Region: Nelson

Viticulture: Single Vineyard: Home block, moutere clay soil with a layer of sandy loam, all vines grafted on site. Excellent growing season with a hot and dry summer stretching right into autumn. Hand-picked and hand-sorted on 17 March 2006 with 23.8 Brix

Winemaking: Extended skin contact before pressing, whole bunch pressed, gravity-fed from press area to main winery. Cool fermentation, stopped at 9g/ltr natural residual sugar, ageing on fine lees in a stainless steel tank . Minimal pumping Cross-flow filtration. Bottled on 1 August 2006 under screw capsules.

Tasting Notes: Richly perfumed with rose-petal and lychee flavours, this is a highly aromatic wine with a slightly oily texture and a long finish. The wine will benefit from bottle ageing 5 -10 years.