Posted: December 10, 2019
This powerful, weighty, youthful red is a blend of cabernet franc (34%), cabernet sauvignon (32%) and merlot (26%), with a splash of malbec. Hand-harvested in the Gimblett Gravels (75%) and the Bridge Pa Triangle (25%), it was matured for 21…
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Still unfolding, this wine was estate-grown at Te Awanga and partly (60%) barrel-fermented. Bright, light lemon/green, it is mouthfilling and vibrant, with fresh, citrusy, slightly biscuity flavours, showing good vigour and complexity, and a smooth finish. Best drinking mid-2020+. $34…
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Posted: December 10, 2019
This tightly structured, vigorous young wine was estate-grown at Te Awanga (90%) and in the Bridge Pa Triangle (10%), and fermented and matured for a year in French oak casks (25% new). It has a fragrant, complex bouquet, leading into…
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Well worth cellaring, this elegant, youthful wine was estate-grown at Te Awanga (80%) and in the Bridge Pa Triangle (20%), and fermented and matured for a year in French oak casks (26% new). The bouquet is highly fragrant and complex;…
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Posted: September 6, 2017
An appealing medium bodied red; blackberry and plum flavours, richly textured with some smoky oak and a nudge of chewy tannin.
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Posted: September 6, 2017
A more subtle style of viognier; yellow plum and nectarine with a touch of honeysuckle musk. Gently textural with a crisp dry finish.
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Posted: September 6, 2017
This is lovely. Smoked barbecue meat, black pepper and spice. Dense and compact with firm, savoury tannins, this is a richly textured Syrah There is a real persistence of flavour that suggests this will develop well in bottle.
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Delightful Otago characters of dark plum, cherry and dried thyme on the nose whilst chewy dense tannins support the concentrated fruit flavour. This is a powerful, impressive wine that is just a little closed right now.
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Posted: June 16, 2017
Delicious now, this is a single vineyard, Te Awanga blend of pinot gris, viognier and gewürztraminer. The bouquet is gently spicy; the palate mouthfilling, with strong, ripe, peachy, spicy flavours and an off-dry finish. Very user-friendly.
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Posted: June 16, 2017
Deeply coloured blend, grown in the Gimblett Gravels and the Bridge Pa Triangle. Powerful young red with fresh, ripe, concentrated plum/spice flavours, hints of dark chocolate and nuts, and good tannin backbone. Well worth cellaring to 2017+.
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Posted: April 20, 2017
From a coastal site at Te Awanga, this is a medium-bodied, slightly minerally wine with fresh acidity, lively passionfruit, apple and green capsicum flavours, and an appetisingly crisp, dry finish. Drink this year. $22 (UK)
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Posted: April 20, 2017
Offering good value, this very generous, merlot-predominant blend was grown in Hawke’s Bay and barrel-aged. Deeply coloured, it is mouthfilling and sweet-fruited, with vibrant blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours to the fore, fine-grained tannins and slightly nutty, savoury notes adding…
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Posted: April 20, 2017
Drinking well in its youth, this smooth, full-bodied wine was estate-grown and hand-picked at Te Awanga and partly barrel-fermented. Invitingly scented, it has strong, peachy, slightly spicy flavours, hints of pears and lychees, a touch of complexity and a fresh,…
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Posted: April 20, 2017
This elegant, ageworthy wine was hand-picked at Te Awanga and fermented with indigenous yeasts in French oak barriques (25% new). The bouquet is fragrant and slightly nutty; the palate vibrant and youthful, with good weight and strong peach and grapefruit-like…
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Posted: April 5, 2017
This crisp, medium-bodied, freshly aromatic wine was estate-grown at Te Awanga. Showing a touch of bottle-aged complexity, it is strongly varietal, with ripely herbaceous flavours and a dry, lengthy finish. $22
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Posted: April 5, 2017
This scented, mouthfilling wine was estate-grown at Te Awanga, hand-picked and fermented in tanks and old barriques. Already enjoyable, it’s a very harmonious wine, with generous pear, lychee and spice flavours, showing a touch of complexity, and an off-dry, smooth…
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Elegant and ageworthy, this estate-grown, Te Awanga wine was fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in French oak barriques (25 per cent new). Light lemon/green, with a fragrant, slightly nutty bouquet, it is weighty, with vibrant grapefruit and peach flavours,…
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Dark, dense red, estate-grown in the Gimblett Gravels (85%) and at Te Awanga (15%). Very rich, ripe plum/spice flavours, in a powerful, tight, concentrated style with a hint of coffee, good tannin support, oak complexity (French, 35% new), and obvious…
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Posted: April 3, 2017
Deeply coloured red with strong personality, blended from merlot (64%), cabernet sauvignon (35%) and malbec (1%), estate-grown in the Gimblett Gravels (principally) and Bridge Pa Triangle. Powerful, with plummy, slightly minty flavours, rich and smooth-flowing. Weighty, fresh and soft.
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Posted: April 3, 2017
Weighty, generous, creamy-smooth wine, estate-grown at Te Awanga and barrel-fermented. Concentrated, peachy, slightly toasty flavours, with excellent texture, harmony and length.
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