"The wine offers classic gewurz aromas of mango, lychee, rose petal and spice with nuances of potpourri and citrus. The palate is wonderfully rounded and fleshy, displaying excellent fruit intensity and mouth-coating texture, brilliantly framed by bright acidity. Highly enjoyable. Sweetness: Off-dry. At its best: now to 2021" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Aug 2017

Pale straw with hints of green in the glass with an exotic aromas of rose petal, clove, lychee and star anise notes. The palate is clean fruit-driven in style, with rich and full with lychee, Turkish delight, spice and ginger notes. This is a broad wine that persists well.

These grapes were sourced from the Matawhero Vineyard, the first vineyard in New Zealand to plant Gewürztraminer and the clones planted are 456 and Entav 457. Silt loams over clay soils provide ideal growing conditions for Gewürztraminer. Vertical Shoot Positioned vines were bunch thinned and leaf plucked to ensure an open canopy and a balanced crop load. This ensured full ripeness and intense flavours.

The harvest decisions at Matawhero are made after the winemaker and viticulturalist concur that the grapes are flavour ready. After a challenging season in Gisborne, the Gewürztraminer grapes still exhibited wonderful intense flavours and good ripeness. The grapes are harvested while still cool, transported quickly to the winery and then crushed to the press. The crushed grapes were kept in the press for several hours to maximise the spice and floral characters of this wonderful Gisborne variety. Once slightly clarified, the juice was carefully fermented using cool temperatures and an aroma enhancing yeast to maintain these vibrant characters in the final wine. The wine was gently fined using traditional methods before being filtered and bottled.

Food Pairing: Perfect company alongside asian foods, blue cheese and fruit desserts.