An intense tropical nose of pineapple and passion fruit lifted by a trio of fresh lemon / orange and grapefruit citrus aromas.
Rich and full, this wine coats the tongue delivering concentrated tropical’s for a flavourful style, yet delicately balanced with excellent acidity and a steely mineral finish to cleanse the palate.
Harvest
Warm days and cool nights leading up to harvest helped to develop small concentrated berries packed with tropical and herbal characters. Viticultural practices such as leaf plucking and close trimming lead to clean fruit being harvested on a perfect crisp Awatere morning.
Winemaking
The machine harvested grapes were taken to the winery where they were pressed and settled under anaerobic conditions. The clear juice was then fermented slowly at cool temperatures. The finished wine was left to mature in tank on fine lees for a period of 5 months.
