Rose from New Zealand – Canterbury & Waipara    18-/20
Very pale strawberry pink with slight peach hues and some
depth, with slight purple tints. The
nose is fresh and fragrant, quite elegant and tightly bound with aromas of
lifted red florals, strawberry and cherry fruit abd subtle mouthwatering
elements. A little confectionary and fresh
fermentation esters emerge in the glass.
Dry to taste, the palate is rich and full with vibrantly fresh
flavours of strawberries and cherries
with lifted florals, and subtle notes of confectionary and esters. The fruit forms a fine, deep core and the
mouthfeel is enlivened by refreshing, lacy acidity. The wine has vitality and fragrance and carries
with good energy to a lingering, aromatic, thirst-quenching finish. This is a refreshing, bright, vibrant and
aromatic dry rosé
with strawberry, cherry floral and confectionary notes on a mouthwatering
palate. Serve as an aperitif and with
antipasto over the next 2 years. Pinot
Noir fruit direct to press with approx. 3 hours skin contact and fermented in
stainless-steel to 12.5% alc. and 4.4 g/L RS.
18.0-/20 Sep 2018 RRP $22.00
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Riesling from New Zealand – Canterbury & Waipara    17/20
Bright, pale straw-yellow colour with slight green
hues. The nose is finely concentrated
with deep and well-packed aromas of lime fruit along with an amalgam of white
florals and subtle citrus notes, with toasty elements. This has intensity and reveals some exotic
tangerine elements. Medium-dry to taste
and medium-bodied, the palate is elegant in proportion with a so soft, light,
phenolic-textured core of lime and citrus fruits, along with fresh florals,
soft toasty notes and tangerine nuances.
The mouthfeel is soft with light, underlying acidity, and the wine
carries with good linearity to a dry-textured finish. This is an elegantly concentrated, softly
textures, medium-dry Riesling with citrus, lime and toasty flavours. Match with Middle Eastern fare over the next
3 years. Two tank ferments, one very clean
and one with high solids, fermented to 12.0% alc. and approx. 15 g/L RS, TA
8.13 g/L and pH 3.22. 17.0/20 Sep 2018
RRP $22.00
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Pinot Noir from New Zealand – Canterbury & Waipara    17+/20
Even ruby-red colour, a little lighter on the edge. The nose is fresh and up-front with fragrant
aromas of cherry fruit with light raspberry elements, entwined with fresh and
dark herbs, unfolding fresh red florals.
This is pretty and refreshing, the aromatics in the cooler
spectrum. Medium-bodied, the palate is
bright and refreshing with slender, but intense flavours of dark cherries and
raspberries, along with subtle herbal nuances.
The fruit forms a core with good depth and concentration, and is
supported by light, supple tannin extraction.
The mouthfeel is enlivened by fresh, lacy acidity, and the flavours show
good linearity, carrying to a concentrated, lingering finish of cherry
fruit. This is a fresh, fragrant, cherry
and raspberry fruited Pinot Noir with a good core, supple tannins and fresh
mouthfeel. Serve with tuna, salmon,
poultry and pork over the next 4 years. Predominantly
clone 777 with some 10/5 from the ‘McMaster’ vineyard, Georges Road, vines
around 15 y.o., fully destemmed and fermented to 13.5% alc., the wine aged 11
months in approx. 20% new oak. 17.0+/20 Sep 2018
RRP $25.00
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Sweet Wine from New Zealand – Canterbury & Waipara    19/20
Bright, golden-yellow
colour with some depth, a little lighter on the edge. The nose is softly full and densely packed
with ripe aromas of tropical and citrus fruit harmoniously entwined with honey
and marmalade unfolding a subtle musky layer.
This has a concentrated core, but the aromatics are rounded and
accessible. Very sweet to taste and
light-bodied, the palate is richly succulent and unctuous with
well-concentrated, luscious flavours of tropical fruit, citrus fruits and
apricots, along with marmalade and honey and musk. The palate is underlined by some power and
drive, with soft and fine acidity lending delicate cut and freshness. The flavours carry to a long and sustained
finish. This is a beautifully succulent
and unctuous, lusciously decadent botrytis-affected Riesling with tropical fruits, citrus fruits,
marmalade, honey and musk on a palate with drive and fine freshness. Match with fruit desserts, flans and tarts
over the next 4-5 years. Hand-picked
fruit, 100% botrytised, pressed and repressed over four days and fermented in a
small tank to 9.0% alc. and 156 g/L RS.
(375 ml) 19.0/20 Sep 2018
RRP $25.00
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Pinot Noir from New Zealand – Otago    18+/20
Even, dark ruby-red colour with some depth, a little lighter
on the rim with slight purple tints. The
nose is elegantly proportioned with a deep and well-concentrated heart of ripe
dark-red berry fruit with plum notes, harmoniously melded with nuances of
herbs, earth and nutty, smoky oak.
Medium-bodied, the palate has gently rich and mouthfilling flavours of
ripe, dark-red berry and plum fruit along with spices, herbs, and smoky, nutty
oak. The fruit has good weight and
presence on the palate, unfolding richness and sweetness, and is underlined by
fine-grained tannin extraction and integrated acidity. The rich fruit and oak flavours carry with
good drive to a softly full, sustained finish.
This is a rich, sweet and mouthfilling Pinot Noir with dark-red berry
and plum flavours enhanced by nutty, toasty oak on a fine-structured palate. Serve with casseroles and slow-cooked game
meat dishes over the next 6 years. Equal
parts of clones 5, 6 and 667 from the ‘Wooing Tree’ vineyard, fully destemmed
and fermented to 13.0% alc., the wine aged 11 months in 25% new French
oak. 18.0+/20 Sep 2018
RRP $39.00
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