Winery notes (2024 Vintage)
"Our vines grow on a slender terrace at the edge of the Awatere River, with a unique microclimate and soil structure. Influenced by a fault line, a river, and the power of the nearby Pacific Ocean, our land is stony, dry, windy and cool, elements that create wines of elegance, minerality with a lively and lingering finish. We let the untameable terroir of the Awatere Valley express itself through our vines, grapes and ultimately wines.
Intensely perfumed with lifted savoury notes interlaced with dark cherries, plum and cracked pepper. The tannins are soft and silky, layered with plush, ripe red fruits. In Essential Awatere fashion the finish is lively, crisp and lingering. A delicious wine that brings together “new world” fruit and “old world” elegance and minerality."
90/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, September 2024 (2024 Vintage)
"Sweetly ripe and perfumed, the bouquet shows Black Doris plum, cherry, thyme and warm spice aromas, followed by a succulent palate offering supple texture and layers of polished tannins. Beautifully rounded and harmonious with a lengthy silky finish. At its best: now to 2029."