Colour:
Pale straw.
Aroma:
An aromatic and focused nose instilled with perfumed notes of rose water, cinnamon and coriander spice.
Palate:
A complex and flavoursome palate that is textural and weighty with distinctive characters of lychee and savoury spice.
Ageing Potential:
Drinking well now, this wine will continue to evolve and reward for the next three to five years.
Winemakers:
Stewart MacLennan
Winemaking:
Grapes were left to soak for an extended period to assist in extraction of flavour from the skins. Post pressing the settled clear juice was cool fermented with aromatic yeast which enhances the varietal expression of the wine.
Viticulture:
Grapes were sourced from the Godfrey’s Creek vineyard in Marlborough’s Wairau Valley. This low cropping, immaculately tended vineyard produces fruit with intense varietal expression. The grapes were picked in the cool of the night at the peak of flavour development.
Wine Analysis:
Alcohol 12.5% v/v
Residual sugar 3.3g/L
Acidity 4.8g/L
pH 3.57
Our Food Match Recommendation:
Superb with smoked Marlborough salmon.
Vegetarian friendly
93 Points, Excellent - Cameron Douglas
"Bold and expressive, floral, fruity and spice-laden with apple and tropical fruits, some lemon and white spice, white peach and white rose. A satin-cream texture touches the palate with a spice topline and fruit flavours that mirror the boquet. Medium acidity and medium+ weighted on the palate. Exotic, well made and ready to drink from 2024 through 2028."
