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
A vivacious wine with very concentrated lime and lemon notes with an underlying complexity of spices...
2010 Pinot Gris
Supple and ripe with intense pear, quince and mandarin flavours, this wine is soft and full bodied w...
24 carat Pinot Gris Dessert Wine
Succulent and honeyed, this wine exhibits flavours of orange blossom, caramelized apple and marmalad...
2009 Pinot Noir
A very concentrated young wine with intense black currant and boysenberry and plum fruit flavours wi...
2009 Aurum Mathilde Reserve Pinot Noir
A powerful wine with a concentrated nose and intense palate of chocolate, blackberry, violets and sp...
Aurum Extra Virgin Olive Oil 250ml
This fresh, green, spicy and fruity olive oil was made from Aurum estate grown olives and cold pre...
Blanc de Blancs
Fine, light bubbles, dry, fresh and pure. On the palate this chardonnay based sparkling wine devel...
Port Molyneux 2011
An elegant fortified dessert wine with hints of peach, citrus and dried fruit with a smooth finish.
Aurum 9 carat Noble Semillon 2008
With hints of manuka honey, dried apricot and peaches this fine botrytised desert wine has complex f...
2010 Chardonnay
A full bodied fruit driven wine with a rich creamy mouthfeel and a beautiful bouquet of ripe white p...
Madeleine Pinot Noir 2009
Deep peaty flavours with liquorice, black fruit and a long and generous dark chocolate finish. Round...
Aurum Extra Virgin Olive Oil 500 ml
This fresh, green, spicy and fruity olive oil was made from Aurum estate grown olives and cold pre...
Tasting Notes Library Wine
2007 Aurum Madeleine Pinot Noir
 Inky dark and silky textured, this wine has an intense nose of black currant and cedar wood with deep peaty flavours, black fruits and liquorice, with fine tannins and along and complex finish."Classy wine with impressively powerful fruit flavours although not made in a 'fruit bomb' style. In addition to plum, dark cherry and spice/anise there's mineral, forest floor and woodsmoke. Seriously complex Pinot Noir with a good structure of ripe tannins for an assured future. Gourmet Wine Traveller, 96/100 Dec/Jan 2010 The wine is named after the second daughter of our winemakers, Lucie and Brook Lawrence. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Location: 45 Degrees South Low cropping state grown grapes were hand harvested in April 2007 from Aurum's 45th Parallel vineyard in the Pisa area of Central Otago. Climate : 2007 was a very warm season and fruit reached optimum ripeness. Vine Age : 10 year old vines on VSP trellis. Winemaker's comments: This reserve wine will only be made in exceptional years. The wine was matured for 20 months in 2 French oak barrels. Bottled: 11.12.08, Alcohol: 14.5% Acidity: 5.4 g/L ***** Stars Winestate Magazine ***** Stars Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine |
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2008 Pinot Noir
 With a harmonious nose of red berry fruit and integrated oak, this wine is savoury and spicy with soft silky tannins and a generous long finish.TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Location: 45 Degrees South Low cropping estate grown grapes were hand harvested in April 2008 from Aurum's 45th Parallel and Te Wairere vineyards in Central Otago. Climate : 2008 was a very warm season and fruit reached optimum ripeness. Viticulture: 6 -11 year old vine on VSP trellis, cane pruned. Clones 115, 113, 667, Abel and UDC 5. Winemaker's comments: the grapes were destemmed, cold soaked for 5 days and fermented in open vats. The wine was matured in French oak barrels for 11 months. Bottled: 12.3.09, Alcohol: 14.0% Acidity: 5.4 g/L **** Stars Winestate Magazine |
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2009 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 Location: 45 Degrees South. Pinot Gris grapes for this wine were grown at Aurum’s 45th Parallel Vineyard in Lowburn, ·Cromwell Valley, Central Otago. Climate: 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. Vine age: 11 ·year old vines with VSP trellis. 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. Bottled: 5.8.09, Alcohol : 10.4%, Acidity: 9.5g/L, Residual Sugar: 174 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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