A superb apritif wine & perfect with seafood. This Lightly Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc is bursting with gooseberry, passion ...

Limited stock. This wine shows perfumed & classic varietal aromas of petal, quince & spice. The palate reveals similar flavours, delivered with a seamless texture & balance. 100% Gewurztraminer. Each vineyard was harvested separately, with fruit destemmed & crushed into the press. To aid flavour extraction, the skins & free-run juice were held for a skin contact period of two to four hours prior to being gently pressed. The resulting juice was cold settled then racked clean & inoculated with aromatic yeast strains. Cool fermentation techniques were employed to promote fruit aromatics & intensity. Ferments were tasted daily & stopped to retain some natural residual sugar, enhancing mouth-feel & richness. The wine was then blended, lightly fined, cold stabilised & filtered prior to bottling. ...

The 2019 Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc showcases everything fresh & vibrant about Marlborough. Initially, the classic Awatere aromas jump out of the glass, such as lemongrass, jalapeo peppers & fresh herbs. The cool climate in the Awatere Valley is influenced by Mt Tapuae-o-uenuku & the cool alpine winds & fresh sea breezes protect the natural acidity in this wine. In contrast, the Wairau Valley has warmer summer months, with dry nor-westerly winds influencing vineyards to produce a pungent Sauvignon Blanc with ripe citrus & tropical fruit flavours. ...

This wine is a pure example of concentrated Sauvignon Blanc displaying intense aromas of currant leaf, gooseberry & fresh lime intertwined with exotic herb notes. An explosive, concentrated palate gives way to a long mineral & steely finish. 100% Sauvignon Blanc. Located in Marlborough's cooler Awatere Valley, Clifford Bay's climatic influence plays a significant role in the varietal flavours of the selected vineyards. Hand harvested bunches were destemmed & crushed. For maturation, the juice was then left on the lees for two months until it was racked to ferment in a tank. Subsequently, the resulting wine was gently fined out & filtered before bottling. ...

This wine has been gently crafted using a natural approach to winemaking. With an enticing bouquet of red & dark fruit, it has a seductive perfume which is concentrated yet refined. The palate has layers of explosive fruit & is deep with a lovely long grainy texture. This stylish wine is powerful yet elegant & balanced. 100% Pinot Noir. Fruit was h&-harvested, destemmed & crushed into open-top fermenters. While it fermented, the fruit was hand plunged. Following pressing & malolactic fermentation, the wine was moved to French Oak barrels (32% of which were new), where it spent the next 14 months maturing. The wine was then minimally fined with egg whites, lightly filtrated & bottled. ...

Here we find all the signs of a great terroir southeast exposure, plots of mid-hills & high hills (360-410 m) particularly poor & broken, very draining soil & rock thin & flush.. . yields naturally limited (less than 35 hl / ha). Slopes require only manual work. A cup of driving stakes (as in Cote Rotie example) responds to strong sun exposure. The granite stones, flush, play a crucial role here: the heat accumulated by the rocks exposed to the sun is returned in the evening to reach a good maturity, slow & deep, combining richness, freshness & silky tannins. The roble intense, with beautiful violet violet hues. Nose, complex & delightful, book notes of raisins reached a good maturity, with flavours of black fruits such as blackberry, black cherry or blueberry. The notes of fruit, peony & elegant touches of spice. The tannins are melted & silky. Long aromatic persistence gives the wine a greedy character. This wine reveals its fragmented land of birth & imposes its requirements. It expresses the finesse & elegance of Cru Fleurie in a subtle balance between concentration & minerality, freshness & aromatic complexity. ...

Here we find all the signs of a great terroir southeast exposure, plots of mid-hills & high hills (360-410 m) particularly poor & broken, very draining soil & rock thin & flush.. . yields naturally limited (less than 35 hl / ha). Slopes require only manual work. A cup of driving stakes (as in Cote Rotie example) responds to strong sun exposure. The granite stones, flush, play a crucial role here: the heat accumulated by the rocks exposed to the sun is returned in the evening to reach a good maturity, slow & deep, combining richness, freshness & silky tannins. The roble intense, with beautiful violet violet hues. Nose, complex & delightful, book notes of raisins reached a good maturity, with flavours of black fruits such as blackberry, black cherry or blueberry. The notes of fruit, peony & elegant touches of spice. The tannins are melted & silky. Long aromatic persistence gives the wine a greedy character. This wine reveals its fragmented land of birth & imposes its requirements. It expresses the finesse & elegance of Cru Fleurie in a subtle balance between concentration & minerality, freshness & aromatic complexity. ...

A smooth & easy-drinking red wine with a delicate aroma & flavours of red fruits. ...

Crisp, dry & fruity, with a delicate nutty aroma. Young & fresh. ...

Limited stock. Deep coloured & perfumed, with aromas of fennel seed, plums & a touch of mocha on the nose. On the palate it is rounded & powerful, with chocolate & plum characters, robust but well balanced tannins & a lovely, long, spiced plum finish. 100% Nero d' Avola. ...