"intense stone fruit, citrus and gunflint aromas"
Harvested from two sites next to the Wairau River - the Home Block and Sam Rose's own vineyard, this wine shows intense stone fruit, citrus and gunflint aromas on the nose supported by toasted meal characters. A creamy palate gives way to a wonderful complex wine with powerful fruit weight and great length. Savour with skulduggery and tomfoolery.
Wairau Rive (pronounced why-raow) produces wines exclusively sourced from our family estate vineyards first established in 1978 by Phil & Chris Rose. The Wairai River Reserve range of wines were created to represent select parcels that express unique flavour, texture and complexity. Careful fruit selection and meticulous attention to detail in the winery result in wines that display all that is great about Marlborough.