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NAUTILUS ALBARIÑO 2025

Product Code: 4017
Country: New Zealand
Region: Marlborough
Sub Region: Renwick
Style: White
Variety: Albariño
Producer: Nautilus Estate

Closure: Screw Cap
Unit: Each
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 13.0%
Grape: 100% Albariño
Natural: Vegan Friendly

Original price was: $35.99.Current price is: $29.99.

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Albariño is one of the most distinctive varieties from Spain and it is being touted as quite possibly the next big thing here in NZ. Nautilus do a fantastic job with it in Marlborough and the Nautilus Albariño with its delicious flavours and textures is incredibly compelling.

Winery notes (2025 Vintage)
"Fragrant and vibrant, the 2025 Nautilus Albariño opens with aromas of white peach, mandarin zest, and a hint of sea spray. The palate is bright and expressive, delivering juicy stonefruit flavours with a touch of salinity and fine texture. Crisp acidity drives a long, zesty finish, capturing the variety’s signature freshness and energy.

The fruit was machine picked, using a destemming harvester and soaked for a period on skins, before pressing. The racked and clarified juice was then cool fermented in a stainless steel tank using an aromatic yeast. A short period of maturation on yeast lees followed before bottling. Delicious upon release, this wine will improve for 3-5 years post vintage."

Reviews for previous vintages below…

94/100 Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review, December 2023 (2023 Vintage)
"A delicious albariño with classic citrus/mandarin/orange flavours. A kiss of sweetness is perfectly balanced by fruity, mouth-watering acidity that leaves a refreshing finish. Memorable wine that makes perfect summer drinking."

4 ½ Stars Michael Cooper (2023 Vintage)
"This consistently classy, single-vineyard wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks and briefly matured on its yeast lees. Bright, light yellow/green, the 2023 vintage is mouthfilling and very vigorous, with strong, peachy, spicy, slightly gingery flavours, and an almost dry (5 grams/litre of residual sugar), appetisingly crisp finish. Quite forward in its appeal, it should be at its best mid-2024+."

4 Stars Cuisine NZ Other Whites Tasting, February 2024 (2023 Vintage)
"Lemon meringue, high-toned peach and citrus-floral aromas come through on the nose and are mirrored on the palate which has lovely depth of flavour and intensity. The palate is textured, well weighted, pure and approachable."

We provide a door to door delivery service nationwide. Delivery charges are calculated on a 12 bottle case or part there of.

Delivery charges are calculated during the checkout process based off your address post code. Please ensure you choose the correct post code. We will advise you if you have chosen the incorrect post code.

You may also choose to 'pick up' your order from our wine shop at 188 Durham Street South, Christchurch.

For further details on prices and delivery options please go to the Delivery & Returns section of our site.

If for any reason you are not entirely happy with your order or you suspect that it may be affected by a quality issue, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will remedy the problem straight away. Contact us on (03) 3655134.

Note, for orders of 1 - 2 bottles we charge an additional $6 for packaging. To ensure the safety of the bottles we use specially designed posting boxes.

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Nautilus Estate's dedicated and forward-thinking team of viticulturists and winemakers have a very particular approach to their craft: they carefully blend various fruit parcels to create wines with intricate layers of complexity and put a special emphasis on enhancing their texture and mouthfeel. To achieve this, they are equipped with state-of-the-art, albeit small-scale, winemaking facilities that provide the necessary tools and precision.

While Nautilus wines are certainly enjoyable on their own, their true potential shines when paired with delectable cuisine. Winemaker Clive Jones places a significant emphasis on crafting wines that harmonise seamlessly with food, making it one of Nautilus' core philosophies.

At Nautilus, simplicity is a guiding principle, reflected in a small friendly team. A smaller team size allows each member to be fully engaged in the winemaking process from start to finish. It also affords Clive, the winemaker, the opportunity to dedicate his time to the art of winemaking rather than the management of a large workforce. It's an intentionally hands-on approach!

Excellent winery facilities grant Nautilus Estate the freedom to harvest grapes at their peak ripeness rather than being constrained by logistical considerations. This level of control extends to aspects such as the degree of extraction – the color and flavour – obtained from the grape skins.

Being a family-owned vineyard, they have the privilege of drawing upon generations of experience in the ever-evolving world of wine production. Owner, Robert Hill Smith, represents their fifth generation of family vintners, a lineage underscoring a commitment to a cautious, long-term approach. Changes are only implemented if they enhance the quality of their wines.

Nautilus invites you to savour a relaxed and informal wine tasting experience at their beautifully renovated cellar door tasting bar. Here, Guests have the chance to sample wines from their current selection and fully appreciate the fruits of Nautilus Estate's labours of love.