05-Jul-2017
Owning vineyard land on Waiheke Island since 1988, the Dunleavy family are part of the fabric of the island’s wine history. The 1993 vintage of their ‘flagship’ Te Motu Bordeaux-varietal red was their foray into the super-premium market. The ‘Dunleavy’ brand was introduced as a second-tier wine with greater accessibility and approachability, both from a cost and drinking point of view. The Dunleavy ‘Single Vineyard’ wines are particularly notable. Here, I review the Dunleavy ‘The Strip’ Cabernet/Merlot 2014, the wine made from the family’s vines that border the old Waiheke Island airstrip. www.temotu.co.nz
