Fragrant nose of dried roses and hay - fresh thyme and rosemary with spice notes of black cardamon, cinnamon and warm cedar.
Amberthorn is rich and aromatic. Botanicals like Chinese Anise, French lavender, and holy basil add a novel verdant quality. A squeeze of citrus rounds out the warm fruit of apple brandy. It’s a little bit thorny because it’s a little bit delicate — the botanicals Atsby use are rare indeed, and so they make only very limited quantities.
Armadillo Cake isn’t sweet. And frankly, it’s not that bitter either. Atsby create it in small batches, precisely and deliberately, and they don’t leave room for mistakes. Instead of processed sugar they use a dark caramel, hand-spun from earthy Indian Muscovado by an artisan chocolatier. Armadillo Cake features a blend of roots, spices, flowers, seeds and pods that you won’t find in any other product — think wild celery, Japanese shitake, and nigella.
This wine is a beautiful reflection of this cool climate region, aromatic on the nose, fine and elegant mid-palette with a clean acid finish. 40% whole bunch and adged in one third new oak, this is made to cellar.
Only made in exceptional years - Auntsfield Estate Hawk Hill Pinot Noir is rich and ripe on the palate.
Upfront weight and appeal with lashings of oak and tannin that give the wine a bold and lengthy structure.
No shrinking violet- this wine is very drinkable and will have wide appeal.
Ripe stone fruit flavours of peach and dried apricot are complimented by a flinty minerality and subtle French oak influence giving hints of roasted hazelnut.
Marlborough's first vineyard and winery established in 1873
Auntsfield Estate Pinot Noir shows a rich silky texture, which is full and concentrated.
Flavours of ripe raspberry and dark plumbs fill the pallet - supported by powerful yet fine grained tannins giving a plush yet silky texture to the pallet with seamless length.
Auntsfield Estate Pinot Noir shows a rich silky texture, which is full and concentrated.
Flavours of ripe raspberry and dark plumbs fill the pallet - supported by powerful yet fine grained tannins giving a plush yet silky texture to the pallet with seamless length.