New Zealand

Central Otago, New Zealand. Pale straw in colour displaying aromas of pear, quince and lifted floral notes with just a hint of spice. The palate is lively with white flesh stone fruit characters balanced with just a hint of residual sugar. Drink now and enjoy...

Marlborough, New Zealand. Light straw in colour with aromas of white peach, tinned pears and freshly-baked apple pie. This is a dry wine but with a soft and luscious mouthfeel, nice weight and a touch of acidity on the finish that provides lovely balance...

Marlborough, New Zealand. Scented Pinot Noir with rich dark-fleshed plums, black cherry and smoky oak flavours. A succulent wine with a good backbone of drying tannins that help a lengthy finish. Good now, better with a little bottle-age...

Marlborough, New Zealand. Being a dryer style (6g/L residual sugar) it has a great drinkability due to the freshness on the palate. Pear and citrus notes with crisp acid backbone and length of flavour...

Marlborough, New Zealand. The grapes were crushed to different fermenters allowing a range of components for blending. The wines were plunged daily allowing the soft tannins to emerge in the wine. All components were aged in oak until blending which added greater flavour and softness to the wine. Ripe cherry and mocha flavours, fine tannin structure with a soft mouthfeel and good length...

Marlborough, New Zealand. Parcels of wine were selected for blending that produced a varietal and classic Sauvignon Blanc. All components were kept on yeast lees as long as possible until blending, adding greater flavour and softness to the wine...

Marlborough, New Zealand. The rose-tinged berries of Pinot Gris have a fair amount of tannins in them so we hand-pick the bunches to minimise the amount of skin-contact. We also find that the fruit comes in with quite low acidity so we ferment the juice through to dryness, usually in barrel...

Waipara Valley, New Zealand. The bright lemon hue of the young wine hints at the ripeness of fruit. It has generous aromas and flavours typical of the variety, suggesting pears, tropical spices and guavas. The barrel fermentation and ageing have added an intriguing layer of complexity and filled out the palate structure. The wine is fleshy and unctuous with a core of tangy minerality and acidity which draw out its length...