HUNTRESS HIHIRI ALBARIÑO 2025

Winery notes (2025 Vintage)
"Hihiri – dynamic, energetic, spirited. The first release of Huntress Albariño from the Two Terraces Vineyard in Te Matau a Maui. A very small bottling from this incredible vineyard on the Mangatahi Terraces. Albariño has amazing acidity and this was picked later in the season, whole bunch pressed and natural fermentation in seasoned french oak. Rich, vital and textured."

94/100 Stephen Wong MW, The Real Review, September 2026 (2025 Vintage)
"Winemaker Jannine Rickards managed to secure a very small parcel of albariño from Two Terraces Vineyard for the first time in 2025 and the results are stunning. The later-harvested fruit was whole-bunch pressed before undergoing wild fermentation. It aged on lees in a seasoned French oak barrique to add texture. Despite all this, the wine has incredible delineation and clarity of flavour which is a testament to both the pristine fruit and Jannine’s deft hand.

Hihiri can be translated as “energetic and dynamic” but according to Te Aka Māori, it can also be used to mean “eagerly desire or long for”, which is very appropriate for this wine! Pure and precise albariño with orange blossom and orchid contrasting with stark aromas of chalk, white peach, green apple and lime. The palate is dry and pithy, underpinned by powerful acidity, a hint of oak spice and fine phenolics which emphasise its minerality and restrained depth."

92/100 Cameron Douglas MS, August 2026 (2025 Vintage)
"Hihiri translates to dynamic and energetic in te Reo Maori. Saline and floral then fruity with white fleshed stone fruit and citrus peel, there’s a sea spray quality then an urgency from acidity and lees as the wine touches the palate. Tension and poise, wild flowers and sand, a definitive acid line with a salty edge then back to the fruit. Taut and dry, a youthful wine that needs more time to settle and develop it personality, Best from late 2027 even 2028 through 2033+."