Appellation: Marlborough
Blend: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2014
Tasting note: Dark red. Lifted red berry fruit aromas with dark cherry notes, complemented by savoury undertones and spicy oak. Ripe, dark berry flavours of blackberry and black currant. Subtle hints of oak help fill out the palate.
Appellation: Marlborough
Blend: Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage: 2015
Tasting note: Very pale yellow. Classic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc aromas of lifted citrus, tropical fruit, and crushed herbs. A fresh, juicy wine with vibrant acidity and plenty of weight and length on the palate. Ripe, tropical fruit flavour with passion fruit, melon, and grapefruit.
Appellation: Marlborough
Blend: Marlborough
Vintage: 2016
Tasting note: This wine exhibits lush aromas of black berries, dark cherries and toasty oak. Fine tannins integrate with the luscious and dense palate containing juicy flavours of ripe fruits, oak and subtle earthy notes.
Appellation: Marlborough
Blend: Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage: 2016
Tasting note: A powerful wine with passion fruit, citrus and herbs on the nose. Maturation in old French oak barrels and regular battonage creates complexity and creaminess balanced with typical Marlborough acidity.
Blend/Varietal: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting note: Pale Straw colour. Tropical notes of passionfruit, guava and blackcurrant combine with nettle and subtle chalky mineral notes on the nose. A rich full palate of tropical flavours including passionfruit guava and blackcurrant lead to a long mineral finish.
Varietal – Pinot Noir
Tasting note – Deep ruby red colour. Aromas of red cherry, raspberry and vibrant spice with a hint of oak Bold fruit flavours fill the palate and meld perfectly with the spicy oak. Fine acid gives the wine lovely structure, punctuated by the polished fruit and oak tannins.
Varietal – Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting note – Pale lemon colour. Lifted aromatic nose of snow pea, citrus and passionfruit. A well balanced wine. The palate fills with fresh greens and ripe tropical flavours. The crisp grapefruit like acidity extends the palate to a long and mouth-watering finish.
Varietal/Blend: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting note: Bright, lifted citrus aromatics of kaffir lime and grapefruit abound, supported by ripe nectarine-like stone fruit notes. An elegant, concentrated palate reveals ripe, juicy stone fruit and lemongrass, supported by a lovely minerality.
Allan Scott Generations Pinot Noir 2016, Marlborough, New Zealand: Cherries, black plums and a maple savoury character on the nose. The ripe and sumptuous concentrated fruit is supported by subtle notes of oak. The wine finishes very smoothly with refined ripe, light tannins providing structure and a smooth silky long flavourful finish.
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc 2015, Marlborough, New Zealand:
Light straw with yellow and green hues. Aromas of citrus and tropical fruits backed by characteristic herbaceous notes for which Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is renowned. An exuberant wine brimming with juicy acidity and fruit sweetness, providing a balanced flavour profile. The finish is fresh, zesty, and lingering.