Region: Rhone Valley
Nature: Red
Grape: Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvedre
Aroma: It is fresh, young and complex, with a whole variety of spices, including various peppers, mild paprika and ginger.
Body & Taste: Generous, powerful and fat, it has superb body underlined by delicate oak.
Suggested Food Pairing: Goes well with all red meats, game, cheese, and will take quite spicy dishes. Serve at 17°C
Region: Bordeaux
Nature: Red
Grape: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon
Aroma: Subtle aromas of ripened blackberries with a touch of warm green pepper.
Body & Taste: This wine is dominated by fruit, of a great complexity. A nice ruby colour. Well balanced. Very subtle with structured tannins.
Suggested Food Pairing: Goes well with red meats, roasts and aged cheese.
Region: Burgundy
Nature: White
Grape: Chardonnay
Aroma: Floral notes followed by subtle notes of oak and fresh fruit.
Body & Taste: Good structure on the palate. This wine is tangy, well-balanced and shows the lovely fullness one expects from a Premier Cru. A combination of linden blossom and almond give way to a long, rounded finish.
Suggested Food Pairing: Try it with dill-marinated salmon served with a warm leek and balsamic vinegar flan for the contrast of flavors. Grilled chicken, with crispy skin and moist meat is a good counterpoint to the oaky finish of this defined wine.
Region: Marlborough
Nature: White
Grape: Sauvignon Blanc
Aroma: Fragrant aroma reminiscent of nettle, currant, sweet passion fruit and dried herbs with some underlying mineral notes.
Body & Taste: A full complex spectrum of flavours from herbal notes through to ripe tropical fruit salad, including tangy grapefruit, blackcurrant, passion fruit, capsicum and tomato leaf. Good fruit sweetness and soft texture are supported by firm but balanced acidity which refreshes and promotes a long, stony
Mineral finish.
Suggested Food Pairing: Excellent aperitif or seafood wine. Goes well with pasta in pesto sauce and even Thai food.
