"It is beautifully ripe and elegantly lifted on the nose showing red/black cherry, plum, floral, mixed spice and toasted almond characters. The palate is juicy and rounded, delivering youthful fruit flavours and fine texture, finishing smooth and lingering. Harmonious, mellow and comforting. At its best: now to 2020" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Oct 2018

"Even ruby-red colour with slight purple hues, a little lighter on the edge, youthful in appearance.  The nose is moderately concentrated and packed with aromas of dark-red cherry and berry fruit subtly melded with a thread of dark herbs and suggestions of whole bunch stalk-like elements, unfolding a little raspberry liqueur and earth.  Medium-full bodied, the palate has rich and sweet fruit flavours of dark-red cherry and raspberry fruit along with subtle herbal nuances.  The fruit has lusciousness, and forms a lively and vibrant heart, enlivened by fresh acidity.  Light, balanced tannin extraction supports the fruit and the wine leads to a light- fruit-sweet finish.  This is a moderately sweet and rich cherry and raspberry fruited Pinot Noir on a fresh palate with balanced structure.  Match with lamb, beef and venison over the next 4-5 years.  Fruit from several sites in Martinborough, primarily Abel clone, fermented with approx. 30% whole bunches to 13.2% alc., the wine aged 10 months in approx. 20% new oak" Raymond Chan, Mar 2018

Ruby red in colour, the Estate Pinot Noir shows plum and dark forest fruit characters on the nose, married with some herbal notes from whole cluster fermentation. Medium bodied, the palate has bright berry flavours underlined by judicious use of toasty French oak to complement the fine grain tannins. The wine finishes long with berry fruit and savoury flavours and lacy acidity.

Alana is a premium boutique winery situated in the heart of Martinborough – the world class wine village located 75 minutes’ drive from Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city at the foot of the North Island. The company operates a cellar door in a beautiful setting.  The vineyards are planted on old river gravels which provide an optimum soil environment for producing quality wine. There is minimal spraying of any kind and all vineyard work is performed by hand. Alana was established in 1993 and is now one of Martinborough’s leading producers.  It is a fully integrated wine company; it grows grapes, makes the wine in its state of the Art winery with minimal intervention and markets the finished product to a select cliental both worldwide and within New Zealand. The wines are crafted with care resulting in quality wine with a collage of subtle complexities which are a combination of terroir, growing season climate, viticulture and exceptional winemaking.