When this wine is 'on song' (as it clearly was in vintage 2006), it offers exceptionally good value.

2006

A vintage that simply must not be passed by. 93/100 points from Bob Campbell MW in Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine (Dec. 2006); 4½ stars from Michael Cooper (Buyer's Guide to NZ Wines 2007); highly recommended (5/5 stars) in Cuisine Magazine NZ (Jan. 2007); 91/100 points in Wine Spectator 2006

gold medal: NZ International Wine Show 2006, Liquorland NZ Top 100 Wine Show 2006, Air NZ Wine Awards 2006

silver medal: Royal Hobart Wine Show 2006, New World Wine Awards 2006

Winemaker’s tasting notes: "Pale straw with green hues; intense, powerful aromas of passionfruit, blackcurrant and gooseberry, along with lifted notes of grapefruit leap from the glass; a full, crisp and powerful wine with intense flavours of passionfruit and blackcurrant, along with underlying gooseberry and herbal tones; mouth-watering acidity and an intense minerality is balanced by a full yet elegant palate that leads to a long, lingering finish". 13% alc.

2005

4/5 stars from Michael Cooper (Buyer's Guide to NZ Wines 2006)

gold medal: Royal NZ Easter Wine Show 2006, NZ International Wine Show 2005, Royal Hobart Wine Show 2005

2004

4/5 stars from Michael Cooper (Buyer's Guide to NZ Wines 2006)

Winemaker’s tasting notes: "Pale straw with green hues; intense aromas of gooseberry, blackcurrant, passionafruit and lime leap from the glass; a powerful, dry, crisp wine with intense flavours of blackcurrant, passionfruit and underlying gooseberry and herbal tones; mouthwatering acidity is balanced by a full, yet elegant palate leading to a lingering finish". 13% alc. 7.8 g/L acidity; pH 3.44; residual sugar 3.9 g/L.