Oyster Bay Marlborough Chardonnay truly captures the character of Marlborough with pure, incisive, ripe fruit flavours. A combination of barrel and tank fermentation and the stirring of lees on oak, achieves maximum softness and integration. To retain all the natural assertiveness and flavour, no malolactic fermentation takes place. Clonal influences in the vineyard have been very important, providing smaller berries and enhanced flavour intensity.
This wine is a great match with pork or duck and its underlying earthiness will lend well to dishes based around mushrooms. The 2012 vintage won a Bronze Medal at the International Wine Challenge 2015. The IWC is accepted as the world's finest and most meticulously judged wine competition.
Tasting Notes: Presenting dark cherry and blueberry aromas with delicate floral undertones and subtle hints of mocha and smoky oak.
Fresh and ripe stone fruit aromas of nectarine and peaches, with Nashi pear and underlying tropical rockmelon aromas. Brancott Estate are the pioneers of Marlborough, New Zealand. Forty years ago when nobody else thought it was possible they planted the first Sauvignon Blanc vines, redefining the Marlborough region.
Pronounced passionfruit together with fresh herbs, fruit salad and floral aromas lead to an intense, fruit-driven palate with a chalky minerality and good concentration. A benchmark Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand.
Lawson’s Dry Hills Pinot Noir is produced from carefully nurtured vines at Chaytors Road and Waihopai vineyards where the combination of clones, climate, and soils produce something special. Small batch fermentation, hand-plunging, and ageing in French oak has helped to produce an expressive wine with intense berry fruit, lovely texture, great concentration, and fine tannins.
THE CROSSINGS MARLBORO PINOT GRIS, NEW ZEALAND There’s a place in Marlborough, New Zealand, where early pioneers used to cross the fast-flowing Awatere River. This...
This vibrant Merlot exhibits crushed dark berry, cocoa and cedar aromas that are echoed on the palate.
Fine tannins support the fruit for a smooth, lingering finish.
This classic Hawke’s Bay Merlot is well suited to a range of dishes including antipasto platters and red meat dishes such as seared eye fillet and roast lamb.
The nose is elegant, with aromas of melon, white stone fruit and some subtle toasty charry nuances.
The palate displays ripe nectarine and citrus notes overlaying rich creamy characters and is intense, weighty and textural showing great length with a clean finish.
With its textural and focused palate, this wine will be a perfect match for dishes such as grilled calamari, pumpkin risotto and a variety of cheese such as Brie, Gruyere and Provolone.
A zesty and vibrant 2020 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc crafted by the Marlborough pioneers, Brancott Estate. Pairs perfectly with summer salads, Pad Thai, grilled shrimp skewers, fish tacos, focaccia with dry herbs, falafel wraps or salmon linguine. The perfect wine for casual dining, a Friday night gathering with friends or a summer BBQ. Serve at 7-10˚C.
Pinot Noir is naturally suited to the soils and climate of The Crossings’ higher altitude upper valley vineyards from which the grapes are sourced. This wine was matured in French barrique and presents lifted aromas of cherries, underpinned by savoury notes. Cherry and berry fruits on the palate knit together with subtle oak and fine tannins to produce a wine with great finesse.