Multi-faceted and complex aroma. Notes of ginger, nectarine, sea-shell with anise, nougat and subtle spices. This single vineyard Riesling is dry in style, and the flavor balance is skewed towards the mineral and complex spectrum, with powerful underlying fruit.
Texture is the key to this wine with lemon pith, white pepper and spice describing the taste and structure. A clean, vibrant finish that cleanses the palate. Built to age gracefully, the structure will soften over the years and provides the opportunity for extended cellaring. Pleasing drinking from 2017 with no firm expiry date.
Texture is the key to this wine with lemon pith, white pepper and spice describing the taste and structure. A clean, vibrant finish that cleanses the palate. Built to age gracefully, the structure will soften over the years and provides the opportunity for extended cellaring. Pleasing drinking from 2017 with no firm expiry date.
Hand picked over eight passes and the majority of fruit with extended skin contact before gentle pressing. Long natural ferments in oak and stainless steel vessels, on lees until blending pre-Christmas.
Winemaker: Paul Bourgeois and Kathy-Lee Sowman
Winemaker: Paul Bourgeois and Kathy-Lee Sowman
In the 1990s, deep in the Waihopai Valley, Bryan and Jan Johnson established 320 acres of estate vineyards on land considered too hard, too dry and too unfertile for wine. It was a venture that started with a passion for the land. This pioneering spirit established one of New Zealand’s most successful boutique family-run wineries, now exporting eight varietals to 35 countries, from a crush capacity of 3000 tonnes.
Today, Spy Valley’s commitment remains to the land and to the people who tend it, and their focus is on sustainability which will ensure the guardianship of this land for generations to come. The name ‘Spy Valley’ comes from the wineries proximity to the spy base located down the road
Today, Spy Valley’s commitment remains to the land and to the people who tend it, and their focus is on sustainability which will ensure the guardianship of this land for generations to come. The name ‘Spy Valley’ comes from the wineries proximity to the spy base located down the road
