Borthwick Estate, Wairarapa
Winemaker - Paddy Borthwick History Paddy has seven years of international winemaking experience in France, Switzerland, Australia and the United States. Upon his return to New Zealand, Paddy spent five years as winemaker in Marlborough, so with 24 vintages under his belt, the obvious next step was to use his passion, skill and experience into developing and producing his own premium wines from the boutique family vineyard. All the fruit used in the Borthwick wines are grown solely on the Borthwick family estate. The Pinot Noir is hand picked and fermented in open top fermenters, temperature controlled and a variety of yeasts both natural and cultured are used. Hand plunging optimizes fruit and tannin balance, with extended maceration on skins. The Pinot Noir is then allowed to age in 40% French new oak for 14 months. The Sauvignon Blanc goes through a cold fermentation, with 25% fermented in oak barrels, the lees are stirred. After 5 month it is assembled, filtered and then bottled. Wines
Price ex GST
White
Paper Road Sauvignon Blanc 2009
White
Paper Road Pinot Gris 2008
£10.40
Red
Paper Road Pinot Noir 2008
£10.80
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