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Gold Medal – National Wine Awards of Aotearoa New Zealand 2023
Winery notes (2023 Vintage)
"Complex aromas of candied citrus peel, exotic spices and rose petal. Elegant and opulent with generous flavours of floral rose, lychee, Turkish delight and cocoa. The palate has an intense and generous mouthfeel with a hint of spice and dried citrus peel leading to a sweet and weighty finish.
The fruit was sourced from Ben and Lisa Halliday’s Lone Gum vineyard in the Dog Point region of Marlborough. Destined for a full, ripe, weighty style with no botrytis influence, the fruit was carefully monitored during ripening and harvested in the cool of the evening at maximum flavour maturity and physiological ripeness.
The fruit was crushed and allowed several hours of skin contact at cold temperatures to extract the full complement of flavour, phenolic and aroma compounds required. Following the settling period the clear juice was racked, taking with it a portion of light fluffy lees, then fermented using selected yeast in stainless steel at moderately cool temperatures to retain fruit flavour and freshness. The fermentation was arrested early to retain some residual sugar."
5 Stars & Top 10 Cuisine NZ Other Whites Tasting, February 2024 (2023 Vintage)
"Restrained but attractive on the nose with varietally appropriate turkish delight and dried spice coming through quietly. These characteristics are matched on the palate which is rich and creamy with plenty of well-balanced sweetness and an underlying precision."
Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, March 2024 (2023 Vintage)
"Very expressive floral and fruit centric bouquet. Flavours of lychee nut and apple, lemon curd and tropical fruits. A silky texture touches the palate first with contrasting spice and acid line. Flavours of fresh white-fleshed fruits, some tropical, lemon verbena and a very light spritz note adds breadth and tickle on the palate. Balanced, well made and ready to drink from 2024 through 2029."
