100% Cortese. Colour Pale straw yellow with greenish reflections Grapefruit, white florals and lemon pith aromas. Orange blossom aromatics combine with a silky texture and bright citrus characters on the palate.
A brillant, clear steely white with youthful green hues. A vibrant, lifted nose of gooseberry and citrus with grassy, savoury notes and hints of gunflint and tasty, French oak. Grapefruit and passionfruit combine with a textured, savoury palate with hints of melon and spicy vanillin oak leading to a long, crisp finish.
“This Semillon has been made with only the “free run” juice – the first run, finest quality juice without the bitterness and phenolics associated with the grape skin. The juice was fermented at low temperatures in a stainless steel tank to capture the inherent delicacy and finesse of this aromatic variety. The wine has a brilliant, clear steely white colour with youthful green hues. Crisp lemons and limes lead to a richer mid palate of passionfruit complemented by more complex hints of asparagus and quince. A vibrant lifted nose of lemons, cut grass and snow peas with hints of blossom and spice. This wine will improve with up to 10 years careful cellaring. “
100% Sangiovese. Colour is deep ruby red. Nose shows complex aromas of ripe blackberry and raspberry typical of Sangiovese, with contribution from the barrel oak. The palate is complex and highly structured, full and persistent. with very present fruit characters, a long and sapid aftertaste with evident tannins. The ripe soft tannins are perfectly balanced with the acidity, long pleasant and flavoursome aftertaste.
Grown in the Alexandra subregion of Central Otago out Pinot Gris is beautifully fragrant with spicy fruit aromas. The palate is off-dry and full bodied, displaying intense pear, peach, lychee and spice flavours remaining long at the finish with a refreshing mineral tail.
