02-Jul-2015
Spy Valley wines are everybody’s friends. The Marlborough wines from this contemporary Waihopi Valley producer are everything expected of them, showing excellent fresh fruit intensity, accessibility, great character, while offering affordability. In every wine style and variety, Spy Valley succeeds. And if that’s not enough, there are the specialist super-premium ‘Envoy’ wines and a bevy of limited edition bottlings, as well as the secondary ‘Satellite’ tier. Viticulturist Adam McCone delivers pristine fruit from the 160 ha of vineyards to winemaker Paul Bourgeois at the modern 3,000 tonne winery, where good things happen. Here, I review a bevy of diverse and new Spy Valley releases showing why Spy Valley is so well appreciated. www.spyvalleywine.co.nz