New Zealand

Light bodied and refreshing with typical Marlborough flavours of passionfruit, blackcurrant and grapefruit. A pleasing herbaceous thread leads to a long lingering finish.

It is intensely aromatic on the nose showing passionfruit, kaffir lime, green rockmelon and lemon zest characters. The palate is equally impressive, displaying excellent fruit purity and vibrancy, backed by juicy acidity, leading to a lengthy mouth-watering finish.

There will be a stampede for this wine.” Daily Mail UK, Sunday Magazine May 2016
“Excellent fruit purity & vibrancy” Wine Orbit, June 2019

Fresh herbs and grassy characters combine beautifully with citrus and bright fruit.

Drink young and drink chilled, perfect to drink on its own or combine well with most food, even standing up to a bit of spice. Great NZ Sauv... If you liked Pebble Row you will love this!

Typically intense and concentrated, offering a backbone of gooseberry and passion fruit flavours supported by aromas of lime blossom and elderflower. Incisive citrus acidity provides a clean finish.

Drink with spicy oriental salads.

Attractively fragrant on the nose displaying mandarin, fresh pear, citrus and floral characters. The palate is juicy and rounded, and delivers bright fruit intensity backed by refreshing acidity. The wine is elegantly expressed and immediately appealing.

A lush dry rosé with lovely red berry characteristics infused with the crisp acidity of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.

Our chardonnay reveals a fragrant nose, full of stone fruit and floral aromas. Barrel fermentation brings another layer of complexity with hints of vanilla and toasty nutty characters. A textured mouth feel unfolds with layers of citrus, stone fruit and florals. Vanilla and toasty notes combine with a beautifully balanced acidity to finish long and fresh.

Bright, forward and direct. Vivaciously crisp, it showcases gooseberry, citrus and fresh tropical fruit flavours that linger through the finish.

Dashwood Pinot Gris perfectly balances enticing aromatics with firm minerality. It has a richly structured palate and is full of luscious jasmine, citrus and pear, and delivers excellent varietal characters with a lingering refreshing finish

Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc. Rich gooseberry, lime and tropical fruit characteristics on the palate.

A pure and classy Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. Dry to taste and medium-bodied, the palate displays racy acidity refreshing, lively and bright passionfruity and gooseberry flavours to flow seamlessly through the palate leading to a fine-textured crisp finish.

Serve with seafood and Pacific Rim fare over the next 2 years.

An elegant wine with rich fruit and exotic floral elements. The nose is elegant ant tightly bound with a fine core of white and yellow stonefruits along with a little nutty note, unfolding pear elements and chalky minerals.
Dry to taste, 10% of the fruit barrel aged in old oak adding texture and complexity. Beautifully weighted the wine carries to an elegant, lingering finish.

Serve with Asian cuisine

Attractive fruit sweetness with subtle savoury notes, displaying dark cherry, plum, smoked meat and dried herb characters on the nose. The palate is ripe and rounded, and delivers elegant fruit intensity together with polished tannins.

An drinking pinot showing good balance and harmony.

A broad fruit spectrum with aromas of lime, green apples and melon. The palate is smooth with a slightly creamy texture, making this wine an ideal wine to be enjoyed with food.

10% of this wine has been barrel fermented. A very classy wine.

Vavasour Sauvignon Blanc is arguably the best New Zealand Sauvignon in Marlborough at the moment. This wine really has the wow factor, crisp and dry, this refreshing wine exhibits all the hallmarks of great Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.

The cool weather of the Awatere Valley brings out the brilliant aromatics in Pinot Gris. The bouquet of our 2018 is a beautiful compilation of spicy pear, nashi, bright fruit and ginger. The palate is rich, oily and viscous with the bright, fresh acidity it is known for.

A luscious and aromatic wine, Vavasour Pinot Noir demonstrates the beauty of cool-climate vineyards. The 2016 Pinot Noir is an elegant wine. Aromas of dark plum, violet and earth lead to a rich and complex palate. The mouthfeel is velvety and warm, full of plum and savoury characters.

Food Pairing: Try it with BBQ pork ribs for a perfect match.

A vivacious sparkling rose with an abundance of strawberry and cranberry aromas, plus nuances of rose petal and orange blossom. 100% Pinot Noir grapes, it exudes red fruit flavours finished with a slight sweet

This fragrant Pinot Noir shows complex aromas of dark-red berry fruits with raspberry notes, spice and herbal notes emerge. The palate has good depth and the fruit is supported by fine-grained tannin.

Match with poultry, pork and lamb dishes

Grown amongst the lush cherry orchids of Central Otago, this fragrant and spicy Pinot Noir has vivid aromas of black cherry fruit on the nose with herbal undertones. The palate is mineral driven with fine spiciness under pinned by sweet fruits.

Great by itself or enjoyed with venison, duck and turkey.

A gorgeous complex offering; the fragrant bouquet shows ripe peach, rockmelon, nougat and brioche characters with subtle vanilla and hazelnut notes. The palate is succulent and beautifully weighted, delivering delectable fruit flavours together with stylish oak infusion. It is fleshy, rounded and persistent with a lingering silky finish.

Food Pairing: Cheese platters, chicken pasta or slow cooked pork belly.

Aromas of ripe, fresh yellow stone fruits, complemented with rich, buttery notes and a subtle
layer of flint. Generous on the palate - lovely fresh citrus with a well-rounded nutty finish.
This wine has intense fruit concentration and the underlying acidity gives great focus.

Complex and elegant, it delivers lovely citrus, nectarine and apricot aromas balanced by subtle oakiness. A rich and silky palate.

Loaded with red berry fruit, strawberry, raspberry, cherry, add in some smoke and spice, combine with the acidity and this is what you get, that lovely fruit bomb style of new Pinot Noir that is soft and fruity complemented with a lingering savoury finish.

Pairs perfectly with game bird dishes and barbequed lamb rack.

Runholder Pinot Noir is crafted from parcels of fruit from our home vineyards and offers flavors of rich, dark cherries, spice, and hints of earthiness.
A velvety texture is accented by subtle oak on the long finish.

Match with duck, pork dishes and red meat dishes.

Single Vineyard PAPA is typically, fresh, zingy and vibrant.
Vavasour 'Claudia' has now been renamed 'PAPA', which is named after the soils in the region.

Fermented in old oak, the palate exhibits luscious stone fruit flavours with an underlying mineral note which is typical of this vineyard.

Almost creamy like in texture. Long ripe pear, dried honey, herbaceous cedar and spice after taste. Awesome wine!

The wine combines lovely sweet fruit notes of black cherries and plums with seductive warm spice, game and dark mushroom nuances. It is richly fruited yet elegant, generously textured yet refined, and offers loads of tasty flavours, wonderfully framed by silky tannins.

Food Pairing: Will match superbly with mushroom risotto or paired alongside rich meat dishes that include duck or venison.

Single Vineyard Anna's from the Awatere Valley is a lively, elegant, serious Chardonnay.
The grapes for this wine are carefully selected and hand-picked. The fruit is then whole bunch pressed to seasoned French oak and fermented with indigenous yeast and aged 14 months

The palate is elegant in proportion, but very concentrated with fresh, bright citrus fruits that have a luscious note, some tropical fruit hints, nutty oak and racy, minerally acidity. Very fine textures carry the line to a long nutty, toast infused citrus fruit finish.

Match with grilled seafood and poultry

Felix's Vineyard Pinot Noir is a single vineyard wine only made in certain years when the conditions and fruit are deemed right.
Deep, concentrated, full of dark fruits, chocolate and spice notes, this wine will reward with time in the cellar.

Fresh herbal aromas with layers of ripe guava and passionfruit. Succulent and crisp with a long flavoursome finish. New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc at its most intense.