A delightful experience, starting with a deep glowing colour followed by flavours of vibrant black cherry, chocolate and silken roses .Yet there are also integrated savoury complex depths which flow into the long lingering after taste.
Pure Silver at 2007 Air New Zealand Wine Awards
Viticulture and Winemaking:
The fruit was 100% hand-picked on 24th March to 2nd April 2005
Grape bunches were 100% destemmed
The grapes had varying times of cold maceration and varying fermentation temperatures to increase the wine’s complexity
Maturation in 100% French oak (40% new) (mainly Remond and Francois Frerre barriques)
Date of bottling June 2007 (7,600 bottles produced)
Alcohol 14.0%.
Vynfields:
Is a boutique single vineyard on the free draining alluvial gravels of the Martinborough Terrace, in New Zealand (adjoining vineyards owned by Ata Rangi, Dry River, Martinborough Vineyards, and Palliser Estate) owned by Kaye McAulay and John Bell
We are a fully certified organic vineyard (BioGro New Zealand - number 4622)
