Posted: April 24, 2020
Fresh, full-bodied and lively, this youthful wine was estate-grown, hand-picked, tank-fermented and lees-aged for eight months. Light lemon/green, it has good intensity, delicacy and vigour, with pear and lychee flavours, a hint of spices, and an off-dry finish. Best drinking…
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Built to last, this densely packed red was estate-grown, French oak-aged for a year (20% new), and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Deep ruby, it is mouthfilling, with youthful plum and spice flavours, vibrant and concentrated, and a fairly firm finish….
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Certified organic, this is a very ageworthy red. Estate-grown at Lowburn, it was hand-harvested, matured for a year in French oak barrels (20% new), and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Deeply coloured, it is fragrant, fresh and full-bodied, with concentrated, vibrant…
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Posted: November 9, 2017
An understated yet fragrant nose of red cherry and lavender leads to a firmly structured palate with plenty of tannin and structure supported by lots of ripe red fruit. $55.00
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Posted: November 9, 2017
Attractive aromas of cherry and plum with quite a bit of oak overlaying the fruit. This is built for the long haul; firm tannins give structure so whilst this Otago Pinot is not so approachable now, it has the density…
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Posted: June 16, 2017
Ruby hued, medium to full-bodied Central Otago red, matured in French oak barrels for 18 months. Moderately concentrated cherry, plum and slight nut flavours, showing some savoury complexity.
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Posted: June 16, 2017
Pale pink rosé, made from pinot gris juice, held on the skins for four days. Freshly scented and full-bodied, with good depth of peach and slight apricot flavours and a well-rounded finish. Certified organic.
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Posted: June 16, 2017
Pale pink sparkling, blended from Central Otago pinot gris and pinot noir, and disgorged after three years on its yeast lees. Mouthfilling and dryish, with good complexity, vigour and intensity of berryish, gently spicy and yeasty flavours.
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Posted: June 16, 2017
Distinctive, bone-dry style from Central Otago chardonnay, disgorged after six years on lees. Crisp and zesty, with good intensity of lively, citrusy flavour, yeasty and toasty notes adding complexity, and excellent vigour and length.
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Posted: June 9, 2017
This is a mouthfilling, supple, savoury red with ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, showing excellent complexity and depth. It’s worth cellaring, but already drinking well.
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Posted: June 9, 2017
Savoury and earthy, rather than fruit-packed, this is a distinctive Cromwell Valley red. Full-bodied, it is an ageworthy style with rich, ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, good tannin support and excellent complexity.
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Posted: June 9, 2017
Highly fragrant bouquet, showing bottle-aged complexity. Full-bodied style (13% alc/vol) with generous, lemony, slightly spicy and toasty flavours, good acid spine and a dryish, lasting finish. Drinking well now.
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Certified organic, this is a mouthfilling wine with youthful, citrusy flavours, hints of apples, pears and spices, and a dryish, tightly structured finish. Still youthful, it should be at its best mid-2016+.
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Delicious young, this very pale pink wine is attractively scented and mouthfilling, with strong strawberry, peach and spice flavours and a fully dry, well-rounded finish. Certified organic.
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Already drinking well, this creamy-textured wine was fermented with indigenous yeasts and barrel-aged for 16 months. Light lemon/green, it has strong, citrusy, appley, slightly peachy flavours, showing good complexity, balanced acidity, and a rounded, lingering finish. Best 2016-17.
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Still very youthful, this deeply coloured red was estate-grown at Lowburn, barrel-matured for a year, and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Mouthfilling and supple, it has concentrated, ripe plum, cherry and spice flavours, with finely integrated oak adding complexity, and obvious…
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Freshly scented, lively and tangy, this medium-bodied wine has intense lemon/lime flavours, a minerally streak and a finely poised, dryish, very long finish. Full of personality and potential, it’s certified organic.
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Looking for something completely different, made by ancient techniques? This amber-hued pinot gris, made with indigenous yeast fermentation and prolonged skin maceration, was barrique-aged for over a year, and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Mouthfilling, it shows good complexity, with strong…
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