Brilliant straw yellow colour with some golden hues, pale on rim. This has a fresh, robust nose of yellow stonefruits along with lifted floral and pear notes, as well as some barrel and flinty lees work. Dry to taste and medium-bodied, the fruit flavours of stonefruits, pears and flint are a little shy, but there is a rich mouthfeel with good weight and presence, and balanced acidity. The flavours are forward with some linearity, and a little textural thread carries through to a lightly nuanced, soft finish of apples and minerals Contract Hawke's Bay Pinot Gris fruit 85% cool-fermented in stainless-steel with 15% in old French oak, to 13.5% alc., the wine aged on lees 3 months. This is a dry Pinot Gris with weight and clear-cut stonefruit flavours. Serve with antipasto and poultry over the next 2-3+ years. 16.5/20 Jul 2012 RRP $25.00

Clone 15 and Mendoza Gimblett Gravels fruit from a site behind the ‘Unison' vineyard, hand-picked and WBP, fully barrel-fermented, the new oak a 500 L puncheon to 13.0% alc. The wine was aged 10 months in oak, given batonnage, a portion undergoing MLF. Bright, full, even pale-yellow colour with some golden hues. Up-front aromas of bright citrus fruits and nuts show with some oxidative complexity and a little oak emerging. Medium-full bodied, attractively ripe citrus fruit flavours intermingle with oxidative, nutty and oak elements and some buttery MLF notes. The palate is open and accessible with brisk acidity enlivening the mouthfeel. The wine has good line and underlying drive, and a long finish with an amalgam of citrus fruits and nuts. This is an open and approachable, zesty Chardonnay with nutty, European-style flavours. Match with seafood and poultry over the next 3-4 years. 17.0+/20 Jul 2012 RRP $35.00

Full, dark, deep, purple-hued ruby-red colour. The bouquet is a little shy, but builds with intensity and concentration showing ripe black berry and dark plum aromas, with some iron-earth and graphite notes. Medium-full bodied, this is well-structured with ripe black and dark red berry fruits and nuances of earth and tobacco framed by moderately firm, fine-grained tannins. This is well-balanced with elegance of proportion and a deep line and core. The wine blossoms on the finish with rich and sweet flavours of liquorice and oak emerging. This is a seriously structured and well-balanced, ripe Merlot that will develop over the next 8-10+ years. Match with roast lamb, or serve with hard cheeses. Fruit from the ‘Unison' site fermented to 13.5% alc., the wine aged 12 months in barrique followed by a further 12 months in large oak tanks. 18.5-/20 Jul 2012 RRP $30.00

A blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah from the ‘Unison' site, fermented to 13.5% alc. The wine was aged 20 months in oak, both barrique and large vat. Very full, near impenetrable black-hued ruby-red colour with purple hues. The aromatics are beautifully interwoven and harmonious, with layers of ripe black plums, dark spices and cedary oak, all expressed with lifted finesse and fresh vibrancy. Full-bodied, this is densely packed with mouthfilling flavours of sweetly ripe dark plum and black berry fruits, spices, liquorice and oak cedar. The flavours are multi-layered and flow seamlessly across the palate. Soft, fine tannins discreetly underline the palate and soft acidity adds to the harmony and refined textures. This has real weight, depth and extract resulting in significant structure, but the integration and balance is a highlight. The wine finishes with length, showing dark fruit and spices. This is a rich and densely structured red with interwoven and harmonious flavours. Match with casseroles and slow-cooked meat dishes over the next 10-15 years. 18.5+/20 Jul 2012 RRP $35.00

Very full, deep, near saturated black-ruby colour. This is fulsome and solidly presented on the nose with very ripe black berry and plum fruit aromas with fruit-cake, brown spices, earth, cedar and toasty oak complexities that are revealed in waves. Full-bodied, this is a dense, rich and ripe wine with decadently sweet fruit and powerful and serious extraction. The balance of the lush fruit and firm, ripe tannins is superb and endows the wine with the potential to develop well. Layers of earth, cedar and spices flow, adding flavour detail. This has a great palate core that has plenty of dimension and drive. The flavours are carried through to a very long textured finish with rich, sweet fruit and exotic spice notes. This is a powerful and opulent red with the structure to develop over the next 15+ years. Serve with slow-cooked game meat. 68% Cabernet Sauvignon and 32% Merlot from the best vineyard parcels. Aged a total of 18 months in barrique. 19.0/20 Jul 2012 RRP $60.00

Very full, very dark, deep, near impenetrable black-red colour, youthful in appearance. The bouquet is full and densely packed with aromas of very ripe black fruits, plums and liquorice, interwoven with spicy oak. The aromatics promise to unfold. Full-bodied, rich and plump, lush, ripe flavours of black fruits, liquorice and Asian spices fill the palate with weight and depth. The flavours flow smoothly, with supple, ripe tannins in support. The softness is accentuated by lower acidity, but this has plenty of drive and power which leads to a very long, sustained finish with rich plum and spice flavours. This is a fully-ripened, plush and powerful, spicy Syrah that will be a match with slow-cooked game meat dishes over the next 6-8+ years. Hand-picked Syrah fruit from the ‘Unison' vineyard fermented to 13.5% alc., the wine aged 20 months in barriques. 250 cases made. 18.5+/20 Jul 2012 RRP $45.00