Astrolabe Demi Sec Chenin Blanc 2019 Marlborough
Astrolabe Demi Sec Chenin Blanc 2019 MarlboroughAstrolabe Demi Sec Chenin Blance 2019. Zingy and bright with white free fruits and refreshing minerality, this gorgeous off-dry white reflects Astrolabes devotion to the Chenin vines of the Wrekin vineyard. A wonderful aperitif and match with fish and white meats. This pretty new bottle is even more appealing in the glass!
Fromm Pinot Naturel 2018 Marlborough NZ
Fromm Pinot Naturel 2018 Marlborough NZFromm Pinot Naturel 2018 is bright. Vibrant. Dark fruit. Red fruit. Floral. Lively. Fresh. Uncomplicated. Energetic. Tension. Purity. Crunchy tannins. Gorgeous. Delights. Succulent. Explosion and balanced.
Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2021 New Zealand Marlborough
Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2021 New Zealand MarlboroughGreywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2021 . A vibrant mix of pineapple, mango and citrus flavors on a smooth, medium body, with plenty of vibrant acidity. Appealing details of orange zest and green apple skin add complexity.
Hans Herzog Spirit of Malborough Merlot Cabernet 2014 Malborough New Zealand
Hans Herzog Spirit of Malborough Merlot Cabernet 2014 Malborough New ZealandHans Herzog Spirit of Malborough Merlot Cabernet 2014
About the Wine
A flagship red wine from Hans Herzog in Marlborough, made from equal parts Merlot, Cab Franc and Cab Sauvignon, and already approaching six years of maturation.
Spicy, herbal, chocolatey, and with age is coming a mellow softness. It’s a wine in a lovely place, from a…. lovely place.
The grapes enjoyed a long maceration time and progressed into a natural wild fermentation. Matured in new and old French oak for 30 months.
About Hans Herzog
With over 500 years of winemaking history in his family, Swiss winemaker Hans Herzog picked up his life in Zurich wine country, and with his wife Therese, headed for New Zealand. In 1994, they established one of the most stunning vineyards in the heart of the Marlborough region, planting an astonishing 29 varieties on their small patch of land.
They tend the vineyard with immense love and care. Everything is grown organically. Hans crafts premium, idiosyncratic wines that show the beauty of his vineyard in every glass and shares these wines with every person who comes to dine at their fine estate.
As The Wine Front’s Gary Walsh once noted, there’s “Never a dull moment when you open a wine from Hans Herzog.”
Highgate Sauvignon Blanc 2019 New Zealand Marlborough
Highgate Sauvignon Blanc 2019 New Zealand MarlboroughHighgate Sauvignon Blanc 2019 is a very more-ish sauvignon blanc from the Awatere Valley in Marlborough, New Zealand. Colour: Pale straw with yellow tinges. Nose: Intensely aromatic with delicious tropical fruit flavours.
Inviniti Sauvignon Blanc 2021 New Zealand Marlborough
Inviniti Sauvignon Blanc 2021 New Zealand MarlboroughInviniti Sauvignon Blanc 2021
A crisp, juicy, refreshing Sauvignon Blanc from the Lawson’s Dry Hills winery in New Zealand. Bursting with passionfriut and citrus.
We honour tradition, but we do things our way and have done for over 30 years. We’re a relaxed bunch who do jeans not suits, mates not colleagues and morning tea over meetings, but we take making wine seriously. So much so that we do the lot, from growing grapes to making and bottling our 100% certified sustainable wine. And that’s just how we like it.
We believe that when it comes to enjoying wine, you might share some of the same values as us. Our philosophy is based on authenticity, enjoyment and sustainability. Whether it’s about us as people or the wines that we make, these three words are our guiding light.
Our range of wines offer an authentic representation of each grape variety and where it is grown. They are consistent in style with great aromas, expressive flavours and a lingering texture. Add to this our carbon zero and environmental management certifications, and you can be confident to share them with family and friends to enjoy on any occasion.
Mahi Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 New Zealand Marlborough
Mahi Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 New Zealand MarlboroughMahi Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021
This wine shows an array of fruit characters, ranging from citrus through to tropical notes.
This is complemented by some secondary characters from the natural yeast ferments and some
barrel aging. The palate has an elegant structure with a creamy, textural mid-palate and a long finish
There were a number of factors that came together to initiate the first wines of Mahi in 2001.
Brian had been making wine in different parts of the world for about 15 years before deciding to return to New Zealand and settle in Marlborough. Arriving in 1996 he could see that vineyards in the different valleys of Marlborough produced remarkably unique profiles. At the time, most of Marlborough’s wines were made as regional blends with many individual site characteristics being lost. In other areas of the world distinctive sites were being celebrated and so an idea was hatched to create a label that promoted different vineyard sites across Marlborough to show the region had true depth and complexity. This idea of a new label had been formed for some time but it was when Brian’s father developed terminal cancer the realization of his own mortality proved to be the impetus that was needed to finally start making the wines of Mahi. The very first harvest was from a vineyard located in the Conder’s Bend part of Marlborough. An area Brian was familiar with. Initial quantities were tiny from this small 1.5 hectare parcel of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir from the Byrne vineyard. Mahi now manages the vineyard organically and are thrilled to still be working with the site that started it all. Brian’s winemaking style for Mahi is to allow the vineyards to speak through the wines, with the wines being made in a very ‘hands-off’ manner.
THE PRIMARY EMPHASIS FOR ALL OF MAHI’S WINES IS TEXTURE, AIMING FOR WINES THAT GIVE REAL PALATE SATISFACTION RATHER THAN FRUIT-BOMB STYLES.
Mahi Pinot Noir 2019 Malborough New Zealand
Mahi Pinot Noir 2019 Malborough New ZealandMahi Pinot Noir 2019
A full and rich bouquet, this wine is mouthfilling, ripe and supple with good complexity. Dark cherries and plums combine with soft tannins to give a wellrounded finish.
Mahi, meaning ‘our work, our craft’, began in 2001, fulfilling a dream of ours. After 15 vintages it was time to do our own thing. With a strong focus on singlevineyard wines, and now backed up by a series of premium regional wines from Marlborough, the idea behind Mahi is to respect and promote the individuality of the various vineyards. The Mahi symbol represents the strength, life and
growth of the native New Zealand frond (fern), with the understanding that wine should never be rushed to bottle, respecting its ability to evolve naturally over time.
Maude Wines Pinot Gris 2021 New Zealand Marlborough
Maude Wines Pinot Gris 2021 New Zealand MarlboroughMaude Wines Pinot Gris 2021
Quince, musk and rose petals – textural and fuller bodied from partial fermentation in seasoned oak barrels. Our newest 2021 release, so it’s a must try!
Our story is not an unusual one, it’s quite common for a Doctor to plant a vineyard. There are numbers of examples, Lakes Folly, Pegasus Bay, Dry River. We often wonder what the common thread is? The conclusion we came to was vines unlike patients show rather than complain about their symptoms. Excellent analytical brains, becoming impatient rather than patient with their material. Dawn & TG, aka the creators, Generation 1 of Mt Maude, left the World of medicine to plant a vineyard in their favourite place in New Zealand, Wanaka. Now it could be quite common but in 1994, in Central Otago it was rare — they were one of the first 10 vineyards planted in the region. It wasn’t unfamiliar to them though, TG coming from good vineyard stock in the Esk Valley of Hawkes Bay, the next generation laying claim to the fact they sold the first bit of viable vineyard land to Tom McDonald from the now iconic New Zealand Church Road Wine brand. Planted in 1994 on the steep north facing slopes of the Maungawera Valley, the 4 ha vineyard just outside of Wanaka, has become the pinnacle of the Maude brand. The Maude Reserves are in fact only sourced from the Mt Maude vineyard. It’s that good. Dawn and Terry’s daughter SK was encouraged to study winemaking and along her travels encountered and since married Dan Dineen, admittedly an Aussie but a damn fine winemaker too. And this brings us to the birth of the second generation Maude, the establishment of a winery in 2006, the creation of the Maude brand, collecting vineyards throughout the region and the traction of Maude becoming more than just a ‘in the know’ little label, something that may have some legs. That potential was seen by Nick Hern from Eurovintage in NZ and Gary Steel from Domaine Wine Shippers in Australia, distributors who both embraced and had confidence in us — something we will be forever thankful for. Maude Wines has continued to grow, acquiring vineyards, new wineries and building an exceptional team who are the essence of what Maude are. Culture is everything to us, we learnt it from the best — nod to Riggsy from Brokenwood Wines — a life making wine is never dull, forever challenging, can have it’s ups and it’s disasters however as the late, great Len Evans AO OBE (incidentally who was both our boss and our mentor) profoundly said – life’s too short to drink bad wine… but wait there’s more, to drink a bad wine is like smashing a great wine against the wall. Our aim, as an ode to all those who support us, is to NEVER make a bad wine, to celebrate our great ones and to learn from those we could do better with. To help us along the way, thankfully, we have the next generation, alongside a number of core staff members — all considered family, whether by blood or circumstance, to ensure the foresight of the founders Dawn and Terry Wilson is realised to the full.
