Archive for 'Martinborough' Category

Palliser Estate 2005 Sauvignon Blanc - White Wine

Apr 25th, 2011 by admin | 0

White Wine by Palliser Estate from Martinborough, New Zealand. In Palliser Estate’s Martinborough vineyards, they train the vines to achieve a low canopy density and well-exposed fruit. This combined with judicious leaf plucking produces the distinctive fruit flavors in the wine. When the grapes are judged to be at their optimum maturity, they [...]

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Pencarrow 2005 Pinot Noir - Red Wine

Apr 1st, 2011 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Pencarrow from Martinborough, New Zealand. The 2005 season in Martinborough delivered a light crop with intense color and ripe flavors and tannins. This Martinborough Pinot Noir was made with traditional Burgundian techniques including a prefermentation maceration, which allows wild yeast to initiate the fermentation and a post-fermentation maceration to ensure the [...]

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Te Kairanga 2006 Pinot Noir - Red Wine

Aug 18th, 2009 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Te Kairanga from Martinborough, New Zealand. Aromas of plums and mocha and lovely floral notes dominate the nose. There is an underlying spicy/cinnamon complexity already evident at this early stage and it will develop savory, gamey characters with bottle age. Some silky tannins accentuate the fruit, giving a beautifully [...]

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Ata Rangi 2006 Pinot Noir - Red Wine

Apr 16th, 2009 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Ata Rangi from Martinborough, New Zealand. The dream vintage of 2006 has produced a lively, fruit-expressive Pinot that reflects the strong Ata Rangi heritage. Selected barrel components kept separate during fermentation and maturation integrated unusually effortlessly on blending, immediately revealing a wine of deceptive power and grace - the ultimate reward [...]

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Te Kairanga 2006 Sauvignon Blanc - White Wine

Mar 8th, 2009 by admin | 0

White Wine by Te Kairanga from Martinborough, New Zealand. Exotic aromas of passionfruit, pineapple and and gooseberry dominate the nose with just a hint of tropical intensity. The palate shows excellent weight, fresh acidity and persistence on the finish. This is an intensely flavored, full-bodied Sauvignon Blanc, perfect for drinking [...]

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Craggy Range Winery 2006 Te Muna Road Vineyard Pinot Noir - Red Wine

Dec 25th, 2008 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Craggy Range Winery from Martinborough, New Zealand. Craggy Range Te Muna Road Pinot Noir is highly colored with bright ruby red in colour. Savoury spice notes are accented by perfumed aromas of violets, red cherry, blackberry and ruby grapefruit on the nose. Complex flavours of cherry, root spice, smoke and florals [...]

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