The wine is brilliant, with pale lime green / golden highlights. It has aromas of fresh pears, quince, spice and floral notes. In a dry style the balanced flavours, elegant acidity and medium weight make this a pleasure to drink, and a serious food wine.

REGION |  Central Otago / Bendigo. 100%.  A blend of fruit sourced from Wanaka (50%) and the Cromwell area (50%).

COLOUR |  Brilliant.  Very pale with a straw tinge.

AROMAS |  Exhibits aromas of nashi pear, mineral and flint notes, and white florals.  Evolves an aroma in the glass evocative of bush honey.

TASTE |  Nashi pears, crisp apple with notes of mineral / flint and an overlay of bush honey..

TEXTURE |  A medium weight wine, in a dry style (the Grigio style) with 4 g/L residual sugar.  Showing good palate lenght and a lingering juicy persistency.  There are nice textural elements and richness in this wine.

DRINKING |  A wine of some finesse in full flight with the structure to continue to develop and drink well for the next 2 years.

RECIPES |   Try this wine as an aperitif, with light entree dishes, Thai cuisine, blue cheese and quince paste; or as an alternative to Chardonnay.