Gold Medal – New Zealand International Wine Show 2024
Winery notes (2024 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."
5 Stars & 95/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, January 2025 (2024 Vintage)
"Richly fruited and enticing, the wine shows lychee, mango, Turkish Delight, and fragrant spice aromas on the nose. The deliciously expressed palate is filled with succulent fruit intensity backed by plush texture and bright acidity, making it delectably appealing. At its best: now to 2030."
4 ½ Stars & Top 10 Cuisine NZ & International Other Whites, February 2024 (2024 Vintage)
"Typically gewürztraminer in all the right ways with a heady aromatic mix of rosewater, musk and exotic spices through the pungent nose. The palate is rich and long and laden with flavour that continues to delight sip after luxurious sip."