Gruner Veltliner is the famous aromatic grape variety from Austria. Our New Zealand version takes advantage of our very agreeable growing conditions for this grape. Delicate floral & slate aromas, soft, pear & white pepper notes. Fine textured phenolics define the long palate. ...

The nose is soft & savoury with subtle spicy characters. The palate displays plum & berry fruit characters with chocolate notes. Supple oak is nicely integrated & runs through the palate. ...

The 2014 Seifried Riesling shows floral characters alongside appealing flinty notes. The palate is generous with 18g/L natural residual sweetness & a fine thread of minerally acidity wrapping around the palate to leave a persisting flavoursome finish. ...

The Seifried Sauvignon Blanc is typically varietal & pungent with passionfruit & gooseberry notes. The palate has good entry & length with lingering lime & feijoa notes. Aromatic & fresh Sauvignon Blanc flavours were encouraged prior to vintage through careful canopy management. The fruit was de-stemmed & pressed immediately after harvest, & a cool fermentation was initiated in stainless steel tanks to retain the clean aromatic fruit characters. Silver: San Francisco International Wine Competition, USA, 2012 Silver: San Francisco International Wine Competition, USA, 2011 90 Points: Wine & Spirits Magazine, USA, 2011 92 Points: Michael Franz Review Online, USA, August 2012 ...

The Seifried Sauvignon Blanc is typically varietal & pungent with passionfruit & gooseberry notes. The palate has good entry & length with lingering lime & feijoa notes. Aromatic & fresh Sauvignon Blanc flavours were encouraged prior to vintage through careful canopy management. The fruit was de-stemmed & pressed immediately after harvest, & a cool fermentation was initiated in stainless steel tanks to retain the clean aromatic fruit characters. Silver: San Francisco International Wine Competition, USA, 2012 Silver: San Francisco International Wine Competition, USA, 2011 90 Points: Wine & Spirits Magazine, USA, 2011 92 Points: Michael Franz Review Online, USA, August 2012 ...

The 2016 Old Coach Road Sauvignon Blanc is lively, vibrant & packed with varietal character. Crisp nettle, dried hops & tropical fruit flavours define the nose. Zippy, yet ripe fruit on the palate is mouthfilling & moreish. The wine has a long, clean, flavoursome finish with lingering flavours. ...

The 2019 Old Coach Road Nelson Sauvignon Blanc is punchy & varietal. Lemongrass & freshly podded pea aromas come through on the nose with passionfruit & citrus notes lingering on the palate. The wine is long & flavoursome. ...

The Old Coach Road Pinot Noir is again brimming with ripe berry fruit characters & fine earthy notes. Velvety tannins together with thyme notes complement well integrated oak on the palate. ...

The 2012 Old Coach Road Sauvignon Blanc is zippy & alive with bright nettle leaf, dried seasonal hops & tropical characters. The palate is fresh & clean showing crisp mineral acidity & dried herb notes. The wine leaves a lasting impression. In the vineyard, leaves were removed from around the fruiting zone to allow light penetration & air movement around the ripening bunches. Parcels of fruit were picked when flavours, sugars & grape acids were nicely in balance, giving fruit with intensely varietal flavours & a fresh, lasting acidity. Edens Road is our newest vineyard development with Sauvignon Blanc vines being established there in 2008. With really free draining, stone soils, this site is adjacent to the Wairoa River, & results in lovely fruit minerality. The fruit tends to show exceptional varietal intensity & purity. The Brightwater Vineyard is situated 15 kilometres from the coast & is sheltered from the south by the Richmond Ranges. The soil is a combination of rocks & boulders which is very hard on the farm equipment, but vital for holding the warmth of Nelsons sun & for ripening the grapes. The Rabbit Island Vineyard is situated on a wide river flat. The soil is gravelly sandy loam, which is very sandy & free draining. These vineyards are about 1.5 kilometres from the sea, which helps moderate temperatures. ...

Our Unoaked Chardonnay allows the Chardonnay fruit characters to shine through without oak interference. It has ripe peach & tropical flavours with delicate floral notes in the background. The wine has good entry to the palate with fullness & texture from a period on lees, but without the heavy oak influence. ...