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Te Hana Sauvignon Blanc Sparkling
NZD $16.99
The first thing you notice in New Zealand is our bright, clear, crisp light. Its colour saturates our landscape and intensifies the vivid flavours in our natural produce.
This same light has provided a beautiful new range of sparkling wines, created from some of the best of New Zealand for those who outshine the ordinary – Te Hana.
Each glass of Te Hana is made from grapes that ripen in pristine sunlight. This creates three vibrant sparkling wine varietals ideal for any occasion.
Our toast is “Te Hana” – Maori for “To shine”.
TE HANA SPARKLING SAUVIGNON BLANC
Zingy tropical fruit characters burst forth with the bubbles of this sparkling Sauvignon Blanc with a clean citrus finish.
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Mt Difficulty Pinot Noir 2010
NZD $45.00
A warm, low-yielding vintage has produced a Pinot Noir displaying ripeness concentration and balance; dark fruits of the forest dominate the aroma and these are underpinned by lifted florals and black cherry, balanced with sweet aromatic spice notes. The wine has a ripe concentrated front palate, which displays these same characters in abundance. The mid palate is fleshy and well textured, and the wine finishes with a combination of ripe, fine-grained tannin, fruit and acidity.
Cellaring Potential:
Mt Difficulty Estate Pinot Noir will improve for 7-10 years given optimal vintage and cellaring conditions.
Vintage 2010:
Excellent concentration, with the hallmarks of a warmer season – concentrated ripe dark fruit mingled with a touch of red fruit and a splash of savoury spice!
A nicely odd-ball vintage with warm conditions being over-ruled by ongoing winds and rapidly changing weather systems. Low initial bunch numbers coupled with the climatic variability led to yields being down by about 20% on average. A fantastic autumn helped bring the grapes through their last phase of ripening beautifully. Harvest was the latest we have ever experienced with first fruit not being picked till the 8th April. The blocks which are typically early were late, whilst our later blocks were harvested about their normal timeframe, leading to a very compacted busy vintage.
The first thing you notice in New Zealand is our bright, clear, crisp light. Its colour saturates our landscape and intensifies the vivid flavours in our natural produce. This same light has provided a beautiful new range of sparkling wines, created from some of the best of New Zealand for those who outshine the ordinary – Te Hana. Each glass of Te Hana is made from grapes that ripen in pristine sunlight. This creates three vibrant sparkling wine varietals ideal for any occasion. Our toast is “Te Hana” – Maori for “To shine”. TE HANA SPARKLING SAUVIGNON BLANC Zingy tropical fruit characters burst forth with the bubbles of this sparkling Sauvignon Blanc with a clean citrus finish.
A warm, low-yielding vintage has produced a Pinot Noir displaying ripeness concentration and balance; dark fruits of the forest dominate the aroma and these are underpinned by lifted florals and black cherry, balanced with sweet aromatic spice notes. The wine has a ripe concentrated front palate, which displays these same characters in abundance. The mid palate is fleshy and well textured, and the wine finishes with a combination of ripe, fine-grained tannin, fruit and acidity. Cellaring Potential: Mt Difficulty Estate Pinot Noir will improve for 7-10 years given optimal vintage and cellaring conditions. Vintage 2010: Excellent concentration, with the hallmarks of a warmer season – concentrated ripe dark fruit mingled with a touch of red fruit and a splash of savoury spice! A nicely odd-ball vintage with warm conditions being over-ruled by ongoing winds and rapidly changing weather systems. Low initial bunch numbers coupled with the climatic variability led to yields being down by about 20% on average. A fantastic autumn helped bring the grapes through their last phase of ripening beautifully. Harvest was the latest we have ever experienced with first fruit not being picked till the 8th April. The blocks which are typically early were late, whilst our later blocks were harvested about their normal timeframe, leading to a very compacted busy vintage.