2019 Reserve Waipara Chardonnay Hand-picked Waipara single vineyard. Destemmed for overnight skin contact Pressed, settled for a day and racked to barrel. Fermented in a brand new Francois Freres Barrel. M+ After 4 weeks racked to a seasoned barrel to mature for further 11 months. Wild ferment (We give a new oak descriptive of […]
Handpicked. Clone 5. from Churton, (their oldest vines) aprox 30 years old, biodynamically farmed and certified organic fruit. 90% Destemmed. 10% whole bunch. No plunging. Mostly whole berries, top crust was buried every 2 days by hand. Gentle low extraction maceration technique No plunging just 3 pump-overs. Pressed when the cap sunk after 18 days on skins. Matured […]
Hand-picked Waipara fruit. 70% Pinot Noir. 30% Sauvignon Blanc. Barrel Ferment. No additions.
Clear lemon gold. Medium+ aroma intensity, confectionary, bubble-gum, lemonade, pear, white peach, honeysuckle, lime peel on the nose. Medium+ palate intensity, vanilla and predominant grapefruit zest and green apple peel on the palate. Dry. Fine mousse. Medium+ finish. Well-balanced sweetness and acidity. Hand-picked organically grown fruit from our Home Block (Waipara) Skin contact. Ceramic egg. […]
Oak-lovers Chardonnay. Fermented in a Francois Freres Barrel. a TOASTY monster.
Fermented Wild in 100% new Francois Freres Barrels. Then the following vintage, this finished wine was added 50/50 to a raging ferment of 2017 juice (from the same vines), in a larger seasoned barrel. Unfiltered.
Clear golden colour with wine legs. Medium plus aroma intensity, green capsicum, lychee, passionfruit, banana, caramelised pineapple on the nose. Dry with medium acidity. Orange zest and marmalade on the palate. Spicy phenolic bite due to its skin contact. Feels like “drinking” an orange outside in/ inside out. After some air, the wine opened up […]
Hand picked. Organically grown fruit from our home block. Predominately Sauvignon Blanc with a little Riesling. 2-day skin contact. Fermented in a 675L ceramic egg. No additions.
Hand-picked botrytis Semillon. Fermented in a Pinot Noir barrel. Bottled without filtration. No additions. Dark golden colour. Smells of stewed red berries, raisin, honeysuckle, maple syrup with a taste of vanilla, honey, nectarine and a hint of spice and smokiness at the background. Long Slightly sticky finish.
