A THOUSAND GODS BLUSH #25

The Real Review’s Rising Star of the Year New Zealand 2025 Finalist (Top 3)

After spending a decade making wine in the Cahors region of South-West France, as well as collectively working forty plus vintages across nine different countries; Simon and Lauren have returned back to New Zealand to make wine under their own label ‘A Thousand Gods’. Their aim is to make wines they can call their own, both representative of site, yet in their own way, surprisingly unique.

Working closely with their biodynamic grower in the Waihopai Valley of Marlborough, meticulously farmed grapes are hand-picked and undergo wild fermentation. No additions, fining or filtration processes are used. Instead, thoughtful guidance into becoming wines that are generous and approachable, yet also complex and cellar-worthy.

Winery notes (#25)
"A brand new but very limited cuvée. Gastronomic rosé made from ultra-premium pinot noir, aged in barrel on fine lees for 18 months. Fragrant red berry, flint, white pepper, cinnamon bark and sage on the nose, with a structured and mouth-filling strawberries and cream palate, counterbalanced by long acidity and botanical freshness. Unfined, unfiltered, no added sulphites."