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DESCRIPTION: APPEARANCE – Delicate salmon-pink colour TASTING NOTES – This wine is mouthwatering, vivacious and captures the fragrances of stone fruits and strawberry and cream. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: LOCATION – 45 …
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: LOCATION – Estate grown grapes from Aurum’s organic Te Wairere vineyard in Lowburn, near Cromwell, Central Otago. Low cropping grapes for this wine were hand-harvested in March 2018 …
APPEARANCE – Bright, deep garnet. BOUQUET – Perfumed bouquet of floral notes and dried herbs with both red and black fruits. PALATE- The structure is detailed and layered. This wine …
Appearance Crystal clear – very pale lemon Bouquet Intense perfume of honeysuckle, quince, mandarin peel and melon. Palate This wine is supple and ripe with intense pear, quince and mandarin …
Appearance Clear ruby red. Bouquet Complex smoky, cedarwood, red fruit and dried herbs. Palate Raspberry and black currant flavours with savoury and earthy tones. This wine has a solid mid-palate …
Appearance Crystal clear – very pale lemon Bouquet Intense perfume of honeysuckle, quince, mandarin peel and melon. Palate This wine is supple and ripe with intense pear, quince and mandarin …
APPEARANCE – Clear amber/orange colour. BOUQUET – Spiced honey, dried nectarines and pears. PALATE – Bone dry, rippled with minerality and tannins. This wine is at the crossroads of a …
A beautiful bouquet of ripe apricot with notes of grapefruit together with toasty, nutty well-integrated oak DESCRIPTION: APPEARANCE – Pale straw with bright clarity. BOUQUET – A beautiful bouquet of …
Appearance: Crystal clear, pale lemon.Palate:Freshly scented, lively and tangy, this medium-bodied wine has intense lemon/lime flavours, a minerally streak and a finely poised, dryish, very long finish. Full of personality and …
Appearance: Crystal clear, pale lemon.Palate:Freshly scented, lively and tangy, this medium bodied wine has intense lemon/lime flavours, a minerally streak and a finely poised, dryish, very long finish. Full of personality …
Appearance:Pale straw with bright clarity. Bouquet:A beautiful bouquet of ripe white peaches with notes of grapefruit and lime together with toasty, nutty well-integrated oak. Palate:Full-bodied fruit-driven wine with a rich …
Appearance: Clear ruby red.Bouquet: Complex smoky, cedar wood, ripe plum and dried herbs.Palate: Raspberry and black currant flavours with savoury and earthy tones. This wine has a solid mid-palate and lingering chocolate finish. …
Appearance: Clear ruby red.Bouquet: Complex smoky, cedar wood, ripe plum and dried herbs.Palate: Raspberry and black currant flavours with savoury and earthy tones. This wine has a solid mid-palate and lingering chocolate finish. …
This wine is mouthwatering, vivacious and captures the fragrances of strawberry and cream. DESCRIPTION: APPEARANCE – Delicate pink colour TASTING NOTES – This wine is mouthwatering, vivacious and captures the …
Appearance:Pale straw with bright clarity. Bouquet:A beautiful bouquet of ripe white peaches with notes of grapefruit together with toasty, nutty well integrated oak. Palate:Full bodied fruit driven wine with a …
Appearance: Crystal clear – very pale lemonBouquet: Intense perfume of honeysuckle, quince, mandarin peel and melon.Palate: This wine is supple and ripe with intense pear, quince and mandarin flavours. The fruit and spice …
Appearance: Clear amber/orange colour.Bouquet: Spiced honey, dried nectarines and pears.Palate: Bone dry, rippled with minerality and tannins. This wine is at the cross roads of a red wine for its tannins and texture, …
Appearance: Crystal clear, pale lemon.Palate:Freshly scented, lively and tangy, this medium bodied wine has intense lemon/lime flavours, a minerally streak and a finely poised, dryish, very long finish. Full of personality …
APPEARANCE:Bright, deep garnet. BOUQUET:Perfumed bouquet of floral notes and dried herbs with both red and black fruits. PALATE:The structure is detailed and layered. This wine shows transparency and remains delicate …
APPEARANCE:Deep garnet red TASTING NOTES:Mouthfilling, juicy and supple, it has concentrated, small red fruits, perfumes and spice flavours, with finely integrated oak adding complexity, and obvious cellaring potential; open 2019+ …
Appearance: Delicate peach color.Bouquet:A fresh and refined sensation, with notes of fresh pomegranate and pink grapefruit.Palate:Round, supple and harmonious, this wine develops a silky long finish in the mouth. Fine light …
Appearance: Clear pale straw.Bouquet:Expressing the finesse, purity and elegance of Chardonnay, this wine combines the scent of white flowers with the aromas of dried fruits.Palate:The palate is creamy and textural, driven …
Appearance: Delicate pink colorTasting Note: This wine is mouthwatering, vivacious and captures the fragrances of strawberry and cream.Technical Analysis:Location – 45 Degrees SouthLow cropping estate grown grapes for this wine were hand …
Appearance: Crystal clear, pale lemon.Palate:Wow! Lime alert! This southern star smashes through the palate with green apple and quartz-powder, mineral-driven mouthfeel that lingers long and will send your saliva glands into …
Appearance: Deep garnet redTasting Notes: Mouthfilling and supple, it has concentrated, ripe plum, cherry, perfumes and spice flavours, with finely integrated oak adding complexity, and obvious cellaring potential; open 2018+Technical Analysis:Location – …
Appearance: Crystal clear – very pale lemonBouquet: Intense perfume of honeysuckle, quince, mandarin peel and melon.Palate: This wine is supple and ripe with intense pear, quince and mandarin flavours. The fruit and spice …
Appearance: Clear amber/orange colour.Bouquet: Spiced honey, dried nectarines and pears.Palate: Bone dry, rippled with minerality and tannins. This wine is at the cross roads of a red wine for its tannins and texture, …
Appearance: Clear ruby red.Bouquet: Complex smoky, cedar wood, ripe plum and dried herbs.Palate: Raspberry and black currant flavours with savoury and earthy tones. This wine has a solid mid-palate and lingering chocolate finish. …
AppearanceBright, deep garnet. BouquetPerfumed bouquet of floral notes and dried herbs with both red and black fruits. PalateThe structure is detailed and layered. This wine shows transparency and remains delicate …
Inky dark and silky textured, this wine has an intense nose of black currant and cedar wood with deep peaty flavours, black fruits and liquorice, with fine tannins and along …
With a harmonious nose of red berry fruit and integrated oak, this wine is savoury and spicy with soft silky tannins and a generous long finish. Technical AnalysisLocation: 45 Degrees SouthLow …
This vibrant wine has a fragrant nose of lifted lime and manderin aromas with white peaches and a spice background. The palate is of very concentrated citrus and stone fruit …
Succulent and honeyed, this botrytised dessert wine exhibits orange blossom, dried apricot and ripe grapefruit flavours with a long clean finish. Technical AnalysisLocation: 45 Degrees SouthPinot Gris grapes for this wine …
With an intense perfume of quince and orange blossom this fine botrytised dessert wine is spicy and honeyed exhibiting luscious dried apricot, marmalade and caramelized apple flavours with a deep …
This fine reserve wine has a perfumed nose of blackcurrant and cedar wood. It has a deep peaty flavour, liquorice, black fruit and a long and generous dark chocolate finish. …
This wine has a concentrated sweet berry fruit nose with integrated oak. The palate is very spicy with intense black currant and boysenberry flavours with velvety tannins and a generous …
This fine reserve wine has a nose of complex black fruit and spice with a palate of blackberry and black currant flavours and a lingering dark chocolate finish. An intense …
Appearance: Crystal clear, pale lemon.Bouquet: Fragrant, lemony, limey and toasty bouquet.Palate: A dry style wine with very concentrated citrus and stone fruit notes with an underlying complexity of spices. Backbone of minerality, highly …
Supple and ripe with intense pear, quince and tropical fruit flavours, this wine is soft and full bodied with a rich creamy mouthfeel supported by a mineral backbone and a …
Supple and ripe with intense pear, quince and tropical fruit flavours, this wine is soft and full bodied with a rich creamy mouthfeel supported by a mineral backbone and a …
This wine has a strong cherry, plum and spice flavour with liquorice and peat supported by a supple layered tannin structure.Technical AnalysisLocation: 45 Degrees SouthLow cropping estate grown grapes were hand …
Supple and ripe with intense pear, quince and tropical fruit flavours, this oft and full bodied with a rich creamy mouthfeel supported by a mineral backbone and a long lingering …
This powerful wine has a concentrated nose and intense palate of chocolate, blackberry and spice, with ripe, supple tannins, silky mouthfeel and a long fine finish.Technical AnalysisLocation: 45 degrees South. Low …
This wine has an intensely perfumed nose of blackberry with flavours of juicy red and black fruits and aniseed supported by a soft layered tannin structure.Technical AnalysisLocation: 45 degree southLow cropping …
Vivacious, with intense pear and tropical fruit flavours, this wine is perfect as an aperitif or with lunch. This wine is soft and full bodied with a rich creamy mouthfeel …
Succulent and honeyed, this botrytised dessert wine exhibits orange blossom, dried apricot and ripe pear and spice flavours with a long clean finish.Technical AnalysisNoble Rot developed on these grapes under …
Appearance: Deep garnet red.Bouquet: Powerful perfumed nose of raspberry, cherry and violet with a hint of cedar wood.Palate: Intense flavours of juicy black fruits such as blackberry, black cherry and plum with savoury …
Appearance: Clear amber/orange colour.Bouquet: Spiced honey, dried nectarines and pears.Palate: Bone dry, rippled with minerality and tannins. This wine is at the cross roads of a red wine for its tannins and texture, …
Appearance: Delicate pink colorTasting notes: This wine is mouthwatering, vivacious and captures the fragrances of strawberry and cream.Technical AnalysisLocation: 45 degrees SouthLow cropping estate grown grapes for this wine were hand harvested in …
Appearance: Crystal clear, pale lemon.Bouquet: Fragrant, lemony, limey and toasty bouquet.Palate: A dry style wine with very concentrated citrus and stone fruit notes with an underlying complexity of spices. Backbone of minerality, highly …
Appearance: Deep garnet red.Taste: Powerful, mouthfilling and firm, with loads of plumy, spicy flavour seasoned with nutty oak, this wine is savoury with hints of herbs and dark chocolate. Drinking …
Appearance: Clear ruby red.Bouquet: Complex smoky, cedar wood, ripe plum and dried herbs.Palate: Raspberry and black currant flavours with savoury and earthy tones. This wine has a solid mid-palate and …
Appearance: Crystal clear – very pale lemonBouquet: Intense perfume of honeysuckle, quince, mandarin peel and melon.Palate: This wine is supple and ripe with intense pear, quince and mandarin flavours. The …
Appearance: Deep garnet red.Tasting Notes: Mouthfilling and supple, it has concentrated, ripe plum, cherry and spice flavours, with finely integrated oak adding complexity, and obvious cellaring potential; open 2017+Technical Analysis:Location: …
Appearance: Delicate pink colourTasting Notes: This wine is mouthwatering, vivacious and captures the fragrances of strawberry and cream.Technical Analysis:Location: 45 Degrees South Low cropping estate grown grapes for this wine …
Appearance: Crystal clear – very pale lemonBouquet: Intense perfume of honeysuckle, quince, mandarin peel and melon.Palate: This wine is supple and ripe with intense pear, quince and mandarin flavours. The …
Appearance: Crystal clear – pale lemonBouquet: Intense perfume of honeysuckle, quince, mandarin peel and melon.Palate: Freshly scented, lively and tangy, this medium-bodied wine has intense lemon/lime flavours, a minerally streak …
Appearance: Clear ruby red.Bouquet: Complex smoky, cedar wood, ripe plum and dried herbs.Palate: Brambly flavours with savoury and earthy tones. This wine has a solid mid-palate and lingering silky finish. …
