New Zealand

Marlborough, New Zealand. This Pinot Noir comes from a single vineyard site located in the center of the Wairau Valley. The wine is also a single clone, clone 114, from 12 year old vines that are unirrigated. This low cropping site intensifies the cherry...

Marlborough, New Zealand. This Rosé was inspired by David’s long  stint working in Corsica and the South of France crafting fresh, clean, crisp and dry salmon pink Rosé. Treated very much as a white wine in the cellar, the focus has been to make a clean, fruit driven dry...

Marlborough, New Zealand. Pale yellow in colour this Sauvignon Blanc has a vibrant nose, full of passion fruit and gooseberry. The palate is lively and well-balanced with concentrated tropical and passion fruit flavours, mingling with juicy acidity and leading to a long lingering finish... 

Central Otago, New Zealand. At Burn Cottage we believe in minimal intervention winemaking. Our task is to discover the genius of the site and of the individual vineyard blocks within and to allow the wines to reveal it. We believe in minimizing sulfur usage and avoiding all additives whenever possible...

Central Otago, New Zealand. Notes of both black and green teas emerge first from the glass. Interestingly, the fruit tones of blackberry and morello cherry need some time to show in the glass. These are then joined by a hint of orange zest, vanilla bean, pomegranate and violets...

 

Central Otago, New Zealand. Barrel fermented in French oak. It is a flinty elegant wine with good structure and balance...

Central Otago, New Zealand. "An elegant wine that seemed rather closed at first but built in the glass to reveal a classic Bannockburn style with dark cherry, plum, floral and spice flavours together with some toasty, smoky savoury notes. Worth decanting, should develop well with bottle age..."

Marlborough, New Zealand. The palate is juicy and powerful, yet retains a silken elegance, framed with oak tannin, leading to a very long, sustained finish...

Marlborough, New Zealand.  Garnet red, with brick hues. Strawberries and blood orange, nutmeg, white pepper, and floral notes. Lovely tropical pinot flavours of sour cherries and spice tobacco and leather. Medium bodied, supported by long tannins, good acid balance, will soften and develop more savoury characters with age...

Marlborough, New Zealand. This Pinot Gris was hand harvested, then gently whole-bunch pressed.It was fermented in stainless steel tank with a small portion in oak barrels.Post fermentation the yeast cells were allowed to settle, and the wine remained on lees for 4 months...