Riesling from New Zealand – Wairarapa & Wellington    17.5+/20
Bright straw-yellow colour with pale green-gold hues, a
little lighter on the edge. The nose is
very tightly bound with pure aromas of limes and lemonade, along with white
florals, unfolding suggestions of honeysuckle, toast and minerals. Dry to taste and medium-bodied, the palate
possesses elegantly concentrated flavours of limes and lemonade with subtle
notes of white florals and minerals. The
mouthfeel is fine with a firm core, and the wine flows with good
linearity. Very refined fruit extract
textures and soft, lacy acidity balances the fruit. This is pure and focussed, and carries to a
lingering finish with toasty nuances.
This is an elegantly concentrated dry Riesling with pure lime and lemon
flavours with floral and mineral elements on a refined palate. Serve as an aperitif, and with Thai,
Vietnamese and Japanese fare over the next 4-5 years. Fruit from the ‘Borthwick’ vineyard, picked
clean with no botrytis, cool-fermented in stainless-steel to 12.1% alc. and 5.7
g/L RS, TA 8.6 g/L and pH 2.96. 18.0/20 Mar 2018
RRP $22.00
Bright straw-yellow colour with light gold-green hues, paler
on the rim. The nose is softly full with
aromas of lime fruit entwined with hints of honeysuckle, sherbet and musk
nuances, along with yellow florals and hints of minerals. This has good depth and intensity. Dry to taste and medium-bodied, the palate is
elegant in expression with a finely concentrated core of lime fruit and yellow
florals, and a suggestion of honeysuckle with mineral notes. The fruit has good depth and is enlivened by
light, lacy, crisp acidity, and the wine flows along a fine-textured line,
leading to a dry finish of limes, yellow florals and minerals. This is a finely concentrated dry Riesling
with lime, floral and mineral flavours on a fresh palate. Serve as an aperitif, and with Asian fare
over the next 4 years. Clean fruit from
the ‘Borthwick’ vineyard, cool-fermented in stainless-steel to 12.0% alc. and
5.7 g/L RS, TA 8.5 g/L and pH 3.05. 17.5+/20 Dec 2017
RRP $22.00
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Chardonnay from New Zealand – Wairarapa & Wellington    18-/20
Bright yellow colour with pale golden hues and some
depth. This has a very elegant and
tightly bound nose with a firm core of white and yellow stonefruits entwined
with subtle flinty, reductive complexities, and some nutty and toasty oak
notes. Medium-full bodied, the palate
has good depth and concentration of white stonefruits and citrus fruits melded
with subtle notes of gunflint, along with spicy and toasty oak. The fruit flows along a fine-textured line,
and the mouthfeel is enlivened by refreshing, crisp acidity. The wine carries with good energy and tension
to a lingering finish of citrus fruits, nuts and flint. This is a very finely concentrated Chardonnay
with stonefruit, flint and toasty oak flavours on a refreshing palate. Match with grilled and roasted seafood,
poultry and pork over the next 4+ years. Fruit from the ‘Borthwick’ vineyard, clones
2/23, 96, 548, 809 and 1066, fully barrel-fermented to 13.5% alc., the wine
aged 9 months on gross lees in 20% new puncheons, undergoing MLF. 18.0-/20
Mar 2018 RRP $26.00
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Pinot Noir from New Zealand – Wairarapa & Wellington    19-/20
Dark, deep, purple hued ruby-red colour, a little lighter on
the edge, very youthful in appearance.
The nose is fine and firm with intense aromas of ripe black cherries and
black berries with dark raspberries, melded with dark herbs and lifted violet
florals. This has richness, vibrancy and
depth. Medium-full bodied, the palate
has rich and succulent fruit flavours with good depth and intensity of black
cherry and berry fruit, raspberry liqueur, along with a subtle layering of dark
herbs, unfolding black and violet florals.
The fruit is enlivened by a fine, lacy thread of acidity and underlined
bt very fine-grained flowery tannins.
The vibrant and juicy fruit prevails on palate and carries to a
concentrated, long finish. This is a
fine and firmly concentrated, vibrant Pinot Noir with ripe black berried fruits
with dark herb and violet floral notes and a fine structure. Match with lamb, beef and venison over the
next 6+ years. A vineyard and barrel
selection wine by Braden Crosby, the fruit fully destemmed and fermented with
whole berries to 13.5% alc., the wine aged 11 months in approx. 30% new
oak. 70 dozen made. 19.0-/20
Mar 2018 RRP $55.00
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Pinot Noir from New Zealand – Wairarapa & Wellington    18.5+/20
Full, very dark, deep, black-hued ruby-red colour with
youthful purple hues. The nose is soft
and ethereal with violet floral perfumes entwined with dark-red and black
cherry and berry fruit, unveiling subtle nuances of dark herbs. The aromatics are harmoniously integrated and
refined in expression. Medium-full
bodied, the palate is elegantly presented with gently voluminous and
mouthfilling flavours of ripe dark-red cherry and berry fruit with raspberry
liqueur notes, unfolding violet florals.
The fruit is beautifully aromatic with an array of florals, enlivened by
balanced acidity. The wine flows gently
along a very refined, velvety line, leading to an ethereal, fragrant
finish. This is a beautifully fragrant
Pinot Noir with dark-red cherry and berry fruit with raspberry and floral
flavours on a refined palate. Match with
poultry and pork over the next 6+ years. A vineyard and barrel selection wine by Paddy
Borthwick, the fruit fully destemmed and fermented with whole berries to 13.5%
alc., the wine aged 11 months in approx. 30% new oak. 70 dozen made. 18.5+/20 Mar 2018
RRP $55.00
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