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98/100 from Anthony Blue which is the highest score every achieved for a NZ Red. Also 93/100 from Parkers Wine Advocate and 93/100 from Bob Campbell and 5 stars M.Cooper. Top United States wine critic and Editor-In-Chief of The Tasting Panel magazine, Anthony Dias Blue, awarded Destiny Bay his highest rating ever for a New Zealand red wine. In the June 2011 edition of the influential magazine for the wine and spirits industry, Blue lauded the 2007 Magna Praemia with a rating of 98 out of 100
In his review, Blue states that this wine is, “velvety, luscious and ripe with concentration and intense fruit … stunning and super long.” The wine is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec, and 2% Petit Verdot. He also rated the 2007 Destinae with a 90 and the 2007 Mystae with a 93. Blue says that “After visiting Waiheke several years ago, I became convinced that this small spot is producing some of New Zealand’s – and the world’s – best reds.”
Parkers Wine Advocate writes "The Magna Praemia 2007 has a very refined, very Right Bank bouquet with blackberry, tobacco leaf, scorched earth and wild-hedgerow. Understated but growing in intensity in the glass. The palate is full-bodied with fine tannins, very powerful and yet controlled. Harmonious towards the finish. Very polished but beautifully poised, this is a wonderful Waiheke wine. Drink 2011-2018." 93/100. ( Packaged in a beautiful 3 pack if you wanted to order 3 btls- total for a 3 pack $732.00 )
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