piron Fleurie 2022
    It might sound illogical, but this has serious floral charm on the nose. Then comes a wonderful filigree elegance on the medium-bodied palate. As appealing as the first sip is, you have to go back again and again to get all the complexity that unfurls at the long, stony finish. Delicious now, but good aging potential. Drink or hold. STUART PIGGOTT, JamesSuckling.com
    2022
    Gamay
    France
    352
  39. Candea Tinto 2020
    Candea Tinto 2020

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    2020
    Blend, Grenache
    Spain
    440
  40. Basket Range Cabernet Blend 2023
    Basket Range Cabernet Blend 2023

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    2023
    Cabernet Blends
    Australia
    340
    Special Price $47.00 Regular Price $55.00
  41. Y.amirault Amirault Bourgueil Cote 50 2022
    Y.amirault Amirault Bourgueil Cote 50 2022
    The old La Coudraye, which changed to La Côte back in the 2018 vintage to reflect the variety of origins for the fruit. This is a sample drawn before bottling. A vibrant hue in the glass, and a beautifully pure and eager nose of black cherry, blackcurrant and damson fruits. The palate remains true to the nose, with that same sense of purity and an underbelly of soft chalk, before a sappy cherry-skin character at the end. Modestly extracted tannins, firm but not over done, with nice acidity for this warmer vintage, this should evolve nicely for some years, but should be ready to go within a year or two. The alcohol is said to be 13%. CHRIS KISSACK, Thewinedoctor.com
    2022
    Cabernet Blends
    France
    422
  42. Frederick Stevenson Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
    Frederick Stevenson Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

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    2022
    Blend
    Australia
    349
  43. Stephane Aviron Beaujolais Morgon Cote du Py 2021
    Stephane Aviron Beaujolais Morgon Cote du Py 2021
    Aromatics on the nose expand on the palate. A fragrant nose welcomes you along with rich black fruit and blackberry, boysenberry puree, blueberry, black raspberry compote, apricot, white blossom and red plum. The wine is joyful on the palate with black tea and forest floor lending added depth. If you are a black-tea drinker who enjoys plump red wines, this bottle is your jam. REGGIE SOLOMON
    2021
    Gamay
    France
    352
  44. Domaine des Marrans Beaujolais Fleurie Les Marrans 2023
    Domaine des Marrans Beaujolais Fleurie Les Marrans 2023
    Strawberries, oranges and nutmeg on the nose, followed by a fresh, fruity and medium-bodied palate. Lots of juicy fruit. Drink now or hold. JAMES SUCKLING
    2023
    Gamay
    France
    352
  45. Dicey Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2021
    Dicey Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2021
    James is the grower, Matt the caretaker and they are the Dicey brothers. They are also neighbours with all the fruit for Dicey is sourced from the family's vineyards in the Bannockburn sub region of Central Otago.  All sustainable and all about showing place.

    Nice perfumed aromatics with soft violet, ripe dark cherries, anise and dark plum all interspersed with spicy cedar and delicate woodlands notes. That Otago rich dark cherry is on show but this doesn't feel too big or bulky like some others can. A touch of anise, that same dark plum all pile in there giving this plenty of push and depth. Its supple and soft with a lovely flow that carries the palate to a long finish that seems to unfold dark fruits, savoury spice, cedar and foresty notes layer by layer.
    2020
    Gamay
    New Zealand
    373
  46. Quinta da Muradella Candea Blanco 2020
    Quinta da Muradella Candea Blanco 2020

    Even the entry-level white 2020 Candea Blanco, a regional blend of equal parts of Dona Blanca, Verdello and Treixadura fermented and kept with lees in stainless steel for one year, shows character, cleanliness, precision and freshness beyond the price point, and it transcends appellation and vintage and is offered with some time in bottle. It has only 12.5% alcohol and an expressive nose of herbs and flowers, and it is balanced, harmonious and elegant and finishes dry and long with a tasty and salty twist. A bargain. 6,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2022. LUIS GUTIERREZ, Wine Advocate

     

     

    2020
    Blend
    Spain
    440
  47. Te Mata Awatea Cabernet Merlot 2022
    Te Mata Awatea Cabernet Merlot 2022

    Here’s we have 44% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 14% Cabernet Franc. I asked which Merlot clone they have in the ground at Te Mata, and it’s Entav, which is one of the better ones.

    Boysenberry, dusty spice, floral aromatics, tobacco, leaf and mint. Medium-bodied, powdery tannin, very ‘mineral’ acidity, bright but sitting in the wine well, raspberry and plum, complex and chalky firm on a long finish, a little seaweed in the mix. Crisp. Very fine wine. Needs a few more years in bottle. 94+ GARY WALSH, wine front

    2022
    Cabernet Blends
    New Zealand
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