Description
It’s beautifully fragrant and enticing on the nose with sweet cherry, toasted spice, game, floral and cedar characters. The palate delivers excellent weight and roundness, wonderfully supported by rich texture and silky tannins, making it flavoursome and elegant at the same time.
95/100 - 5 stars
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Awards
New Zealand International Wine Show
Certifications
Alcohol
13.7%
Analytical data
Vineyard
4-hectare vineyard at the southern edge of Martinborough village. Vines planted on a clay soil structure over the top of free-draining former river bed that is slightly more elevated than the rest of town. It is exposed to the south with heat exposure from a northeast aspect.
Vinification
All winemaking takes place on site. Sustainably made, using low-intervention and traditional techniques. Small batch, mainly 1 - 1.5 ton ferments. Handpicked at 23 -23.5 brix. 10% whole bunch, with a mixture of wild and inoculated ferments. 14 – 15 days on skins, basket pressed to French oak barriques (20% new). Alc. 13.7%.