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Made entirely from two clones of Syrah (Chave and Hermitage) grown on our Waiheke estate. This is now a mature, mellow wine that is one of our favourites, as (unusually for a Rosé) it has some cellar age on the clock. It has a strawberry fragrance on the nose, a smooth mouthfeel, and subtle vanilla, strawberry, amaretto, and spice on the palate. It is drinking beautifully now.
This wine needs no description but it is quite amazing – from an exceptional year and right up with the best examples of its type. Our 2008 Monte was a champion trophy wine at the Bragato and this wine is certainly its equal – if not better. It brings dozens of ‘wows’ daily from the tasters in our cellar door. A typical, massive but silky-smooth, fruit-packed, single vineyard,100% pure single-varietal, Montepulciano from a very good vintage on Waiheke Island. Still very young tannins and just a baby after 9 years of cellar-ageing. Typical dense purple colour and concentrated complex dark plum, blueberry and cassis. Although still youthfull it is now drinking well with its voluptuous, mouth-filling fine-grained velvety tannins and lingering, complex ‘plum pudding’ fruit flavours. Bottle-aged to an early intermediate stage. Released in Cellar Door due to heavy demand. This wine can be cellared for at least another 10 years. But enjoy its vibrancy meantime!
