~VALLEY WINE TEAM 2011 With a bouquet that is bursting with passionfruit, sweat, gooseberry and red current, the palate is rich, sweet fruited and complex with layers of guava, passionfruit and gooseberry. The acid/fruit balance is excellent with a lovely herbal character and a lingering perfume on the finish.

Tasting notes

Musk melon, lime and minerality dominate the nose. The palate is fresh and juicy with luscious pear and kiwifruit on the mid-palate. A well balanced, medium weight wine.

Technical notes

The fruit of our two Marlborough vineyards were blended to produce this rich and flavoursome wine: Cowslip Valley (Waihopai), providing full, soft and luscious fruit weight, and Wakefield Downs (Awatere), bringing strength and focus. The grapes are crushed, pressed and fermented in stainless steel at controlled cool temperatures.