An aromatic blend of Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer and Riesling. Brimming with concentrated notes of lychee and pear, with underlying flavours of lime and mandarin and a touch of spice and ginger. This wine is vegan registered.
The palate shows good fruit concentration, and a wonderful balance between texture, fruit weight and acidity, with a bright citrus finish.
Our Seaview Vineyard, in the Awatere Valley, is exposed to some of the toughest growing conditions in Marlborough; high sunshine and wind, cool nights and low rainfall which produces a smaller, thicker skinned berry with intense fruit flavours.
The cool site regularly commences harvest up to one week later than other sub regions of Marlborough. All three aromatic varieties sit on sheltered, north facing slopes. The soil is predominantly wind blown loess.
All varieties were able to be picked at optimal ripeness and in good time. Conditions over the flowering period were stable creating nice even crop levels in the vineyards which translated into wines with great concentration and texture.
Our unique aromatic blend consists of Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer and Riesling. We carefully selected a parcel of each and harvested them all together.
The fruit was crushed, de-stemmed then gently pressed, with the free run juice going to a stainless tank and the pressings portion going to a 1000L French oak oval and a selection of old French oak barriques. The free run juice in the stainless steel tank was settled for 72hrs and then the clear juice was then racked off to another stainless tank for a long cool fermentation to enhance the pure fruit flavours.
Beautifully matched with all Asian cuisine, seafood, chicken and pork dishes.
Asian cuisine, seafood, white meats.
This is an excellent wine to pair with Asian cuisine, as the palate is so well balanced it compliments the complex, fragrant flavours beautifully.
International Wine Challenge 2017
