We trust you’ll love our latest selection...
Our Spring selection offers a curated range of new release wines perfect for those warm breezy evenings that we look forward to with the coming season, along with some stunning back vintages that are drinking exceptionally well now, or could be further cellared.
BRONZE MIXED
2024 Pinot Gris, Te Muna Road, Martinborough
2024 Rose, Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay
2020 Pinot Noir, Te Muna Road, Martinborough
BRONZE RED
2021 Merlot, Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay
2018 Merlot, Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay
2022 Syrah, Gimblett Gravles, Hawke’s Bay
Pinot Gris
TE MUNA, MARTINBOROUGH 2024
HARVEST DATA
VINTAGE DETAIL A cooler Spring into warm, dry Summer days with cooler nights. An iconic season
BRIX 24 average
PRODUCTION LEVEL 30 hl/ha
HAND HARVESTED 100%
WINEMAKING
WHOLE BUNCH 100%
DESTEMMED
FERMENTATION VESSEL Stainless steel tanks, French oak barriques
FERMENTATION Inoculated and indigenous
BARREL TYPE
NEW BARREL % 0%
MATURATION 4 months
FINING Yes
FILTRATION Yes
BOTTLED July - 24
WINE ANALYSIS
ALCOHOL 14.0
RESIDUAL SUGAR 3g/L PH 3.12
ACIDITY 6.2g/L
TASTING NOTE:
Bright pale yellow with a light green hue. Exploding with ripe aromatics of stone fruits, florals and spice. The palate has intense flavours of stone fruits, citrus peel and nashi pear with a livley, pithy length. A powerful and flavourful release.
HARVEST DATA
VINTAGE DETAIL
HAWKE’S BAY 2024
Delayed budbreak from cool later Winter. Mild Spring with wind, dampening yields. Warm, dry Summer period resulting in extended hangtime. An iconic season, concentrated yet fresh.
BRIX 22.9 average
PRODUCTION LEVEL 25 hl/ha
HAND HARVESTED 10%
WINEMAKING WHOLE BUNCH 10%
DESTEMMED 90%
FERMENTATION VESSEL Closed top stainless steel tanks
FERMENTATION Inoculated
BARREL TYPE
NEW BARREL % 0%
MATURATION 3 months
FINING Yes
FILTRATION Yes
BOTTLED July-24
WINE ANALYSIS
ALCOHOL 13.0
RESIDUAL SUGAR 1.3g/L PH 3.33 ACIDITY 5.26g/L
TASTING NOTE:
Bright, pale salmon in colour. Notes of floral, ripe melon and crushed stones lead the aromas. A distinct savoury thread, with ripe red berries, pomegranate seeds and citrus peel. Moreish, glides across the palate, yet is bone dry and finishes with a clean, mineral line. A delicious and sophisticated release.
Noir
TE MUNA RD, MARTINBOROUGH 2020 Pinot
HARVEST DATA
VINTAGE DETAIL Dry and warm through ripening period. Iconic
BRIX 24.2 average
PRODUCTION LEVEL 48 hl/ha
HAND HARVESTED 100%
WINEMAKING
WHOLE BUNCH 27%
DESTEMMED 73%
FERMENTATION VESSEL Open top stainless steel tanks and French oak cuves
FERMENTATION Indigenous
BARREL TYPE French oak barriques
NEW BARREL % 25%
MATURATION 13 months
FINING No
FILTRATION No
BOTTLED July-20
WINE ANALYSIS
ALCOHOL 13.7
RESIDUAL SUGAR nil g/L PH 3.68
ACIDITY 5.33g/L
TASTING NOTE:
Deep burgundy with a purple hue. An abundance of complexity comes through in this vintage. Lavender, grated truffle and sautéed chanterelle mushrooms. The velvet-like tannins define this wine and speak to an incredible vintage and site. The fruit spectrum is red to dark, with blueberry and wild strawberry notes tempered by the earthy, savoury tones. Truly a beautiful wine.
GIMBLETT GRAVELS, HAWKE’S BAY 2021
HARVEST DATA
VARIETAL 92% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc
VINTAGE DETAIL A very warm Spring brought forward the growing season. Summer was mild but with minimal rain days, producing low yields.
BRIX 24 average
PRODUCTION LEVEL 50 hl/ha
HAND HARVESTED 50%
WINEMAKING WHOLE BUNCH 0%
DESTEMMED 100%
FERMENTATION VESSEL Closed top stainless steel tanks FERMENTATION Inoculated
BARREL TYPE French oak barriques
NEW BARREL % 28%
MATURATION 18 months
FINING Yes
FILTRATION Yes
BOTTLED Dec-22
WINE ANALYSIS
ALCOHOL 14
RESIDUAL SUGAR nil
6.26 g/L
TASTING NOTE:
Bright garnet red in colour with a crimson hue. Charming blue and red fruits vaunt the bouquet, with subtle brioche notes and black liquorice underneath. A warming core with plush blue fruits drives immediate deliciousness, but the dense tannin structure and fresh acid ensure a rewarding future.
GIMBLETT GRAVELS, HAWKE’S BAY 2018
HARVEST DATA
VARIETAL 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc
VINTAGE DETAIL Warm and dry Summer, with a rain event mid ripening
BRIX 23.6 average
PRODUCTION LEVEL 54 hl/ha
HAND HARVESTED 20%
WINEMAKING WHOLE BUNCH 0%
DESTEMMED 100%
FERMENTATION VESSEL Closed top stainless steel tanks
FERMENTATION Inoculated
BARREL TYPE Oak barriques
NEW BARREL % 25%
MATURATION 17 months
FINING Yes
FILTRATION Yes
BOTTLED Nov-18
WINE ANALYSIS
ALCOHOL 13.2
RESIDUAL SUGAR nil
TASTING NOTE:
Deepest crimson red. Lifted vioelts and blue fruit with subtle biscuity oak notes. Velvet like tannin structure that carries a long pallet of poached plum and freshly picked blueberries.
GIMBLETT GRAVELS, HAWKE’S BAY 2022
HARVEST DATA
VINTAGE DETAIL Very warm, early Spring with minimal frosts. Transitioned to a warm Summer with several rain events post-Christmas, attesting to a typical La Nina season
BRIX 22.1 average
PRODUCTION LEVEL 24 hl/ha
HAND HARVESTED 85%
WINEMAKING WHOLE BUNCH 0%
DESTEMMED 100%
FERMENTATION VESSEL Open top stainless fermenters and open top cuve
FERMENTATION Indigenous
BARREL TYPE French oak barriques
NEW BARREL % 25%
MATURATION 16 months
FINING Yes
FILTRATION Yes, coarse
BOTTLED Nov-23
WINE ANALYSIS
ALCOHOL 12.5
RESIDUAL SUGAR nil g/L PH 3.66
ACIDITY 5.4g/L
TASTING NOTE:
Brilliant bright red with a purple hue. Crushed raspberry and cherries with a flicker of white pepper and baking spices extend from the glass. A fleshy palate, with notes of bloody red plum and dried florals offers so muhc succulence that invites that second glass.
