Spy Valley is consistently one of the best Gewürztraminer producers around.
Winery notes (2024 Vintage)
"Intense aromas of rose petal, Turkish delight, and ripe nectarines. Fresh and vibrant on the palate with flavours of lychee and rose. Mouth filling with a slight chalkiness in the mid-palate and a long, stone fruit – filled finish.
Our Gewurztraminer clones were picked separately and left in the press for at least 6 hours to extract flavour and aroma, with one parcel left on skins for almost 24 hours. Fermentation took place in a mix of stainless steel and large- format oak vessels until the ideal sugar level was achieved. The wine then aged on fine lees for a short period before the clones were blended and prepared for bottling."
Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, June 2025 (2024 Vintage)
"Fragrant and floral with a classic Gewurz’ bouquet of myriad white fleshed fruits, sweet spices and dried herbs, tropical fruits and baked apple. Just dry on the palate with a silky texture, contrasting axcid line and flavours that reflect the bouquet – white spice and herb, white fleshed fruit, pith and citrus peel then baked apple and tropical fruit ideas. Balanced, well made and ready to drink from day of purchase through 2028+."
Joelle Thomson, drinksbiz Magazine October/November 2024 (2024 Vintage)
"This dry expression of Gewürztraminer has crisp and refreshing flavours of tropical fruit such as pineapple and lychees. It is medium-bodied with a lingering finish that captures intensity and freshness, giving it great balance. The wine is made from grapes grown on Johnson Estate in the Waihopai Valley in Marlborough."