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PEGASUS BAY MUSCAT 2020

A rare, estate grown, North Canterbury Gem!

Product Code: 4769
Country: New Zealand
Region: North Canterbury
Sub Region: Waipara
Style: White
Variety: Muscat
Producer: Pegasus Bay

Closure: Screw Cap
Unit: Each
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 14.3%
Grape: 100% Muscat

Original price was: $34.99.Current price is: $27.99.

A rare, estate grown, North Canterbury Gem!

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Winery notes (2020 Vintage)
"We use the traditional French variety of Muscat (Muscat à petit grain). There are very few rows in our vineyard, so only a small volume of this wine has been made. After picking, the grapes were gently pressed, with only the free run juice being used. The wine was tank fermented to preserve varietal integrity, and slowly matured over four months, until a perfect balance was achieved. Prior to release, the wine was left to age in bottle for several years, allowing it to integrate further.

It has a radiant lemon hue and flaunts luscious aromatics. Richly fruited and enticing, the nose projects white fleshed peach, apricot, and lemon curd, underlain with elderflower, linden blossom, honeysuckle, and spicy hints of ginger and nutmeg. Full-bodied on the palate with fruit, alcohol and ripe phenolics all contributing to mouthfeel and flair. Its off dry style is beautifully balanced by crisp acidity, an elegant structure, and a bittersweet touch on the close."

Reviews for the 2019 vintage below…

5 Stars & 95/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, September 2024 (2019 Vintage)
"Richly fruited and enticing, the bouquet shows pineapple, mango, lemon cured, ginger and rich floral aromas. The palate displays excellent concentration and generously textured mouthfeel, splendidly supported by subtle sweetness and beautifully pitched acidity, finishing flavoursome and highly enjoyable. Style: Medium-dry. At its best: now to 2030."

Rated Outstanding & 95/100 Cameron Douglas MS, September 2024 (2019 Vintage)
"Voluptuous, exotic, varietal and intense, a bouquet of power and intensity, it’s zero to a hundred in 2 seconds. Flavours of apples and white peaches, tropical fruits and a bouquet of flowers.. arm and generous on the palate, a silky-cream texture and warming alcohol all deliver a wine experience that is full-throttle with each sip. An excellent wine with a delicious texture, flavour and finish. Best drinking from day of purchase through 2027+."

5 Stars Michael Cooper, October 2024 (2019 Vintage)
"This rare, estate-grown, North Canterbury wine is made in a sturdy Alsace style, hand-harvested ultra-ripe at Waipara and tank-fermented. The bright, light lemon/green, powerful 2019 vintage is invitingly perfumed and weighty, with concentrated, vibrant, peachy flavours, gentle sweetness balanced acidity, and a long life ahead. A highly distinctive wine, it's well worth discovering."

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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The Pegasus Bay vineyard enjoys the natural advantages provided by its Waipara Valley location: high sunshine hours, hot dry norwesters, closeness to the Pacific Ocean combined with good shelter from its Easterlies, a bed of ancient gravel and smooth stones enhancing drainage and overall heat retention - all conspiring to provide an ideal, prolonged grape ripening season.

Pegasus Bay has spaces for private events, including landscaped gardens, wetlands and lakes and two levels of well-appointed restaurant area.

Bob Campbell MW, of Australian Gourmet Traveller says "Pegasus Bay gets my vote for Waipara’s top winery for a number of reasons: its wines are often exceptionally good and are always made in adventurous, out of the main stream styles"