It's fabulously perfumed and enticing on the nose, showing dark berry, smoked game, dried mushroom and hazelnut aromas, leading to a concentrated palate that's opulent and beautifully flowing. Splendidly framed by finely infused tannins, finishing wonderfully long and velvety.
Winemaking
All the fruit was hand harvested before being 100% destemmed before a long, slow maceration. The fruit was fermented slowly then gently pressed before spending 10months in French oak barriques. The wine is a selection of our best barrels of the season before bottling. The wine is filtered and un-fined.
The Season A cool summer resulted in small berries with great concentration and tannin structure. Unlike other parts of the country, early to mid summer were cool and wet, but overall the fruit was in excellent condition with yields about average.
Reviews GOLD – New Zealand International Wine Show 95 points and 5 Stars – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit 93 points and Excellent – Cam Douglas, MS
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