Current wines available for purchase

A medium bodied wine with well-developed flavours of cassis and walnut with an earthy complexity. This well-cellared wine shows a flavour development and smoothness that makes it delicious drinking at BBQ’s or with pizza.

Using a combination of estate and off-site fruit has enabled us to produce a Syrah of purity and vibrancy.  Suggestions of blueberry and cranberry define the nose along with a savoury complexity from extended barrel aging on full lees.  This savouriness also contributes weight to the palate, the textural edge comes from suave and supple skin tannins.  Enjoy now of cellar for 3-5 years.    

Lifted aromatics in the rose petal and apricot spectrum.

The palate is very rich and round with a soft acidity and smooth texture. It finishes dry and long.

Drink as an aperitif or match with spicy Asian dishes.

Dark and brooding with fruit aromas of cassis and black plum. Complex notes of vanilla, cinnamon spice and sandalwood add interest to the nose. The palate is full and rich but with an underlying sinew of acid and tannin. The generosity on the nose flows through the palate and adds length to the finish. This is wine for long term cellaring but can be enjoyed immediately if decantered. Drink over the next 7-10 years

Vibrant blue purple colour.  Snappy aromatic characters of crushed rosemary, violet and a savoury toasty complexity.  The delicate perfume on the nose is in part due to a small percentage of viognier (2.5{90b0d3f25bbbdcdd22c35b897696e224883f331b346d0ada9611523616656f77}) in the blend.  The palate is mid weight with a bright fresh acid structure and supple tannin.  Enjoy now as a red wine match to spicy and aromatic dishes such as Moroccan lamb.

Dense and brooding notes of black plum and cassis.  Coal dust, ground metal and wet earth evoke suggestions of strength and power.  The palate delivers on all counts with notes of liquorice, plum jam and heady spirit.  The finish is sweet and soft but held together by a tannin matrix which allows the wine to keep its freshness.  
 
Food match-high cocoa solid chocolate based deserts or petit 
fours.

This complex blend showcases a great vintage on our Havelock North vineyard. Dark and brooding on the nose with black doris plum, aromatic jasmine and underlying mineral notes of graphite and tar. The palate is broad and soft with supple front palate tannins and soft vanilla oak enveloping the fruit.

Drink now or cellar for 5-7 years

A single varietal expression of Cabernet Franc off our       Havelock North vineyard. Red and black berry fruits of raspberry and black currant provide varietal direction on the nose. Jasmine flower and sinewy oak provide extra aromatic interest. The palate is broad and generous but with a sappy streak providing foil and structure

Drink now or cellar for five to seven years

Using traditional winemaking techniques for Pinot Noir has enabled us to produce a wine that expresses its sense of place.  Soft red berry fruits along with toasty and savoury spice notes capture the aromatic profile.  The palate is broad and silky smooth.

Baked nectarine, browned butter and freshly squeezed grapefruit on the nose along with smoky notes of toasted almonds and nuances of crème caramel. The palate is fine and pure with licks of citrus and bolts of wet gravel minerality.  This purity and linearity continues to develop through the palate towards a finish of savoury salinity. Drink over the next 3 to 5 years.
Serve with seafood dishes (oysters, crayfish), poultry and lighter meats such as pork or pate.

Gold with flecks of green.  Candied aromas of boiled sweets and citrus peel lead through to a honeyed tropical core of apricot and melon.  A subtle waxy nuance-typical of Semillon-adds interest and complexity to the nose.  The palate continues the theme of opulence with its peach syrup consistency kept in check by a crisp apple acid structure.  This wine is a great option at the end of a meal with or instead of desert.

Bright aromas of white fleshed nectarine along with a tropical honey dew melon nuance.  A suggestion of ground oats and fresh cut meadow hay round out the aromatic complexity. The palate has a saline purity from predominantly cool fermentation in tank and a degree of richness from partial barrel fermentation and nine months of lees aging.  Drink chilled down with rich seafood.  As a wine of concentration and focus, we expect this wine to flourish in a cool cellar.

Dense and exotic aromas of apricot, musk and rose.  Finer nuances of cardamom, cumin and orange blossom all add to the complex tapestry of this wine.  Without interruption, the aromas flow through onto the palate adding yet more layers and interest.  Poached stone fruit, cinnamon and star anise along with a crystallised ginger note are a few of the many fruit and spice notes to be found.  Full and rich  this wine is best enjoyed on its own or with spicy Asian cuisines

Powerful aromatics equally proportioned between ripe fruit and complexity from fermentation and barrel aging.  The fruit notes are in the viognier spectrum of apricot and peach whilst the complexity is largely a result of barrel fermentation and aging.  There are nuances of grilled almonds as well as the mealy note of freshly milled grains.  The palate is broad, rich and well structured.  This wine also contains a line of mineral character that is present on the nose as a suggestion of the aroma of wet gravel and moves through the palate manifesting itself on the finish as a chalkiness of texture.

Aromas of pear and quince flow through to a rich dry palate.  Additional nuances of brioche and custard add complexity to the nose and layers of richness to the palate.

Drink over the next year or cellar for up to five years.