2008 Riesling
2010 Pinot Gris
24 carat Pinot Gris Dessert Wine
2009 Pinot Noir
2009 Aurum Mathilde Reserve Pinot Noir
Aurum Extra Virgin Olive Oil 250ml
Blanc de Blancs
Port Molyneux 2011
Aurum 9 carat Noble Semillon 2008
2010 Chardonnay
Madeleine Pinot Noir 2009
Aurum Extra Virgin Olive Oil 500 ml
2011 18 carat Pinot Gris Dessert Wine
2008 Riesling
2010 Pinot Gris
24 carat Pinot Gris Dessert Wine
2009 Pinot Noir
2009 Aurum Mathilde Reserve Pinot Noir
Aurum Extra Virgin Olive Oil 250ml
Blanc de Blancs
Port Molyneux 2011
Aurum 9 carat Noble Semillon 2008
2010 Chardonnay
Madeleine Pinot Noir 2009
Aurum Extra Virgin Olive Oil 500 ml
Tasting Notes Current Wine
2009 Mathilde Pinot Noir
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**** Stars 89/100 Bob Campbell www.bobcampbell.co.nz 'Dense, ripe wine with a velvet texture. Strong oak but supported by plenty of plump, ripe fruit and dark cherry flavours. Classy Pinot Noir with potential.' |
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This fine reserve wine has a nose of complex black fruit and spice with·a palate of blackberry and black currant flavours and a lingering dark chocolate finish. An intense and elegant wine, well balanced with fine tannins and good acidity.
2009 Pinot Noir
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***** Stars Bob Campbell www.bobcampbell.co.nz 'Rich, luscious and charming minor fruit bomb style that reminds me of the 2007 vintage. Great Length and intensity with a featherbead texture. Ripe tannins offer structure and prevent any suggestion of cloying. Classy Pinot.' |
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This wine has a concentrated sweet berry fruit nose with integrated oak. The palate is very spicy with intense black currant and boysenberry flavours with velvety tannins and a generous long finish.2009 Pinot Gris 24 Carat
 With an intense perfume of quince and orange blossom this fine botrytised dessert wine is spicy and honeyed exhibiting luscious dried apricot, marmalade and caramelized apple flavours with a deep viscosity and a generous finish.TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Location: 45 Degrees South Pinot Gris grapes for this wine were grown at Aurum's 45th Parallel vineyard in Lowburn, near Cromwell. Climate: Noble Rot developed on these grapes under the influence of warm rain followed by sunny days and foggy nights. Soils: fluvial, glacial silts and gravels. Vine Age: 11 year old vines on VSP trellis. Winemaker's comments: for this late harvest Pinot Gris only fully botrytised bunches with Noble Rot were selected. The bunches were 'foulees' (trampled by foot), and pressed the nextday. the wine was fermented in barrel, with just one barrel coming from .5 hectare of vines. Food Matching: Perfect with desserts and foie gras, but also with cheeses or as an aperitif. " A dessert in a glass" Bottled: 5.8.09, Alcohol: 9.8%, Acidity: 9.8g/L, Residual Sugar: 228 g/L. Aurum is the Latin word for Gold which is why we have named our dessert wine 24 carat - the measure of pure gold. |
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2008 Riesling
 This vibrant wine has a fragrant nose of lifted lime and manderin aromas with white peaches and a spice background. The palate is of very concentrated citrus and stone fruit notes with an underlying complexity of spices. Highly structured with a along lingering aftertaste.TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Location: 45 Degrees South Low cropping estate grown grapes for this wine were hand harvested in late April from Aurum's 45th Parallel and te Wairere vineyards in Lowburn. Climate: A long very warm autumn with hot dry days and cool nights allowed an extended period of ripening with fine clean fruit still holding acidity. Soils: Fluvial, glacial silts and gravels. Vine Age: 7 - 11 year old vines on VSP trellis style. Winemaker's Comments: The grapes were whole bunch pressed to minimise extraction of skin phenolics and cool fermented in stainless steel tanks. the ferment was stopped to maintain a snall residual sugar level to balance the acidity. Bottled: 14.8.08, Alcohol: 12.5%, Acidity: 8.8g/L, Residual sugar: 7.9g/L. |
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2009 Pinot Gris
 Supple and ripe with intense pear, quince and tropical fruit flavours, this wine is soft and full bodied with a rich creamy mouthfeel supported by a mineral backbone and a long lingering aftertaste.TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Location: 45 Degrees South Pinot Gris grapes for this wine were grown at Aurum's 45th Parallel and Te Wairere vineyards in Lowburn, near Cromwell. Climate: a long warm autumn with hot dry days and cool nights allowed and extended ripening of fruits still holding good acidity. Soils: fluvial, glacial silts and gravels. Vine Age: 7-11 year old vines on VSP trellis. Winemaker's comments: The grapes were hand harvested and then whole bunch pressed to minimise extraction of skin phenolics and cool fermented in stainless steel tanks with extensive lees stirring to increase the mouthfeel of this late harvest Pinot Gris only fully botrytised bunches with Noble Rot were selected. Bottled: 5.8.09, Alcohol: 13.2%, Acidity: 6.6 g/L, Residual Sugar: 19 g/L. Gold Medal New Zealand International Wine Show 2010 **** Stars Michael Cooper Winestate Recent Releases |
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Blanc de Blancs
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This Blanc de Blancs Methode Traditionelle wine is made from the finest Chardonnay grapes and has a fine dry elegance and purity with a fresh supple roundness and hints of grapefuit and nectarines.Port Molyneux
 AppearanceClear pale straw. Bouquet Intense peach and apricot kernel Palate Elegant fortified Dessert wine with hints of peach, citrus and dried fruit with a smooth finish. Technical Analysis Location – 45 Degrees South Late harvest Chardonnay grapes for this wine were grown in the Cromwell Valley, Central Otago. Soils Fluvial, glacial silts and gravels. Vine age 12 year old vines Trellis Style VSP Winemakers comments The grapes were fermented in stainless steel until the right amount of sugar remained and fortified (mutage) with alcohol distilled from our Pinot Noir lees. Food Matching Perfect as an aperitif but also with cheeses or with desserts. Bottled : September 2011 Alcohol : 16% alc by vol Residual sugar: 96 g/L |
2011 Pinot Gris 18 Carat
 Succulent and honeyed, this botrytised dessert wine exhibits orange blossom, dried apricot and ripe grapefruit flavours with a long clean finish.Technical Analysis Noble Rot developed on these grapes under the influence of warm rain followed by foggy nights and dry sunny days. Soils: Fluvial, glacial silts and gravels. Winemakers comments: Only botrytised bunches with more than 50% Noble Rot were selected for this wine. The bunches were ‘foulees’ (trampled by foot), and pressed the next day. The wine was fermented in stainless steel for 3 weeks.· Food Matching: Perfect with desserts and foie gras, but also with cheeses or as an aperitif. Alcohol : 10.4%, Acidity: 9.5g/L, Residual Sugar: 120 g/L. Aurum is the Latin word for gold. This wine is named 18 carat after the purity of gold and is one a series of dessert wines including 9 carat Noble Semillon and 24 carat Pinot Gris. |
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2010 Pinot Gris
 Supple and ripe with intense pear, quince and tropical fruit flavours, this wine is soft and full bodied with a rich creamy mouthfeel supported by a mineral backbone and a long lingering aftertaste.TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Location: 45 Degrees South Pinot Gris grapes for this wine were grown at Aurum's 45th Parallel and Te Wairere vineyards in Lowburn, near Cromwell. Climate: a long warm autumn with hot dry days and cool nights allowed and extended ripening of fruits still holding good acidity. Soils: fluvial, glacial silts and gravels. Vine Age: 7-11 year old vines on VSP trellis. Winemaker's comments: The grapes were hand harvested and then whole bunch pressed to minimise extraction of skin phenolics and cool fermented in stainless steel tanks with extensive lees stirring to increase the mouthfeel of this late harvest Pinot Gris only fully botrytised bunches with Noble Rot were selected. Bottled: , Alcohol: 13.2%, Acidity: 6.6 g/L, Residual Sugar: 19 g/L. |
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2010 Chardonnay
 Supple and ripe with intense pear, quince and tropical fruit flavours, this oft and full bodied with a rich creamy mouthfeel supported by a mineral backbone and a long lingering aftertaste.Appearance Pale straw with bright clarity Bouquet A beautiful bouquet of ripe white peaches with notes of manderin together with toasty well integrated oak. Palate Full bodied fruit driven wine with a rich creamy mouthfeel. This is supported by a mineral backbone and a long lingering aftertaste. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Location: 45 Degrees South Low cropping Chardonnay grapes for this wine were grown at Aurum's 45th Parallel vineyard in Lowburn, near Cromwell. Climate: a long warm autumn with hot dry days and cool nights allowed and extended ripening of fruits still holding good acidity. Soils: fluvial, glacial silts and gravels. Vine Age: 13 year old vines on VSP trellis. Winemaker's comments: The grapes were hand harvested and then whole bunch pressed. Fermentation was in French oak barrels, ( 25% new oak) with selected French yeasts. The wine was lees stirred over 10 months and went through malolactic fermentation overt he winter. Bottled: 23 Feb 2011 Alcohol: 14.5%, Acidity: 6.6 g/L, |
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