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Secret Stone has followed up its runaway success at Sauvignon Blanc with a sensational sequel of Marlborough Chardonnay. Quality of fruit is the key, Marlborough grows remarkably good white wine grapes, the Secret Stone team retain access to the best vineyards. A brisk vinification into a seamless post modern styling matches the excellence of fruit with maximum drinkability factor. The aperitif of choice and perfect with good food, pair it off with white pasta recipes, scallops or chicken over tossed papardelle, crème fraîche and dill.

$1799each $215DOZEN EACH DOZEN It's not really such a big secret, all the success hinges on selection of grapes, chosen on the basis of varietal fruit characters and vibrant Marlborough regional expression. Parcels from several vineyards are included, each trained to vertical shoot positioning and planted to naturally inhibiting soil structures, achieving harvests of intense, low yield crops. Various winemaking techniques are employed, each contribution is treated and attenuated individually to create a more complex and dynamic wine. These included the use of both selected and natural yeast strains, a mixture of tank and French oak maturation along with a component of partial malolactic ferments.

Light lemon yellow straw green hues. The nose finds buttery, sweaty oak underlined by tropical and citrus fruits. The rich and satisfying elements of melon and mineral are impeccably integrated with smart oak, gooseberries, grapefruit, banana and apple flavours. The finish is lingering and clean, elegant and immensely satisfying.

Named for the rare and precious greenstone hidden beneath the riverbeds throughout New Zealand's South Island, Secret Stone is sculpted into a veritable gem of a wine, inspired by the ancient local secrets and traditions which are passed down from one generation to the next. Nestled within these greenstone heartlands, lies the Marlborough region, idyllically suited to white varietial grapes. Pinot Gris excels, producing richly textured wines with ripe flavours expressing the region's characteristic articulation of tropical fruits, bound by refreshing acidity.

$1799each $215DOZEN EACH DOZEN Secret Stone is Marlborough through and through. Pinot Gris is collated from highly specialised vineyards in the very heart of Marlborough, each contributing personality to the final wine. Parcels are harvested to a timetable determined by full physiological ripeness, judicious acids and optimal levels of natural fruit sugar. Grapes are delivered promptly to the winery where they are crushed and inoculated to select yeasts. The must is treated to a cool, temperature monitered vinification in controlled fermenters to retain all the bright, vibrant fruit characters. Secret Stone is treated to a spell on sedimentery yeast lees to improve texture and develop fine complexity.

Pale straw yellow colour. The nose is full of attractive fruit aromas, peach and currant, citrus, pinenut and pear. A rich palate of orange, chalk and aromatic oils, a hint of bay leaf, almond, apple and banana crisp. Always a refreshing drink whilst young, Pinot Gris is well known for developing richer honeyed fruit as it develops in bottle.

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Secret Stone know from things Marlborough. Nothing but the choicest fruit will do, to be crafted by an award winning team into an intensely fragrant, generously proportioned wine with effusive fruit flavours and clean, lingering finish. No expense is spared in accessing the finest vineyards, retaining the best winemaking team, isolating the finest quality Sauvignon Blanc and applying the most adroit vinification techniques.

$1799each $215DOZEN EACH DOZEN Fruit is harvested to a timetable determined by ripeness, ensuring that grapes arrive at the winery in a cool and fresh condition, preserving the classic Marlborough characters which are the signature of Secret Stone. The primary objective is to protect fresh vibrant characters. Grapes are de-stemmed, pressed and chilled to 10C or 12C before a gentle pressing. Juices are cold settled for two to three days and racked. Following fermentation, the wine is chilled to zero degrees prior to racking and determining the final cuvee. Crafted with minimum intervention to capture and retain the exquisite personality of Marlborough vineyards, the natural expressions of fruit and racy acidity deliver balance, backbone and length.

Light straw colour, hints of green. Attractive array of floral characters with fresh and fragrant tropical fruit notes, banana, passionfruit and gooseberry. Fresh, crisp and lively palate with mineral overtones and great length. Intense with grapefruit and limes, lanolin and talc, snow pea and green veg. Tight and lean, lacking any unnecessary distracting complexity, finishing crisp and clean.

New Zealanders can make other great wines apart from Sauvignon Blanc. Parcels of Pinot Gris collated from some of the finest Marlborough vineyards, trained to yield harvests of intensely flavoured fruit, are at the heart of Ta_Ku. The aim is to construct a fully engaging wine which can deliver a delectable experience in splendid quality Pinot Gris while treating the palate to an intimate taste of Marlborough. A match to mushroom risotto or a gourmande seafood caesar.

$1999each $239DOZEN EACH DOZEN Grapes are sourced from highly specialised sites, some of which have been growing Pinot Gris for many years. Throughout the growing season, Ta_Ku seek to isolate parcels of Pinot Gris that are just right for this style of wine. Fruit is harvested when full physiological ripeness is reached and all requisite varietal characters of nut, stonefruit and spice have been achieved. Following the crush and a cold soak, the must is inoculated to select yeasts before vinification in a mix of fermenters. Winemaking is gentle, to avoid unwanted colour extraction and to retain the fresh varietal expression of Pinot Gris. Upon completion, batches are racked and assembled before bottling into the final wine.

Light peach yellow colour. Enticing pear and citrus aromas with a complexity of nougat, star fruits and apricot. Generously flavoured with a long, clean finish, Ta_Ku offers a persistence of fruit on the palate, endowed with the character and charm to delight all five senses. Best matched with salmon, pork or blue vein cheese.

Ta_Ku is completely Kiwi, filled with pride about the treasures of the land and culture of its habitants, the legend and the lore. Pure waters and ancient soil are natural endowments for its graceful vineyards. Ta_Ku is is the embodiement of Marlborough and all that's special about New Zealand's indigenous charm, the vitality of its people and the pristine splendour of its sun drenched countryside, journeying across the Tasman, for you to enjoy, to savour and to share.

$1999each $239DOZEN EACH DOZEN Marlborough is New Zealand's most productive winegrowing area, located at the top of Island South. The region is renowned far and wide for producing the world's most mouth watering, flavoursome and zesty Sauvignon Blanc wines. It is the recognizable, pungent fruit characters which make Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc a distinctive genre of wine that's identifed internationally. Ta_Ku retain access to some of Marlborough's most bountiful vineyards. Fruit is crushed, the must inoculated to choice yeasts and treated to a temperature controlled vinification. A philosophy of minimal handling allows the wine to preserve the invigorating expressions of essential Marlborough fruit.

Pale straw hue. This light and aromatic Sauvignon Blanc displays exquisite varietal character, tropical fruit and grassy herbaceous notes. A lively, crisp clean palate of passionfruit and kiwi, cumquat, lychee and lime leaf flavours lead into a lively, crisp palate. Refreshing on its own, perfect with both light dishes or spicy cuisine, seafood or your favourite chicken recipe.

A pure Marlborough wine, one that encompasses all that is appealing in the clean and fresh expressions of ripe, fruit driven Sauvignon Blanc. Assembling harvests of the best grapes is essential, Totara's meticulous team know all the most dedicated growers and retain access to the finest parcels. A lifted nose of lemons and grapefruit, flinty mineral nuances and hints of soft tropical fruit leads you to a palate showing crisp citrus characters, subtle fresh asparagus, finishing refreshingly dry.

$2099each $251DOZEN EACH DOZEN To make the best wine possible, one needs to control all aspects of grape and wine production. Totara is just such an operation, crafting wine to the most exacting standards, a complex assemblage of fruit from a number of good vineyards that lie within the subregions of Marlborough. Inoculated by a combination of yeasts and treated to a cool temperature controlled fermentation, with some extended lees contact to flesh out the palate. The final wine is vinified with as little intervention as possible, the aim being to preserve nature's own balance and vitality of fruit. Bottled unwooded and unoaked, Totara is fashioned to be a clean, refreshing wine with revitalizing fruit characters and well balanced acidity.

Pale straw colour. Lemon and citrus aromas, grapefruit, passionfruit and herbal notes. Clean and fresh, showing more of the lemon and citrus characters on the palate, as well as hints of asparagus with dill, passionfruit and pineapple. Delightfully aromatic and powered by the juiciest expressions of Marlborough fruit, it finishes immeasurably long and clean, refreshingly tangy and pleasingly dry.

The idyllic ripening conditions around Marlborough's finest vineyards sprout some of the world's most prized Sauvignon Blanc. Twin Islands creates exceptional Marlborough wines, which are crafted with early and regular enjoyment in mind. Since inaugural release, Twin Islands has represented excellence in winemaking, delivering fully flavoured, benchmark Sauvignon Blanc. Already a highly successful entrant at wine competitions, having claimed significant accolades at the New World Wine Awards, New Zealand International, Air New Zealand and Royal Easter.

$2399each $287DOZEN EACH DOZEN Established in the early 1990s, Twin Islands is symbolic of the two main Islands of Aotearoa. A harvest of Sauvignon Blanc from good Marlborough vineyards. Each site brings its own characters and flavours to the blend. The grapes are harvested in the cool of the morning, gently crushed and pressed to separate the full flavoured grape juice from the skins. The juices are then allowed to settle prior to racking and clarifying. Components are treated to a long cool fermentation before taste trials and blending aimed at retaining the aromatics and fresh fruit characters. The finished wine is assembled to express a range of flavours from capsicum and citrus through to gooseberry and ripe tropical fruits.

Pale straw in colour. Fragrances of gooseberry and capsicum, bouquets of passionfruit and gooseberry, followed by the green vegetal of peas and asparagus, grasses and stalk. The palate unfolds to lemon and lychee, passionfruits, citrus and tropical pacific flavours. Great drinking now until release of the next vintage.

A generously flavoured Marlborough wine which has claimed highly coveted accolades at the Air New Zealand Wine Awards. Tylers Stream is a boutique operation which continues to grow from strength to strength. Completely unoaked, in easy drinking styling, it sings of kiwifruit and lychee. Many of the contributing vines surround the winery itself, whence the Tyler Stream flows closely by. Kiwifruit, lemongrass and passion throughout, firm but balanced acid backbone, a generous wine of concentration and poise.

$1699each $203DOZEN EACH DOZEN Tylers Stream is vinified from grapes grown to the Wairau Valley, off vines planted to relatively young riverbed soils that generally are stony, well drained and quite silty. The long cool growing seasons of these highly favourable microclimes, as characterised by warm sunny days and cool nights, achieve fruit with good natural acidity and clean, fresh flavours. Soil profiles, vineyard practices and levels of fruit maturity at harvest all contribute complexity to the finished wine. Tylers Stream is crafted by Andrew Hedley from parcels of choice Sauvignon Blanc, fashioned into a clean and forward drinking, unwooded fruit driven styling without any exposure to oak.

Like it's namesake, Tyler's Stream gleams in the glass, a crystal clear pale straw. A deliciously vibrant, fruit packed entry with fresh, lifted, fully ripe aromas. Intensely pungent with asparagus, petulant characters of freshly cut grass and smacks of green vegetable. Lively palate of pineapple and gooseberry, ample citrus, tangy with lime before a clean, lingering finish.