Lone Goat Vineyard Canterbury Wine Range

FEATURED WINES IN THIS REVIEW

• Lone Goat Canterbury Sauvignon Blanc 2013
  Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand - Canterbury & Waipara

  Review Date : 15-Feb-2016

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Bright, pale straw-yellow colour with slight green hues, lighter on edge. The bouquet is soft and full with well-packed, lifted aromas of cut grass, herbs and green stonefruits, along with some secondary green bean and asparagus elements at the core. The aromatics are harmoniously integrated. Dry to taste and medium-bodied, the fruit flavours of grass, gooseberries herbs and greengages are light and restrained in expression, forming a soft core. Secondary bean notes intermingle with the fruit. Soft, dry textures provide a positive line and fresh, lacy, zesty acidity lend energy as the wine carries a grainy, textural finish with grassy, herbal and green bean flavours. This is a dry-textured, crisp Sauvignon Blanc with restrained grassy flavours and some secondary bean-like development. Serve with Mediterranean fare and salads and vegetables over the next 18 months. Fruit fermented in tank by the ‘house yeast’ to 12.5% alc., the wine given extended lees contact. 16.5-/20 Feb 2016 RRP $18.00
• Lone Goat Canterbury Ehrenfelser 2012
  Other White from New Zealand - Canterbury & Waipara

  Review Date : 15-Feb-2016

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Fruit from 1.2 ha of vines, > 30 y.o., fermented in tank to 12.0% alc. and 11.5 g/L RS, the wine aged on lees. Full, bright straw-yellow colour with slight green hues. The nose is gently full and up-front with soft aromas of yellow florals and citrus fruits, unfolding subtle secondary development notes of honey intermingling with toasty suggestions. Medium-dry to taste and light-bodied, accessible and soft flavours of yellow florals and ripe yellow stonefruits show with honeysuckle and toasty elements. The mouthfeel is rounded and the wine is smooth-flowing with seamless textures. The palate has subtle background acidity lending energy, and the wine carries easily to a delicately luscious finish of florals and honey. This is an elegant, up-front, soft and smooth, medium-dry Ehrenfelser with a little toasty development. Match with Asian fare over the next 2 years. 17.5-/20 Feb 2016 RRP $18.00
• Lone Goat Canterbury Pinot Gris 2013
  Pinot Gris from New Zealand - Canterbury & Waipara

  Review Date : 15-Feb-2016

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Bright straw-yellow colour with a light pink blush, pale on the rim. The nose has moderate volume with softly fresh aromas of ripe yellow stonefuits and yellow florals, unfolding red ferry fruit notes, honeysuckle and mineral elements. Medium in sweetness and medium-full bodied, the palate is gently rich with a bright core of ripe, yellow stonefruits, red fruits, florals and honeysuckle. The fruit flows along a grainy phenolic line with soft background acidity. Some alcoholic power drives the wine, leading to a dry-textured finish with light stonefruit and honeysuckle nuances. This is a gently rich, medium Pinot Gris with stonefruit and red fruit flavours and honeysuckle notes on a grainy, dry-textured palate. Serve with poultry and pork dishes over the next 3 years. Pinot Gris fruit tank-fermented to 13.5% alc. and 11.2 g/L RS, the wine aged on lees. 16.5+/20 Feb 2016 RRP $18.00
• Lone Goat ‘Winemaker’s Collection’ Canterbury Pinot Gris 2012
  Pinot Gris from New Zealand - Canterbury & Waipara

  Review Date : 15-Feb-2016

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Brilliant lemon-hued straw-yellow colour with light golden hues, pale edged. The nose is fresh and vibrant with intense and fragrant aromas of citrus and stonefruits, pears and musk, expressed with clarity and focus. Medium-sweet to sweet in taste and medium-full bodied, the flavours of yellow stonefruits, pears, honey and musk are well interwoven and somewhat shy in expression. This has good presence and density on the palate with richness and lusciousness, the low acidity enhancing the rounded and unctuous mouthfeel. The wine flows smoothly, with some underlying alcohol power leading to a soft finish with stonefruit and musk notes. Aromatically fresh and vibrant, this sweet Pinot Gris is restrained in flavour, but unctuous and smooth with stonefruit and musky flavours. Serve as an aperitif, with fruit desserts and spicy foods over the next 3-4 years. Pinot Gris fruit tank-fermented to 13.5% alc. and 40 g/L RS, the wine given extended lees contact. Winemaker: Sean Houghton. 18.0/20 Feb 2016 RRP $18.00
• Lone Goat Canterbury Riesling 2013
  Riesling from New Zealand - Canterbury & Waipara

  Review Date : 15-Feb-2016

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Brilliant, light golden-yellow colour with some depth, lighter on the rim. This has a full, bold and solidly concentrated nose that opens in volume showing aromas of yellow florals, honey and musk with subtle layers of talc botrytis. This harmoniously presented, revealing nuances of herbs and toasty elements. Off-dry to taste and medium-bodied, flavours of citrus fruits, yellow florals and musk are entwined with musk, forming a rich and concentrated core. The mouthfeel is smooth and rounded with soft acid liveliness, and the palate flows easily, leading to a sustained, soft-textured finish with honey and toasty notes. This is a softly concentrated, smooth, off-dry Riesling with gently rich flavours of flowers, honey and musk. Match with Middle Eastern and Asian fare over the next 3-4+ years. Riesling fruit with approx. 5% botrytis, cool-fermented in tank to 13.0% alc. and 5.8 g/L RS. 17.5/20 Feb 2016 RRP $18.00
• Lone Goat ‘Winemaker’s Collection’ Canterbury Riesling 2009
  Riesling from New Zealand - Canterbury & Waipara

  Review Date : 15-Feb-2016

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Full, deep, bright golden-yellow colour, a little lighter edged. This has a firmly concentrated bouquet of lime and ripe citrus fruit and complex, detailed secondary layers of toast and minerals and suggestions of honey. The nose retains a fresh, underlying steeliness. Medium-sweet and light-bodied, the palate features rich, luscious and succulent flavours of yellow flowers, citrus fruits, honey and toast, all harmoniously interwoven. Secondary creaminess and custard elements emerge in the glass. The mouthfeel is soft, smooth and near-unctuous, and the wine flows seamlessly, following a very fine phenolic line. The roundness of the palate is enhanced by soft, lacy acidity, and the wine carries to a long, rich, soft-textured finish of honey and toast. This is a rich, lush, medium-sweet Riesling with layers of honey and secondary toast flavours, and a smooth mouthfeel. Serve as an aperitif, with fruit or soft cheeses over the next 3-4 years. Fruit cool-fermented to 11.0% alc. and 40 g/L RS. 18.5/20 Feb 2016 RRP $18.00
• Lone Goat Canterbury Unoaked Chardonnay 2010
  Chardonnay from New Zealand - Canterbury & Waipara

  Review Date : 15-Feb-2016

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Bright, lemon-hued straw-yellow colour, lighter on the rim. This has a firmly concentrated, taut bouquet with steely, savoury white stonefruits entwined with herbal aromas, the fruit showing some secondary nutty notes, unfolding flinty, lanolin and waxy elements. Dry to taste and medium-bodied, the palate features a softly concentrated core of white stonefruits melded with nutty notes and complexed by lanolin and waxy detail. The mouthfeel is smooth in texture with low acidity enhancing the softness. The wine follows a light phenolic thread leading to a soft, nutty and waxy finish. This is a soft-textured, unoaked Chardonnay with white stonefruit and waxy, nutty secondary development. Serve as an aperitif and with poultry dishes over the next 2 years. Chardonnay fruit indigenous yeast fermented to 13.0% alc., the wine given extended lees contact and undergoing partial MLF. 16.0+/20 Feb 2016 RRP $18.00
• Lone Goat ‘Burnham School Road’ Canterbury Chardonnay 2012
  Chardonnay from New Zealand - Canterbury & Waipara

  Review Date : 15-Feb-2016

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Mendoza clone fruit from vines planted in 1981, fermented in seasoned oak to 13.0% alc., the wine aged 12 months in barrel with batonnage and partial MLF. Full, light golden-yellow colour with some depth. The nose is softly full and harmoniously presented with interwoven layers of yellow stonefruits, creamy barrel-ferment and nutty oak notes and oxidative detail. The aromatics have depth and density. Medium-bodied, this has a well-concentrated core of yellow stonefruits entwined with nutty oak and complexing oxidative elements. The mouthfeel is integrated and smooth with creamy barrel-ferment roundness, and the palate flows along a fine-textured, phenolic line. Fine acidity lends freshness and poise, carrying the wine to a long, lingering finish of stonefruits and nuts. This is a harmonious, smooth Chardonnay with complex stonefruit, nutty and oxidative flavours. Match with poultry, pork and veal dishes over the next 3+ years. 17.5-/20 Feb 2016 RRP $20.00
• Lone Goat ‘Block 9’ Canterbury Pinot Noir 2010
  Pinot Noir from New Zealand - Canterbury & Waipara

  Review Date : 15-Feb-2016

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  The top Pinot Noir. Clones 5, 115, 667, 777 from a small block, vines planted 1998, 50% indigenous yeast fermented with 25% whole clusters to 13.0% alc., the wine aged 18 months in 25% new oak. Dark, deep red colour with garnet hues and brick on the rim. The bouquet is softly full with deep and harmoniously integrated aromas of savoury dark red berry fruits melded with secondary dried herb, undergrowth and mushroom aromas, lifted with red floral elements. Earthy notes unfold with aeration. Medium-bodied, this has a solid core and good palate presence, showing flavours of savoury, secondary red berry fruits entwined with undergrowth, dried herb and mushroom flavours with layers of earthiness. The fruit is lifted by red florals and the mouthfeel is poised with fine lacy acidity. The fruit is underlined by moderately extracted, fine-grained tannins providing structure and line, leading the palate to a dry, lingering finish with savoury red fruit and earthy interest. This is a savoury red fruited and earthy Pinot Noir with depth and secondary development, enlivened by lacy acidity, finishing dry. Serve with mushroom and game meat dishes over the next 3-4 years. 17.0+/20 Feb 2016 RRP $38.00
• Lone Goat Omaka Valley Marlborough Pinot Noir 2009
  Pinot Noir from New Zealand - Marlborough

  Review Date : 15-Feb-2016

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Even garnet-red colour, lighter on the rim with brick hues. The nose is light and restrained with soft and gentle aromas red berry fruits entwined with complexing secondary dried herb and subtle earthy notes. The aromatics are moderately concentrated and lifted with red floral fragrances. Medium-full bodied, sweet and gently luscious flavours of red cherry and berry fruit intermingle with delicate dried herbal elements, The mouthfeel is fresh with balanced acidity and light tannin extraction providing supporting structure and a positive line. The wine flows positively with some alcohol drive carrying the palate to a lingering finish with red cherry and spice notes. This is an elegant Pinot Noir with gently rich, savoury secondary red berry fruit flavours, a fresh mouthfeel and light extraction. Match with antipasto, poultry and pasta over the next 3 years. Fruit from the Omaka, full destemmed and fermented to 14.0% alc., the wine aged 12 months in 25% new oak. 16.5+/20 Feb 2016 RRP $22.00
• Lone Goat Canterbury Late Harvest Riesling 2007
  Sweet Wine from New Zealand - Canterbury & Waipara

  Review Date : 15-Feb-2016

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Deep golden-yellow colour with light lemon hues on the edge. This has a well-concentrated and intense bouquet with complex aromas of savoury ripe citrus fruits entwined with toasty layers with cream and custard elements. The aromatics are lifted by subtle floral notes and earthy tertiary nuances emerge in the glass. Very sweet to taste and light-bodied, the palate is elegantly proportioned with deeply packed flavours of savoury citrus fruits, honey and toast, the fruit with secondary and tertiary nuances, tending to show drying. The mouthfeel is enlivened by bright acidity balancing the subtle unctuousness and rounded core. The wine carries to a long, lingering finish with fine, dry textures and nuances of cream, toast and honey. This is an elegant, intensely flavoured late-harvest Riesling with citrus, toast and honied flavours, and earthy tertiary development. Match with fruit-based, baked and caramel desserts over the next 3 years. Late picked Riesling fruit without botrytis and fermented to 8.0% alc. and 72 g/L RS. (375 ml) 18.0/20 Feb 2016 RRP $18.00
• Lone Goat Canterbury Botrytis Selection 2007
  Sweet Wine from New Zealand - Canterbury & Waipara

  Review Date : 15-Feb-2016

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  100% Muller-Thurgau, fully botrytis-affected and fermented to 8.0% alc. and 254 g/L RS. Deep golden colour with orange hues, a little lighter on the rim. The bouquet is very full and densely packed with harmoniously integrated aromas of ripe citrus and tropical fruits along with honey, marmalade and crystallised dried fruits, lifted with some volatility. This is decadent and opulent in expression. Extremely sweet and lusciously rich on palate, the flavours are fully integrated with citrus fruits, tropical fruits, marmalade and honey, along with a whisker of volatility. The mouthfeel is unctuously smooth and seamless, with balanced acidity lending energy and tension. The wine flows gently to a long, lingering, viscous and rounded finish. This is a beautifully rich and decadent botrytised dessert wine with harmoniously integrated, opulent flavours and a seamless-flowing palate. Serve with steamed puddings or instead of a liqueur over the next 4-5 years. (375 ml) 19.0/20 Feb 2016 RRP $28.00