Ripe hand picked fruit, gentle winemaking and maturation in French oak have resulted in a complex and powerful wine, with aromas of ripe cherries, raspberries and Black Doris plums, a rich and silky smooth palate with fine grainy tannins to match the fruit. Excellent value, drinking fantastically well now and will develop and cellar for several years.
3 Gold Medals
‘Perfumed, rich and supple, this single-vineyard Cromwell red is densely coloured and crammed with beautifully ripe cherry and plum flavours. Fresh acidity keeps things lively, with a hint of liquorice. Hard to resist in its youth, it’s best cellared to 2010’
5 stars, Michael Cooper, Winestate Magazine
- Trophy Hong Kong International Wines and Spirits Competition 2011, best wine with Peking duck
- Gold Medal San Francisco International Wine Challenge 2011
- Gold Medal New Zealand International Wine Show 2011
- Cuisine top 10 and 5 stars!!!
- 5 Stars 93/100 Bob Campbell
- Geoff Kelly 18+/20
- Silver Medal Decanter Wine Awards 2011
- Silver Medal London International Wine Challenge 2011
- Silver Medal London International Wine and Spirits Competition 2011
- Silver Medal Bragato Wine Awards 2010, 2011
- Pure Bronze Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2010
- Bronze Medal Royal Easter Show 2011
- 4 Stars Winestate Canterbury/Oago Tasting