Vineyard of the Year – NZ Organic Wine Awards 2021
Winery notes (2023 Vintage)
"Medium-dryish to taste – it's rich and complex. Varietal flavours are accumulated through hang time on the vines well into autumn. We ferment 60% of the fruit in oak barrels, which adds complexity of flavour and velvety mouthfeel. The nose is fragrant with stone-fruit and the palate is rich with pear and spice."
5 Stars & 94/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit (2023 Vintage)
"Wonderfully ripe and perfumed, the bouquet shows apricot, mango, poached pear and warm spice aromas, leading to a concentrated palate offering rich texture and expansive mouthfeel. Gorgeously flavoursome with seductive complexity, making it highly enjoyable. Certified organic. At its best: now to 2030."
5 Stars & 18.5/20 (93) Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews, August 2023 (2023 Vintage)
"Bright, even, pale yellow. This has a crisp, lifted bouquet with Nashi pear, apple, blossom and delicate spice aromas. Medium-full bodied, dry-ish to taste, aromas of Nashi pear, apple melded with citrus peels, blossom and ginger. A hint of sweetness provides weight, along an oily line flows bright acidity, carrying an elegantly spiced crisp finish. Match with chicken terrine and five-spice pork over the next 3-4 years. 60% of the fruit was fermented in oak barrels, 13.5% alc. Organic certified."
92/100 Cameron Douglas MS, December 2023 (2023 Vintage)
"Deepening straw hues and polished appearance lead to aromas and flavours of fresh apples and a leesy lager taste, fresh green pears and a clay mineral quince quality. Delicious, fresh and just dry as the wine touches the palate. Flavours are persistent with apple and pear then a lite-beer note which I find very appealing. Ready to drink from early 2024 through 2027."