Wines By Stoneleigh

Stoneleigh Marlborough Chardonnay 2011

Marlborough

Available by the case dozen only

The unique terrains upon which the Stoneleigh Vineyards lie give rise to the finished wine's unique qualities. Located on the northern side of the Wairau Valley in close proximity to Marlborough's main river, the growers have located sites on deep, infertile, gravel beds, covered by smooth sunstones. These polished stones reflect the sun's heat during the day, assisting ripening, whilst radiating heat throughout the cool of night. True to the Stoneleigh style, this classic, elegant Chardonnay delivers bright varietal fruit and captures the essence of Marlborough.

$1799each

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Marlborough's Rapaura Series of soils are geologically young and based on river silts and stones. The effects of sun and soil are retained throughout the vinification process to produce a wine with its own unique sense of place. Chardonnay clones 6, 95 and 15 are harvested at the peak of flavour intensity. Only the first cut or cuvée is employed for a course of either tank or barrel fermentation. Most of the batches complete malolactic to lower acidity and add textural creaminess. The wines are lees stirred for up to four months and fined using low rates of isinglass before a final assemblage based on palate freshness and softness. Components are matured in a mix of tank fine grained French oak barrels.

Light straw colour. Stoneleigh exudes an intense fragrance of white stonefruit aromatics in balance with toasty barrel nuances. Bouquets of peaches and nectarine with hints of grapefruit and citrus, overlaid by notes of sweet toasty oak. The palate is soft and creamy, exhibiting good textural weight, balancing fruit with the creaminess of barrel ferment and lees ageing. Flavours of stone fruit and citrus dominate, followed by an underlying complexity of toasty mealy oak. The richness is balanced by a backbone of acidity leaving the palate with lifted clean fruit flavours. Stoneleigh should be enjoyed lightly chilled on its own or with luncheon pork, crisp skinned turkey, gruyere based dishes or the freshest seafoods.

Stoneleigh Marlborough Pinot Gris 2012

Marlborough

Available by the case dozen only

True to Stoneleigh's distinctive style, this classic, flavoursome Pinot Gris captures the essence of Marlborough, a unique terroir which gives rise to the wine's quality. The skill at vinification and the resources available to Stoneleigh's winemaking team all contribute to a Pinot Gris with its own sense of place. Crafted from ripe, intensely flavoured grapes, dry in style, beautifully balanced with good weight of fruit and refreshing acidity. Completely unwooded and unoaked, Stoneleigh is bottled young to capture the fresh aromatics of Marlborough Pinot Gris.

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From grapes grown close to the mighty Wairau River, conditions can extend the hang time of fruit on the vine enabling it to reach maximum flavour intensity, creating a wine with fine aromatics and palate richness. The grapes are harvested once a desired concentration is reached and berry shrivel has begun. Fruit is crushed to a bag press, the juices drained and pressed from the skins to minimise excessive phenolic extraction, then settled to remove solids. The juice was then fermented slowly using selected aromatic yeast, at cool temperatures, to retain the very distinctive regional and varietal characters. Stoneleigh is then left on yeast lees before receiving a light fining and filtering prior to bottling.


Rich, straw colours with yellow highlights. Complex nose, warm and rich with poached pear and lifted citrus blossom complemented by rock melon. The full bodied and rich palate offers lingering tropical fruit flavours of melons, pineapple and mango finishing with a lasting complex oiliness that coats the mouth.

Stoneleigh Marlborough Pinot Noir 2009

Marlborough

Stoneleigh's Vineyards are located towards the northern side of Wairau Valley in close proximity to the mighty Wairau River. Often referred to as the Rapaura series of soils, they are relatively young, based on river silts and stones, low in nutrients they offer very little water holding capacity. True to the Stoneleigh style, this soft, supple wine captures the essence of Marlborough. Fragrant and flavoursome, it has been fashioned from small blocks of varying clones and rootstocks, achieving a completely integrated and complex style of Pinot Noir.

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A mix of 10/5, UCD5, UCD6 and an array of Dijon clones including 777, 667, 114 and 115, all grown on a mixture of rootstocks which are carefully matched to the various soil substrates. Following the harvest, grapes are destemmed and cold soaked for up to seven days prior to vinification which is carried out in a combination of open and closed top fermenters. A mixture of wild and cultured yeast strains are used to express the essence of the unique terroir. The wine was drained off skins to barrel and underwent malolactic fermantation followed by maturation in a combination of well seasoned French oak barriques by a number of select coopers, before being sent, unfined to bottling. Alcohol 14.4%


A deep, ruby red hue. A fragrant bouquet of black cherry, raspberry and red plums overlaid by integrated oak spice. The palate shows ripe, red berry fruit flavours and lingering fruit sweetness. Tannins are fine and integrated, making the wine immediately approachable. Designed for immediate enjoyment, any dishes featuring mushrooms or red berry fruits will complement beautifully.

Stoneleigh Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2012

Marlborough

Long recognised in New Zealand and Australia for it's consistent production of vital Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, the rest of the world is now catching on, as Stoneleigh has been added to the winelist at London's prestigious Ritz. Stoneleigh's vineyards are located at the northern end of the Wairau Valley in close proximity to the mighty Wairau River. Often referred to as the Rapaura Series of soils, they are characterised by their relative youth, based on river silts and stones. Poor in nutrients and water retention, they yield intense fruit and vibrant wines.

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Stoneleigh's vineyards are covered with smooth stones which reflect the sun's rays, enhancing the ripening process by day, whilst retaining warmth throughout the cool Marlborough nights. Clonally the Sauvignon Blanc is mainly mass selected on a mix of five main rootstocks these being SO4, 3309, 101/14, RG and Schwarzman. Grapes are harvested and treated to bag presses or tippy tanks. Juices are drained and pressed from skins to minimise excessive phenolic extraction, followed by a settling to remove solids. The bright, clear juices are then racked to inoculation by select aromatic yeast and fermentation at cool temperatures to retain the distinctive regional and varietal characters.

Light straw in colour with green highlights. Displays vibrant fruit intensity, ripe grapefruit, citrus and passionfruit flavours which dominate over a layer of mineral complexity. The resoundingly rich fruit of this wine has been embellished through a gentle handling, skin contact and yeast matching to capture the expressions of the vineyard. The palate is characterized by its judicious balance of ripe flavours, a tightness and concentration of characters bound by natural fresh acidity which follows the length of palate to a rejuvenating finish. Best enjoyed young and vivacious, serve slightly chilled, Stoneleigh is an exuberant drink just on its own and is a splendid accompaniement to all white meat and seafood dishes.

The dedicated vignerons of the Stoneleigh team work closely with the Stoneleigh winemakers to develop perfectly balanced, ripe flavoursome fruit unique to the Rapaura region of Marlborough

Not only is Stoneleigh recognised in New Zealand for its consistent production of premium quality wines but now the rest of the world is catching on. Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc keeps reinforcing its presence in key overseas markets. The wine has recently been listed at the world-renowned Ritz Hotel in London. Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc is being poured over the very chic art deco Rivoli Bar, and has been included on the hotel's wine list. In addition, Stoneleigh has recently become the top selling NZ Sauvignon Blanc across the Tasman; Australian's just cannot get enough of this superior Sauvignon Blanc.

Stoneleigh offers a range of premium quality wines with distinctly Marlborough flavours - refreshing and pure. Stoneleigh winemaker, Jamie Marfell says "Stoneleigh's unique infertile and free draining stony soils have combined with Marlborough's high annual sunshine hours and crisp coastal climate, to create a world-renowned terroir and microclimate." Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris vines can all be found on the Stoneleigh vineyard and the site is home to some of the oldest grafted Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc blocks in Marlborough. Some blocks of these varieties are now over 20 years old. The Stoneleigh vineyards support environmentally sustainable practices and are part of Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand.

On the site of a former riverbed at the northern side of Marlborough’s Wairau Valley in New Zealand, the Stoneleigh range takes it name from the abundance of stones that cover the area. The exceptional quality of the wines owes much to these stones. These stones reflect heat up onto the vines enhancing the ripening process and within the soil create the ideal growing environment. Located in the heart of Rapaura area and the locally known Golden Mile of vineyards the Stoneleigh Vineyard,178 ha, is on the northern side of the Wairau Valley, within 2 km of the Wairau River and the Richmond Ranges. The vineyard has a range of soil types but includes more of the typically stony and recent riverbed soils.

Stoneleigh's award winning history came into being after only a decade of winemaking at the Marlborough estate. Stoneleigh Marlborough Chardonnay 1996 was named White Wine of the Year at the 1998 International Wine Challenge in London. This highly prestigious accolade was followed by two successive vintages of Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc collecting Best Buy recommendations from Wine Spectator USA. the run of shw successes continued when Stoneleigh Marlborough Riesling 1999 collected Gold at the Air New Zealand Wine Awards, and sibling Stoneleigh Marlborough Pinot Noir 1999 claimed Silver, at the same event.

Stoneleigh Rapaura Series Marlborough Chardonnay 1999 won a highly prestigious Blue-Gold Medal at the Sydney International Wine Challenge and Gold Merdal at Intervin. Stoneleigh Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2000, followed up with a stunning Gold Medal win, Champion Sauvignon Blanc Trophy and Champion Commercial White Wine Trophy at the Air New Zealand Awards. The same wine also claimed Gold at New Zealand’s Liquorland Top 100 competition. The lineage of highly acclaimed releases have continued, the Rapaura Series Marlborough Pinot Gris claimed another Blue-Gold and Top 100 Award for Stoneleigh at the Sydney International Wine Competition.

The Stoneleigh winemaking style is a direct reflection of the unique characteristics of the terroir. Winemaker Jamie Marfell, aims to maximise these unique flavours inherent in the fruit and deliver a wine of exquisite quality and style. The unique stony free draining alluvial soils, together with the slightly warmer climatic conditions of the Rapaura area, produces fruit that ripens earlier than other regions of Marlborough. These grapes have a ripe fruit spectrum which is distinctive in style and quality compared with grapes from other parts of Marlborough and New Zealand.

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A minimalist winemaking approach is carried through all stages of winemaking and only subtle intervention is employed to add complexity and enhance the fruit’s unique characteristics. By only using premium juice, the wine has concentrated flavour, finesse and bright fruit expression. The yeast selected for fermentation is chosen to complement and lift the expression of terrior. Finally, the wines are very lightly fined before bottling to give clarity of flavour and style. And the result - aromatic, elegant Marlborough wines that are a true expression of their terroir.

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