Tasting Note A dry but powerful Gewurztraminer with spicy, rose petal and mango notes on the nose. Full-bodied and rich on the palate with notes of ginger, orange and vanilla balanced by fresh, mouthwatering acidity. 14.5% Producer Profile Clare and Mike Allan’s CV reads like a who’s who of top Kiwi wineries. Both graduates of Adelaide’s Roseworthy College, they set up Huia in 1996. Much of the company’s renown has been built upon their traditional method Brut sparkler although today Huia is just as well known for its mastery of aromatic whites as well as Pinot Noir. (6 x 75 cl)
Huia was established by winemakers Claire and Mike Allan who were drawn to Marlborough by the intense fruit flavours in the wines. This boutique-sized wine estate is committed to the production of premium and classical Marlborough wines (6 x 75 cl)
Tasting Note Plenty of aromatic cherry, strawberry and violets on the nose; the medium-bodied palate has crisp fruit, ripe tannins and integrated spicy oak adding notes of clove and dark chocolate. 13.5% A bit about Huia Clare and Mike Allan’s CV reads like a who’s who of top Kiwi wineries. Both graduates of Adelaide’s Roseworthy College, they set up Huia in 1996. Much of the company’s renown has been built upon their traditional method Brut sparkler although today Huia is just as well known for its mastery of aromatic whites as well as Pinot Noir. (6 x 75 cl)
Rich, toasty aromas are in perfect balance with the concentrated fruit. This wine is aged for three years on the lees, hand riddled and hand disgorged. (6 x 75 cl)
A ripe, lush style of Sauvignon entirely fermented and aged in French oak. The concentration of ripe gooseberry fruit flavours is subtley enhanced by the undertone of creamy oak. Fine acidity gives balance and persistence. (6 x 75 cl)
Redwood Pass Sauvignon Blanc is a pale straw colour. On the nose it shows ripe passionfruit , guava and fragrant citrus notes, balanced by a great mineral acidity. The palate is full flavoured ripe melon and lime with lingering gooseberry flavours. 50% (6 x 75 cl)
This wine shows lifted tropical fruit, melon and citrus notes. The palate exhibits the same fine fruit flavours with an underlying flinty note typical of Awatere Valley fruit. The finish is crisp and dry.The fruit for the Vavasour Sauvignon Blanc was har (12 x 75 cl)