The 2022 Maude is sourced from Central Otago's premium sub regions, each contributing to this savoury, complex Pinot Noir.
Aromas of dark cherry, plum and dried herbs team up with a palate that displays layers of dark fruit flavours entwined with velvety but structural tannins.
Expressive, supple and complex Pinot Noir with an enticing crimson/purple hue.
Delicately perfumed with a bouquet of red fruits, pomegranate and rose petals, this is a wine that reveals itself slowly. Fine boned, silky and structured 97 Points James Halliday.
Classic cool climate cabernet with hints of spice and subtle floral perfumes drive the nose of the wine.. 96 Points James Halliday
Expressive, supple and complex Pinot Noir with an enticing crimson/purple hue.
Meltwater Pinot Noir has generous aromatics of red fruits and attractive florals.
The palate is succulent, juicy and bright with vibrant red fruits, a whiff of smoke and a smack of sappiness adding interest and depth.
The Mawson Road Vineyard in Lenswood has a steep south-westerly aspect and sits at an elevation of 560m at its highest point. It’s planted to four of the classic Pinot clones (777, 114, 115, MV6) and this combination of ultra-cool site and clonal diversity offers a wine of great drive and complexity. High winter rains preceded a very cool spring. Late budburst, flowering and a cool autumn combined for a late vintage. Hand-picked on the 13th of April, wild yeast fermented in open fermenter and closed puncheon, 40% whole bunch, matured for 11 months in French oak (40% new, Francois Frères). Unfined. 1295 bottles produced.
Sourced from the lilliputian Aesctun vineyard at 500m elevation and Gully Road at 550m elevation. Adelaide Hills vineyards at such elevations belong in a rarified group of extremely cool climate sites ideally suited to the Pinot Noir grape. High winter rains preceded a very cool spring. Late budburst, flowering and a cool autumn combined for a late vintage. Hand-picked on the 4th, 20th and 24th of April, wild yeast fermented in closed puncheon and open fermenter, 10% whole bunch, matured for 11 months in French oak (30% new, Francois Frères). Unfined. 1360 bottles produced.
An elegant wine with soft dark fruit and a fresh violet lift - spicy complexity on the finish, a great example of an expectational Pinot Noir.
Made from parcels of premium fruit from the oldest vines on the property, Milton Vineyard makes the Family Reserve only in exceptional years.
Smooth and savoury with rich plum and dark cherry fruit, soft spice and earthiness, a firm personality and soft seamless silkiness in the mouth with a density of flavours.
Bright deep coloured wine with an intensity of aromas of dark cherry fruit and some oak notes.
Very smooth with loads of fruit forward and clean and long with a hint of chalkiness in the tannins and savoury finish.
This blend, christened "La Superbe" is intended for all wine-lovers who like drinking a modest unpretentious wine on a regular basis to make even everyday meals a source of pleasure and well-being.
This wine can be enjoyed in the way that one enjoys eating fruit: it is pleasant, crisp, fruity and ready to drink. It is a beautiful purplish red in colour with a very wide palette of aromas and lively fruity notes. In the mouth it is supple and fine, tonic and refreshing.
Red and black cherry are the hallmark fruit qualities in the 2018 Mornington Peninsula Estate Pinot Noir.
Notes of black tea, blood orange, florals, spice, earth, dried herbs and forest floor, with a lick of tiramisu.
A ruby red wine with fresh red cherries, strawberry, bramble and floral notes. The smooth, silky palate brings beautifully balanced acidity, subtle tannins and a fruity finish.