Posted: January 11, 2020
This fragrant, rich wine was hand-picked, fermented in French oak casks (35% new) and barrel-aged for a year. Bright, light lemon/green, it is weighty and lively, with fresh, concentrated, stonefruit flavours, balanced acidity, and excellent texture and complexity. $29
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Posted: January 11, 2020
This distinctive Waipara, North Canterbury wine is from the estate’s oldest, ungrafted vines, picked late with ‘a good portion of noble botrytis’. A very powerful, weighty wine (14.5% alc/vol), it is bright, light yellow/green, with concentrated, peachy flavours, hints of…
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Posted: January 11, 2020
Still very youthful, this Waipara red was barrique-aged for 10 months. Full, bright ruby, it has good concentration of ripe, plummy, spicy flavours, savoury notes adding complexity, and a well-structured finish. Best drinking 2021+. $32 (A)
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