Vineyard Description

The fruit for this wine comes from both the Awatere and Wairau valleys of Marlborough. Timely canopy management activities such as shoot thinning and leaf plucking along with an attention to vine health optimised the opportunity for the ideal vineyard flavours and clean, ripe fruit at harvest. The fruit was harvested in the cool of the night to ensure it arrived at the winery in pristine condition.

Winemaking

Each vineyard was harvested at optimum ripeness and processed separately to provide the greatest number of blending options. A proportion of the vineyard parcels received skin contact in the winery to maximise the intensity of flavours, before the fruit was gently pressed, cold settled and racked for fermentation. Cool fermentation techniques were employed to retain flavour and aromatics. After fermentation the wines remained on yeast lees for several weeks to build mouthfeel. The wines were then racked to be blended, gently fined, filtered and immediately bottled, capturing flavour freshness and richness.

Winemaker's Comment

A beautifully intense and lively wine, overflowing with aromas of ripe gooseberry, melon and passionfruit with hints of grapefruit, lime and nettles. The wine is mouthfilling and juicy with vibrant fruit and fantastic mid palate richness and weight, finishing rich and racy with excellent length and crispness.

Serving Suggestion

Salmon, tomato, green bean and potato salad.