Eradus – Over Delivering from the Awatere

FEATURED WINES IN THIS REVIEW

• Eradus Awatere Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2011
  Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand - Marlborough

  Review Date : 29-Mar-2012

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Bright, pale straw-yellow colour with some depth, pale on rim. The bouquet is full with good volume, showing gooseberry and green bean notes of development, well-concentrated and harmoniously presented. Dry with moderate punchiness, this has a core of gooseberry and capsicum fruit flavours along with green beans, opening up with accessibility and filling the palate. The mid-palate richness leads to a crisp, zesty finish with sweet flavours of gooseberries and herbs. Starting to show some development in the flavour profile, this has the fruit richness to match most seafood and poultry dishes over the next 2 years. Fruit from the ‘Breloft' vineyard, cool-fermented in stainless-steel to 13.5% alc. and 3.5 g/L rs. 17.5+/20 Mar 2012 RRP $19.00 Fruit from the ‘Breloft' vineyard in the Awatere Valley cool-fermented in stainless steel to 13.5% alc. and dryness. Bright, very pale straw-yellow colour with green hues and a pale rim. This is very tight and finely expressed on the nose with intense mineral-infused gooseberry and nettle-like aromas, quite piercing and cutting. Dry to taste, the wine is tightly bound, with penetrating pure flavours of gooseberries and steely minerals with wet stones. The textures are very fine, and racy acidity adds to the freshness and rich liveliness of the fruit, and the palate has drive and length. This is sure to open up, and put on more weight and breadth over the next 2-3 years. Serve with seafood, especially shellfish, and poultry and vegetarian dishes. 18.0/20 Oct 2011 RRP $21.50
• Eradus Awatere Valley Marlborough Pinot Gris 2011
  Pinot Gris from New Zealand - Marlborough

  Review Date : 29-Mar-2012

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  100% Pinot Gris from the ‘Breloft' vineyard, cool-fermented in stainless-steel to 13.5% alc. and 5.5 g/L rs. Brilliant, very pale straw colour with slight green hues, near colourless on rim. The aromatics are very fine and elegantly expressed, showing attractive pears, white florals and a hint of spice, the nose quite tightly bound. Dryish to taste, delicate flavours of pears, florals and honeysuckle are enhanced by a touch of spice. The flavours are underscored by fine, soft textures, providing a subtle drive and line. This combines finesse with subtle depth, and the wine finishes with pure stonefruit and honey notes on a sustained finish. This delicate and stylishly pure Pinot Gris will match Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese cuisine over the next 2-3+ years. 18.0+/20 Mar 2012 RRP $19.00
• Eradus Awatere Valley Marlborough Pinot Noir 2010
  Pinot Noir from New Zealand - Marlborough

  Review Date : 29-Mar-2012

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  100% Pinot Noir from the ‘Breloft' vineyard, fermented to 14.0% alc., the wine aged 8 months in French oak barriques. Bright ruby red colour with good depth, a little lighter on rim. This has an elegant nose with fresh and fragrant aromatics of dark berry and strawberry fruit infused with fresh herbs, the bouquet with an ethereal flow. Medium-bodied, the flavours combine dark berry and cherry fruit with notes of herbs and some cooler spectrum stalk elements, and are presented with good weight and presence. Grainy tannin extraction and fresh acidity provide a linear drive and grip. The flavours become restrained and the wine finishes with drying tannin textures. This is an up-front fruity Pinot Noir with some cool spectrum elements, and a grainy texture. Match with barbecued and grilled poultry over the next 3-4 years. 16.5+/20 Mar 2012 RRP $23.00