Valleys

These are wines that provide focus and clarity on Marlborough's fast-emerging sub-regions. Certainly regional and sometimes vineyard-specific, these wines highlight the attributes of individual sites and districts and their ensuing characteristics in the finished wines.

Wines in the Discovery range are the Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc , Kekerengu Coast Sauvignon Blanc , Kekerengu Coast Pinot Gris and Grovetown Riesling.

2011 Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc

  • Aroma: Fresh red capsicum, currant leaf, nettle and gooseberry.
  • Palate: Medium-bodied with white currant and gooseberry, dried herbs and a tight, mineral finish.
  • Suggested Foods: Summer salads, salmon, seafood and especially with green-lipped mussels
Download tasting notes: 2011AwatereValleySauvignonBlanc.pdf

$141.00 per case (6 × 750 ml bottles) (inc GST) Add to Cart

2010 Kekerengu Coast Sauvignon Blanc

  • Aroma: Citrus pith and lime and grapefruit zest with a whiff of jasmine tea or honeysuckle,
  • Palate: Medium bodied wine with flinty, almost salty notes, currant flavours and a dry finish.
  • Suggested Foods: Raw oysters, rocket salads, smoked salmon and seafood of all types
Download tasting notes: 2010KekerenguSB.pdf

$141.00 per case (6 × 750 ml bottles) (inc GST) Add to Cart

2011 Kekerengu Coast Pinot Gris

  • Aroma: Ripe pears, light peach and quince jelly, a background of nougat and hint of ginger.
  • Palate: Soft, easy drinking wine with a fne minerality and delicacy of structure. Pear, quince and peach favours dominate.
  • Suggested Foods: Poultry, roast pork, light game, mushrooms and pasta
Download tasting notes: 2011KekerenguCoastPinotGris.pdf

$320.00 per case (12 × 750 ml bottles) (inc GST) Add to Cart

2011 Wairau Riesling

  • Aroma: Citrus zest and candied peel.
  • Palate: Racy structure with zingy flavours of lemon curd and apricot, and a crisp finish.
  • Suggested Foods: This wine is excellent as an aperitif before a meal, but also able to partner a wide range of food, from crayfish and scallops through to pork and spicy Asian food.
Download tasting notes: 2011WairauValleyRiesling.pdf

$198.00 per case (12 × 750 ml bottles) (inc GST) Add to Cart