"EXCEPTIONAL VALUE"
90pts.. It is elegant yet flavoursome, and finishes long and mouth-watering. An excellent wine to partner fresh seafood dishes
"5 Stars... Wonderful wine and variety,, and this is a great example of it" member
Forrest Estate ' The Doctors' Marlborough Arneis 2014
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Forrest Estate ' The Doctors' Marlborough Arneis 2014
Accolades
Awarded 17.5/100 Points
Raymond Chan
Awarded 90/100 Points
Sam Kim Wine Orbit
Description
NZ wine expert’s homage to the rare North Italian white grape, Arneis or “little rascal” as it translates in English. Planted by only a handful of producers here in NZ, this variety’s popularity is growing at speed such is the charm and versatility of the little rascal. Offering whopping great value, engaging and fresh, perfect with loads of cuisine, you can bet this wine is sure to impress. Don’t delay this is molto bene!
"Beautifully exressed, the complex bouquet shows stone fruit, lemon peel, dried grass and beeswax characters, followed by a vibrant palate that is juicy and lively. It is elegant yet flavoursome, and finishes long and mouth-watering. An excellent wine to partner fresh seafood dishes. At its best: now to 2018." Sam Kim Wine Orbit March 2016.
"Bright, light straw-yellow colour with slight lemon hues, very pale edged. The nose is fresh with tightly concentrated and firm aromas of white stonefruits along with steely white florals and subtle notes of nuts, herbs and a touch of lanolin. This has very good clarity of expression. Dry to tate and light-medium bodied, the palate features a fine and tight core of mouthwatering white foral and white stonefruit flavours entwined with subtle notes of herbs and lanolin. The wine follows a soft and fine-textured line with crisp, lacy acidity adding energy and drive. The wine leads to a long, taut, dry finish of stonefruits and florals. This is a taut, mouthwatering, dry Arneis with fine textures and acidity. Serve as an aperitif, with antipasto and with seafood over the next 2-3 years. Fruit from the company’s vineyard fermented in stainless-steel with 20% in seasoned oak to 12.0% alc. and 2.4 g/L RS, the wine undergoing batonnage." Raymond Chan
80% Stainless steel tank fermentation, 20% old barrel fermentation and lees stirred for 6 months.
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Fantastic buy!
Sylvia - 28/10/2016
A lovely crisp dry wine with a fruity bouquet. Fantastic value.
Trevor - 22/10/2016
Excellent value for the money
David - 22/10/2016
haven't tried this one yet but have been told its not too bad either!!
Lynda - 13/05/2016
A delicious wine, very fruity and perfect for drinking in the sun. reminiscent of the wines in northern Italy this is a crowd-pleaser with my friends and family. Love it!
David - 03/05/2016
Lovely! Hadn't had this variety before but for lovers of pinot gris or reisling, it's a find. Softer than a typical NZ savvy, floral and fruity.
Jenny - 28/04/2016
Wonderful wine and variety,, and this is a great example of it. Nice to have a change to the usual Sav and Chardy! Definitely will be ordering more.
Dave - 26/04/2016
Very nice wine. Easy to drink and exceptional value!
Tracy - 26/04/2016
Superb with fish - delightful and special
Peter - 25/04/2016
Lovely refreshing wine
Bob - 25/04/2016
lovely
Ossie - 25/04/2016
Enjoying drinking a deliciously different white wine at a fair price.The lingering after tastes of pears, apples are a treat
Mary - 06/11/2016
Enjoyable point of difference. Will certainly drink again.
Peter - 31/10/2016
Excellent easy drinking summer wine. Extremely good value
Pam - 23/10/2016
Not disappointed.
Kevin - 22/10/2016
Great taste at great price
Jennifer - 22/10/2016
Interesting - between a reising and sauvignon blanc
David - 22/10/2016
Family members who favour aromatics were very taken with this wine and, in a couple of cases, said they preferred it to Pinot Gris. I thought it was very appealing and will buy again.
Colin - 22/10/2016
Pleasant slightly dry
Edgar - 22/10/2016
A really nice wine. about to order some more
Daphne - 18/10/2016
So nice so very drinkable such vg value.
Richard - 14/10/2016
A wine for Sauvignon Blanc and perhaps dry Riesling enthusiasts with adventurous palates. The partial barrel fermentation adds a distinct taste to this wine. But the careful treatment creates nothing of the intensity of a fume blanc. Besides, Arneis does not have the power of flavours to stand up to that. Rather this is a wine that could pair well with (lightly) smoked seafood. For the adventurous as described, this is a four-out-of-five value for money wine
Stuarto - 22/09/2016
Pleased to see when it arrived that it was a .... - always a guarantee of quality. Pleasant,fruity, something between a riesling and pinot gris for taste and finish. Slightly off-dry and would suit most tastes. Most enjoyable and excellent value for money
Gavin - 08/07/2016
This wine grows on you. Great value.
Nadia - 01/07/2016
Terrific value and a well known Arneis which is stunning.
Steven - 16/05/2016
Excellent-amazing value
Peter - 01/05/2016
Excellent style with this grape, great value.
Graeme - 27/04/2016
Very good. Would buy again
David - 26/04/2016
Interesting, nice dry finish, subtle flavour goes well with fish
Peter - 26/04/2016
I am enjoying this wine and would order it again. Lovely clean fresh wine which complements fish or chicken and is a good aperitif.
Gael - 25/04/2016
great mystery discovery!
Julia - 25/04/2016
Interesting wine. Nice to try something different
Jan - 25/04/2016
Very pleasant drinking
Judy - 25/04/2016
Surprisingly good especially at the price...
Lauren - 24/04/2016
A different wine to our normal S.B. but very pleasant
Martin - 24/04/2016
unsual but value for money
Sue - 24/04/2016
excellent value for money . excellent service . excellent drinking
Maurice - 24/04/2016
Crisp & dry. Nice to try something different.
James - 24/04/2016
An extremely pleasant drinking wine
David - 24/04/2016
Prefer Pinot gri or Sav
Doug - 24/10/2016
Interesting, but not as good as the Hawkes Bay Arneis I had recently
John - 02/06/2016
3 star - a very pleasant food wine.
Kate - 08/05/2016
The wine is too young. Am predicting it will age well.
Dianne - 26/04/2016
pleasant with food but a bit astringent on it's own
Steve - 26/04/2016
Certainly unusual flavours, no lingering finish pretty neutral. Probably would go well with fish but haven't tried that combination yet.
Frank - 25/04/2016
Nice light wine., although drier than I thought it would be.
Alan - 24/04/2016
Sort of like a sweet Pinot Gri
Mike - 24/04/2016
A little thin and lacking in flavour but a nice dry finish
John - 24/04/2016
An ok version and good value; however I prefer others
Barry - 24/04/2016
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