Wairau Hills – Marlborough Wines to Order

FEATURED WINES IN THIS REVIEW

• Wairau Hills Marlborough Gewurztraminer 2010
  Gewurztraminer from New Zealand - Marlborough

  Review Date : 01-Sep-2011

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Brilliant lemon-straw yellow colour with a pale edge. This has an elegantly perfumed and attractive bouquet of rose petal florals with exotic lychee and delicate herb notes. Medium-dry, this is a light-weighted wine showing delicate floral, spice and honey flavours which build on the palate. The textures are soft and characteristically soapy, but there is freshness. 13.0% alc. and 10.3 g/L rs. A positive, and delicate, cooler-floral expression of the variety to match with mild Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine over the next 2+ years. 15.5+/20 Sep 2011 RRP $19.95
• Wairau Hills Marlborough Pinot Noir 2010
  Pinot Noir from New Zealand - Marlborough

  Review Date : 01-Sep-2011

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Ruby-red colour with a light edge. This has a soft, full and voluminous nose of red florals and red berry fruits, along with notes of milk chocolate, red liquorice and toasty oak. A medium-full bodied wine, this is open and fleshy with juicy red berry fruit flavours, supported by supple tannins that provide a fine and sufficiently firm line through the palate. The acidity is balanced and provides good freshness, adding to the sweet finish. 13.5% alc. A sweet fruited wine with fine tannins to match with duck and pork dishes over the next 4-5 years. 17.0/20 Sep 2011 RRP $27.95