Separated by the Tasman Sea but united by a passion for crafting nothing but the finest wines, the De Bortoli and Marris families have come together to write an exciting new chapter in the wonderful story of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. 3 Tales recounts the three stories that make up the background of the wine.

$1299each $153DOZEN EACH DOZEN The 3 Tales are about the De Bortoli family story, the Marris family story, and the narrative of two families coming together to produce a unique wine from fruit grown to estate vineyards on the slopes of the Wairau Valley and the river flats of the Waihopai. Whilst being a joint venture, the wine is distinctively New Zealand in its look and feel. The idyllic microclimes around the choice vineyard sites have provided a near perfect environment to encourage the development of the intense and traditional regional characters. It is this vibrancy of fruit that is the hallmark of 3 Tales, fully tank tank femented at 12°C to15°C with choice strains of yeast to retain the most vibrant expressions of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.

Mid straw colour with a lovely green hue. Freshly cut grass and nettle mingle with classic tropical aromas of passionfruit and gooseberry. Lovely bright citrus green flavours follow through to a fresh herbaces palate. Vivid minerality coupled with gooseberry/ lime adds structure and poise to create an exciting Sauvignon Blanc. Layers of flavour, balanced with beautiful bright fruit texture ensure the taste lingers forever. Crisp acidity makes the ripe herbaceousness come alive.

Frogmore Creek is one of Tasmania's most awarded wineries. Fruit is sourced from a diversity of viticultural precincts across the apple isle, each offering a unique clime that's most suitable to different grapes. 42°S is the central latitude of the island state, the team use it as a reference point whence to focus their search for the ultimate Tasmanian Pinot Grigio. Parcels grown to fine vineyards at Relbia in the north are assembled with a component from Cambridge in the south, into a juicy Grigio wine of exuberant fruit character and fine, textural richness.

$1999each $237DOZEN EACH DOZEN Frogmore Creek work to nurture a biologically diverse environment for health of the soil and Tasmania's fauna. Since the first Frogmore Creek vines were planted and dams established, four species of frogs have made the Frogmore Creek Vineyard their home. White Pinot grapes are crushed and dejuiced without the inclusion of any pressings cut, limiting the phenolics and contributing to the structure. Batches are treated to an overnight cold settle and racked clean into fermenters for inoculation and a controlled vinification at 18°C. Ferment remain on lees for a month to enhance structure before being heat and cold stabilised for bottling.

Light peach straw hue. Bright aromas of fresh strawberries and raspberries. The berry characters continue on to the full flavoured, juicy palate where they coalesce with mixed tree fruit characters. A succulent cool climate acid balances the fruit and brings the wine to a clean, mineral finish.

Pure Tasmanian Pinot Noir, crafted from the choice of hand picked fruit, a harvest from Relbia on the island's north is vinified alongside parcels from the Frogmore Creek property and Richmond in the Coal River Valley to the south. 42˚S is the common latitiude which divides two slightly different mesoclimes of the apple isle, the highly accomplished team at Frogmore Creek literally source the pick of the crop. The fickle Pinot Noir is very much at home here, where prevailing westerlies slowly ripen grapes to achieve a graceful, old world style of wine.

$2199each $261DOZEN EACH DOZEN The Tasmanian terroir loves to grow Pinot Noir and Pinot Noir loves the growing season of Frogmore Creek's Campania property. The hand picked grapes are given a forty eight hour cold soak before being inoculated for vinification in a combination of small one tonne and 1½ tonnes open fermenters. Batches are hand plunged three times daily and pressed off skins for completion of primary ferments, followed by transfer to oak for malolactic before racking off lees. The finished wine is treated to extended maturation in a selection new and seasoned French oak barriques, followed by a cross flow filtration to preserve freshness of fruit.

Medium scarlet red. Pure red cherry and blackcurrant aromas. A palate brimming with currant and cherry, followed by a complex mix of red berry flavours. The fresh fruit characters linger, all supported by a soft, elegant tannin structure. A superb Pinot wine to mate with all good faire, innately suited to Italian pork salciccia and truffled polenta.

A slightly Chardonnay dominant cuvée with the balance in Pinot Noir, all hand picked off vines grown to a site made famous as one of the first sightings of a tasmanian tiger Thylacinus cynocephalus. Tigers are long gone but the Frogmore Creek property at Campania in Coal River Valley yields some of the finest sparkling wine grapes of the district. 42° South is given the full luxury treatment, an extended ageing on lees extracts exceptional richness from sediments, to be followed by disgorgement and doseage in true Methode traditionelle.

$2299each $273DOZEN EACH DOZEN The Campania property has over a hundred acres are under vine, all are planted to blocks purposely selected for the suitability to each grape variety. There are twenty seven individual blocks, each situated on very different altitudes. All were established with northerly aspects, allowing vines to receive the greatest possible sunlight. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes are whole bunch pressed to retain delicacy. Fruit is treated to a clean primary ferment prior to racking off lees, followed by stabilisation and clarification. Base wines are assembled and bottle aged for a minimum eighteen months on lees before disgorge and tirage with minimal dosage to retain complexity yet revitalise the palate. Alcohol 12.5%

Pale golden hue, delicate effervescence. Aromas of toasty brioche and delicate citrus subtly emerge from the fine beads. Full and crisp flavours of strawberries and apple linger on the refined acid structure. A treat with natural oysters, canapes and fruit desserts.

Frogmore Creek was established with a priority on sustainable farming practises. The site was chosen for it's suitability to achieve harvests of the finest fruit whilst returning to the environment, a bounty of natural endowments. Sauvignon Blanc grows beautifully here, the crisp berries are rich with grassy lychee flavours and low phenolics. 42 Degrees South is a vigorous Sauvignon Blanc, laden with slowly ripened tropical fruit characters, a touch of mineral and ample herbaceousness, to match with the freshest seafood and gourmandise Vietnamese faire.

$1999each $237DOZEN EACH DOZEN The long ripening period of Frogmore estate vineyard at Campania in Coal River Valley translates into softer acids in the Sauvignon Blanc. All fruit is picked by hand off vines yielding two to three tonnes per hectare. Grapes are de stemmed and crushed into the press for four hours of skin contact. Batches are de-juiced with only slight pressure prior to an overnight cold soak. Components are racked to fermenters and inoculated for a controlled vinification at at 18˚C to 20˚C. Ferments remain on lees for eight weeks to fill palate structure before being hot and cold stabilised. A passage to cross flow filtration preserves freshness and fruit character.

Light colour, straw green hue. Vibrant grassy and gooseberry aromas continue through to the palate. Fresh, zippy acid holds the animated fruit structure together, giving considerable length. A splendid accompaniement to wide noodles, lasagnette or mafaldine with a light tossing of okra, seafood or vegetables.

In few other places are the chapters of each season written as eloquently as they are in New Zealand, as snow heralds winter and stitch birds announce spring. All Hallow's Eve, a traditional celebration bidding farewell to one season and greeting the new, captures this spirit of renewal. Made to a lighter lower alcohol style, All Hallow's Eve has been specially created to welcome your new season.

$1699each $201DOZEN EACH DOZEN Parcels of Merlot grown to good vineyards around Hawke's Bay are identified on the basis of vibrant aromatic qualities, distinctive varietal fruit characters and fine balance between tannins, acid and physiological ripeness. All bunches are completely destemmed and vinified on skins for a period of up to eight days. After the completion of malolactic fermentation in tank, the batches are transferred to older oak barrels for a spell of maturation and softening of tannins. Some components remain in tank to maintain freshness. Following maturation, those parcels which can best define a low alcohol style while achieving the completeness of Hawkes Bay Merlot, are assembled into the final wine. Alcohol 8.0%

Youthful crimson red colour. Fresh raspberry, black plums and cassis notes complemented by background nutmeg oak. A supple, juicy, medium bodied red with dominant red cherry and raspberry fruit flavours balanced by fine tannins. The persistent varietal fruit characters and background oak make All Hallow's Eve a fully approachable Merlot to enjoy while fresh and young. Drinking beautifully alongside grilled tuna steak or a gourmandise lentil burger.

The McWilliams winemaking team are blessed with access to some of the most splendid Sauvignon Blanc vineyards in Marlborough. Parcels of fruit from the Awatere Valley provide a steely and racy acidity, while grapes from the Wairau Valley display powerful and intense varietal expressions with lovely lifted passionfruit characters. A further component from the delta in upper Wairau contributes ripe and refined melon citrus flavours. Crafted to the post modern, early drinking, lighter in alcohol style, a smart choice alongside grilled fishes and chicken caesar.

$1699each $201DOZEN EACH DOZEN In few other places are the chapters of each season written as eloquently as they are in New Zealand, as snow heralds winter and stitch birds announce spring. Made to a lighter style, the wines of All Hallow's Eve have been specially created to welcome your new season. Sauvignon Blanc is harvested at various levels of ripeness to ensure a mixture of blending options from sites throughout the Wairau and Awatere Valleys. Crushed and pressed, the juices are naturally cold settled for several days before being racked clean to a slow, cool fermentation. The vinification is aimed at retaining aromatics and freshness before determining the best parcels for inclusion to create the lower alcohol style. Alcohol 8.0%

Bright and vibrant pale green. Fresh honeydew and rockmelon bouquet with varietal passionfruit and grassy undertones. A zesty palate bursting with a wide array of flavours. Excellent intensity and balance, with a lovely sweet fruit mid palate, and a crisp acidity giving a lovely slatey length of flavour.

Amisfield is situated in the southern most wine growing region of New Zealand at Lowburn in Central Otago, just north of the 45th Parallel. High altitudes and a cool climate, long summers and clean glacial soils mean that Amisfield can produce the finest aromatic, single vineyard Rieslings.

$2999each $357DOZEN EACH DOZEN Riesling is grown on two blocks, older vines on Rocky Knoll and younger plantings on a beautiful elevated terrace. Clones GM110, GM 94 and GM 198, low vigour yields of small berries with excellent concentration and uniformity, are picked over the course of several weeks. Fruit is gently whole bunch pressed being careful not to over extract, preserving the quality and finesse. Additions of SO2 are kept to a minimum, which in turn reduces the amount of tannin fix in the wine. Juices are racked to tank and slowly vinified with a specially cultured yeast developed to accentuate the delicate floral aromatics. Upon completion the wine is gently racked and bottled early to retain freshness and vitality. Alcohol 12.2%

Vibrant pale straw/ green colour. Intense nose of citrus and honeysuckle, florals, spice and mineral notes over earthy characters. The palate is refreshing and exhibits great finesse, elegant and focused with juicy, clear cut acidity and profound length of flavour. Mineral, floral and citrus profiles are upfront and personal, making Amisfield a great match with Asian cuisine especially Thai.

There are two blocks of Sauvignon Blanc at Amisfield, near the shores of Lake Dunstan in Central Otago. Older vines at the edge of Rocky Knoll yield fruit with delicious ripe stone fruit characters and pronounced minerality. Younger plantings on a beautiful elevated terrace above the winery provide grapes which are brim full of vim and vigour.

$2999each $357DOZEN EACH DOZEN Harvest begins with a golden pick of the ripest fruit from silts at the edge of Rocky Knoll, progressing toward the top terraces. A percentage is destemmed directly into the press to provide a modicum of skin contact. These juices are fermented cool with thiol cracking yeast to retain vip and vibrancy. A smaller pick is pressed directly to French oak barriques where natural indigenous yeasts do their work. The ferments are wild and vigorous achieving a wine with great texture and exotic stone fruit characters. The wines remain in oak for three months whilst treated to regular lees stirring, further developing texture. In July components are assembled into the essential Central Otago Sauvignon Blanc. Alcohol 13.4%

Light straw colour. Aromas of limes and passionfruit complimented by a mixture of tropical stone fruit. The palate is full bodied and dry with considerable fruit weight and layering. Rife with tropical meets vegetal complexity, the palate is full bodied and dry with great intensity of fruit balanced by refreshing acidity.

Chardonnay grapes picked off vines, planted to splendid decomposed granite soils atop the soaring heights of slow ripening Tumbarumba, are minimally handled with a view to maximizing fruit character and regional expression. Under & Over is a fresh and vibrant Chardonnay wine, fashioned to be enjoyed as aperitif or alongside good food, immensely approachable in its youth.

$1299each $153DOZEN EACH DOZEN Tumbarumba's cool climate and elevated aspects, where the vines can be planted to altitudes of 900m, are vital to the production of remarkable Chardonnay wines exhibiting great elegance, subtlety and length. Sustainable viticulture calls for low yields, achieving intense wines of moderate alcohol, requiring minimal additions and limited oak. Armchair Critic source their Chardonnay from some of the finest Tumbarumba sites. Harvests of partially hand picked fruit are completely de-stemmed before a cool and quick, precision actuated vinification to maximise varietal purity. The wine is primarily matured in tank while a smaller component is aged in a selection of mostly older oak barrels for complexity.

Pale light straw colour. Crisp aromas of river stones, citrus flowers, stonefruits and lemon. The palate is equally pure and fruit driven with grapefruit, citrus and white apple flavours supported by a fine mineral backbone and bracing acidity. A well balanced wine of character and complexity, crafted to a crisp and refreshing, faintly oaked, fruit driven style, Under & Over is decidedly a grown up style of Chardonnay.

The House of Arras is built on the exceptional quality of fruit grown to the most superlative cold climate Tasmanian vineyards and an uncompromising standard of vinification techniques mastered over decades. Nothing less than the pinnacle of artisanal Australian sparkling winemaking is permitted to be bottled behind the Arras label. Slowly tiraged for a period of no fewer than five years, Brut Elite shows great complexity from the extended aging while exhibiting a brightness of fruit and structural elegance representative of truly world class sparkling wine.

$2999each $357DOZEN EACH DOZEN Parcels of Chardonnay grapes with a slightly larger component of Pinot Noir are hand picked from the most prestigious vineyards within the comprehensive Hardy viticultural portfolio in Tasmania. Following a gentle whole bunch press and fining, individual batches are vinified on light grape solids before the completion of malolactic on primary ferment lees. Once clarified, the base wines are judiciously assembled to style and prepared for secondary fermentation in bottle. Extended maturation on yeast lees builds further complexity and depth of character into the wine. A traditional expedition dosage completes the process, adding the last components of complexity and ensuring precise palate balance. Alcohol 12.4%

Crystal clear with an extremely fine bead and persistent mousse, delicate colour of fresh straw with a bright green/ gold hue. On the nose, the wine has an unmistakably inviting and complex mélange of aromas with influences of fresh oyster, sour dough yeast as well as the aromas of exotic spices, vanilla bean and nougat. An elegant, mineral palate structure with flavours evolving in the glass around lychee, truffle, cinnamon and lanolin. Exhibits fantastic persistence of flavour, the natural acidity and subtle quality oak tannins are the backbone of this textural wine. Sealed under the highest quality cork available, sublime upon release, Brut Elite will continue to evolve and develop exceptional complexity.

The first of its kind, a salient example demonstrating the values of meticulous winemaking and a commitment to extended tirage maturation. Crafted in what was to eventually become the established Arras housestyle, employing the best vinification and viticultural methods to achieve wine of the highest quality. Following ten years tirage, EJ Carr Late Disgorged presents the original 1998 Arras in a new guise, a cuvée filled with layers of complexity and intensity. EJ Carr displays all the elegance, power and vibrancy of world class sparkling wine.

$16999each $2037DOZEN EACH DOZEN Arras was founded on the vision and spirit of the highly dedicated Hardy winemaking and viticultural team, who believe Tasmania to be the preeminent sparkling wine region of Australia. To this end, Arras seek to identify and capture each individual personality of every varietal grape and every corner of the vineyard, to craft wines which are unique, alluring and distinctively Tasmanian. Cuvée EJ Carr is a noble cépage, predominantly Chardonnay with a third Pinot Noir. After ten years resting on lees, it is the patience to allow the wine to mature at its own pace and the experience to know when it is at its best which has allowed EJ Carr to achieve new heights in richness, complexity and intensity. Approx 12.5%

Crystal clear with a fine and persistent bead, deep straw in colour with a bright yellow gold hue. The nose shows intense mushroom/ butter/ toast characters with lanolin and oyster nuances. On the palate, the wine is rich and flavoursome, whilst very complex and intense. Multi layered flavours of truffle, toast and sea brine combine with a great length of flavour and brightness. A dry style with a refreshing, natural acid finish.