Paddy Borthwick Paper Road Wairarapa CPR 2024

Description

Dry, Lime, Pear

"CPR is a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Riesling. For this expression it delivers a balanced an even palate, light satin-cream texture and flavours of apples and peaches, lemon and roasted pears. A mix of fruit and some gentle wood spice components along with a leesy, lager-like quality. Flavours are persistent and delicious, a wine that can be served well chilled or just cool. Food friendly qualities with its range of texture and flavours, super fine tannins and acid line for freshness. Best drinking from day of purchase through 2028+" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Dec 2025

"The nose opens with Riesling florals and lime zest, then eases into pear skin, soft peach, and a whiff of dried ginger. There’s lees-led warmth underneath, like baked apple and pastry, adding depth without heaviness. The palate is taut and structured, mirroring the aromatics with a clean, mouth-watering line of lemon pith acidity. Creamy mid-palate weight carries into a lightly textural, dry finish. Medium-bodied, finely layered, and quietly serious, with each variety playing its part" Sammy Wilkinson, The Wine Writer

CPR is Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Riesling harvested from our home vineyard and blended to create this special aromatic wine with taste sensations of limes, peaches and pears. This wine shows balance, structure and intensity reflecting the integration of the three varieties.

Established in 1996, proudly family owned and managed, Borthwick Vineyard produces wines that are a direct reflection of the Gladstone region, New Zealand. Ancient stony, alluvial soils, a cool climate, sustainable practices and minimal intervention in the vineyard and winery, mean our wines display distinctive single vineyard characteristics.

The vineyard has been planted progressively; the Chardonnay and Pinot Gris and Riesling vines are now ages between 9 to17 years old and are a mix of clones. The younger vines are on lighter soils and tend to give us very tropical aromas and softer acidity, whilst the older plantings give us good palate length, structure, and fruit sweetness.

The growing season for the 2024 vintage saw an early budburst with high growing degree days resulting in an earlier than usual harvest. 2024 provided a long dry summer and resulted in a harvest that allowed us to pick the grapes when fully ripe and in optimal condition. Fantastic flavour across all the white wines and intense colour in the reds.

The harvested fruit was picked at three different times and gently pressed over an extended period to allow slight skin contact. Settled and inoculated in tank with a variety of yeasts for a long slow cool fermentation to retain vibrant aromas. The wine was stirred and blended after 5 months on lees.