Wine

This Grüner Veltliner has just been bottled (5/11/20) and is crisp with acidity typical of this variety and a lush, pineapple fruitiness. The nose is ripe tropical fruit with more subtle honey and beeswax. The fruit was hand picked, pressed in a basket press then the juice was fermented by wild yeast in old oak barrels until dry. The wine will age gracefully and we’ll change the notes accordingly. The bottle and label will vary from the photo. The label has gold text and bottles have gold caps over clear glass bottles and antique green bottles. Lighter in alcohol at 12.5% this wine lends itself to accompanying many food types like seafood, stir fry, cheese courses and curry.

Serve: Lightly/Well Chilled

Our Gewürztraminer 2014 is more of a New World style. The fruit is hand picked, de-stemmed and left for a few hours before being pressed in a basket press then the juice was fermented by wild yeast in an old oak barrel until dry. This wine has aromas of rose petal and geranium. The palate is round and smooth with lychees and Turkish delight.

Serve: Well Chilled

Silver medal winner at the Alpine Pacific wine challenge October 2018. Our Gewürztraminer 2016 is more of an Alsatian stlye having a bit more acidity and less intense aromas than our normal New World style. The fruit is hand picked, de-stemmed and left for a few hours before being pressed in a basket press then the juice was fermented by wild yeast in an old oak barrel until dry. This wine has aromas of rose petal and geranium. The palate is round and smooth with lychees and Turkish delight and finishes with light, cleansing acidity.

Serve: Well Chilled

The Pinot Noir fruit is hand picked, fermented with wild yeasts, a small element of whole bunches included in the ferment depending on the season and then matured in french oak resulting in a wine which is elegant, long and generous on the palate with aromas of ripe cherries and raspberries. This wine is unfined and unfiltered meaning possibly more flavour!

Serve: Room temperature 12-18DegC

The Gathering 2016 is an equal blend of Chardonnay, Grüner Veltliner and Riesling. The fruit was hand harvested, fermented separately, then blended and matured in oak barrels. A highly complex lighter style with light aromas of toasted oak and tropical fruit. The palate balanced and intriguing with hints of creamed corn and tropical fruit.

Serve: Lightly Chilled

This is a silver medal winning wine at the 2017 Christchurch International Aromatic Wine Competition. This dry Riesling has about 4g/L residual sugar. Barrel fermented and ageing gracefully. A classic Waipara wine.

Serve: Lightly Chilled

The 350 Pinotage plants which produced this fruit are hand tended solely by Lynda Ball. Each vintage is fermented with wild yeast, then matured in french oak producing a deliciously fruity, medium to full bodied wine.

Serve: Room temperature 12-18DegC

For the first time in 10 years these plants have given enough fruit to make a straight Tempranillo instead of having to blend it in the Merger. Hand harvested, fermented with wild yeast and matured in an American oak barrel, this wine has aromas of sweet spice and ripe black stone fruit with a hint of cocoa. The palate is long, rich and smooth.

Serve: Room temperature 12-18DegC

The Merger is a blend of Tempranillo, Pinotage and Pinot Noir in varying amounts, again hand harvested, fermented separately with wild yeasts and matured together in American oak producing a smooth, rich, medium bodied wine with complex characters. This wine has been awarded a Silver medal in the 2019 Alpine Pacific Wine Challenge, it was one point off a gold medal and no other red wine scored better. Updated 4/11/19

Serve: Room temperature 12-18DegC

We have called this wine an off-dry aperitif and should be approached as one would a dry sherry. the wine was made in 2014 from Riesling and has spent 3 years maturing in oak barrels. It has 16% alcohol and has achieved this naturally, without fortification. It should be served well chilled and has generous aromas of dried apricot and new leather, the palate is rich and smooth with along, dry finish.

Serve: Well Chilled

The 2018 Romping Rosé only because Lynda wants more!

Made from Pinotage which is tenderly cared for by Lynda, this vibrant, pink, full bodied and big textured wine has delicate aromas of summer fruit followed by candy floss on the palate.

Serve: Well Chilled