Waipara Hills

Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot Gris 2012

$268.92

Delicate spring flowers, pear and fresh hay aromas lead to a rich and oily textured palate. Bursts of pear and white peach flavours are followed with fresh, balanced acidity. Serve with roasted pork or Asian inspired dishes.

Tasting Notes
Colour: 
Pale green and straw
Nose: 
Spring flowers, pear juice and fresh hay.
Palate: 
Rich and oily textured with a burst of pear and stone fruit flavours. Balance fresh acidity at the close.
Serve: 
Lightly chilled
Peak Drinking: 
2013-2020
Suggested Food Match: 
Roasted Pork or Asian inspired dishes
Wine Analysis
Alc Vol: 
13.5%
Acidity: 
6.5g/L
Residual Sugar: 
5.8g/L
Wine Background
Vineyard Region: 

100% Waipara Valley
(90% Home Block, 10% Deans Vineyard)

Vintage Conditions: 
A cool summer delayed the ripening much later than normal, which helped to retain the acidity and allowed the aromatics to develop fully. When the warm, stable weather in autumn finally arrived, it saved the day and allowed the fruit to finish ripening and be harvested in great condition.
Grape Variety: 
100% Pinot Gris
Maturation: 
The fruit was mostly machine harvested, then cool pressed and settled. Fermented in stainless steel tanks for freshness, the ferments were stopped when the wine was perfectly balanced. The wine was then left cold and un-sulphured for over a month to allow the yeast to naturally settle and the flavours to fully develop.

2008 Waipara Hills Waipara Pinot Noir

$0.00

The fruit for this wine came from two of our vineyards in the Waipara Valley - The Mound and The Home Block.  Bright plum and strawberry, with notes of chocolate and oak spice make this an enticing and very enjoyable wine.

Tasting Notes
Colour: 
Medium purple/garnet.
Nose: 
Bright and lifted forest berries, with a hint of dried herbs and spices.
Palate: 
Light to medium weight, with lovely berry fruit flavours and a light refreshing finish.
Serve: 
Room temperature.
Peak Drinking: 
2008 onwards
Wine Analysis
Alc Vol: 
13.0
Acidity: 
6.5g/L
Residual Sugar: 
3.5 g/L
Wine Background
Vineyard Region: 

The fruit for this wine came from The Mound and The Home Block Vineyards in the Waipara Valley.

Vintage Conditions: 
<p>Cooler conditions and some rain during the harvest period meant plenty of work bringing in the fruit all at once, but the stable and warm summer produced great flavours and aromatics.</p>
Grape Variety: 
<p>Pinot Noir</p>
Maturation: 
<p>This wine was matured in stainless steel tanks to retain the fresh fruit characters.</p>

Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Chardonnay 2012

$225.72

Sourced from the Waipara Valley this is a partially oaked fruit driven style of Chardonnay, with slight buttery characters. Crisp stone fruit and white peach flavours follow through onto the palate for a dry, crisp finish.

Tasting Notes
Colour: 
Pale yellow.
Nose: 
Crisp stone fruit and pineapple fruit flavours combine with smooth creamy, slightly buttery notes.
Palate: 
White peach and pineapple fruits are balanced with an underlying texture to balance the acidity.
Serve: 
Lightly chilled.
Peak Drinking: 
2013-2016
Wine Analysis
Alc Vol: 
12.5%
Acidity: 
7
Residual Sugar: 
0.26g/L
Wine Background
Vineyard Region: 

Sourced from the Home Block Vineyard in the Waipara Valley.

Vintage Conditions: 
A cool summer delayed the ripening much later than normal, which helped retain the acidity and allowed the aromatics to really devlop fully. When the warm, stable weather in Autumn finally arrived, it saved the day and allowed the fruit to finish ripening and to be harvested in great condition.
Grape Variety: 
100% Chardonnay
Maturation: 
Machine harvest fruit was cool pressed and settled before going into cool fermentation for around three weeks. The wine was then left on lees and stirred for four months before MLF.

Waipara Hills Central Otago Pinot Noir 2011

$322.92

Sourced from our Golden Terraces Vineyard in the Bendigo sub region of Central Otago this Pinot Noir has aromas of brambly fruits, dark cherry, five spice and a hint of smoke. Rich dark fruits on the palate are balanced nicely with firm tannins and soft acidity.

Tasting Notes
Colour: 
Ruby red.
Nose: 
Brambly fruits, dark cherry, five spice and a hint of smoke.
Palate: 
Firm yet generous, this wine has rich dark fruits balanced nicely with firm tannins and soft acidity.
Serve: 
At room temperature.
Suggested Food Match: 
Roast Lamb.
Wine Analysis
Alc Vol: 
14.0%
Acidity: 
5.5
Residual Sugar: 
2.1g/L
Wine Background
Vineyard Region: 

Sourced from the Bendigo sub-region of Central Otago.

Vintage Conditions: 
The cooler season produced plenty of challenges for our vineyard team in Central, but produced elegant wines with fine tannins.
Grape Variety: 
100% Pinot Noir
Maturation: 
The fruit was harvested over a 2 week period, brought into the winery and gently destemmed into the fermenter to start their cold soak. Ferment was 7-10 days, then the parcels were pressed, settled and then run to tanks and barrels. Mainly tank matured. About 22% was matured in French barrels and the remainder was in stainless steel tanks for a total of 10 months.

Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Chardonnay 2011

$0.00

Sourced from our Home Bock Vineyard in the Waipara Valley this is a very fruit driven style of Chardonnay with subtle use of oak. Pineapple and stone fruit flavours combine with smooth buttery notes on the nose and follow through onto the palate. Dry and crisp with an underlying texture to balance the acidity. Serve lightly chilled with a light lunch.

Tasting Notes
Colour: 
Pale yellow.
Nose: 
Crisp stone fruit and pineapple fruit flavours with smooth creamy, slighly buttery notes.
Palate: 
Following on from the promise of the nose, the palate is all stone fruit and pineapple, balanced with a rich creamy note. Dry, crisp yet with an underlying texture to balance the acidty.
Serve: 
Lighly chilled.
Peak Drinking: 
This wine will develop with patience and time, peak drinking 2012-2015
Suggested Food Match: 
Peppery salmon pilaf.
Wine Analysis
Alc Vol: 
13.5
Acidity: 
6.6
Residual Sugar: 
0.1
Wine Background
Vineyard Region: 

100% sourced from The Home Block Vineyard in the Waipara Valley.

Vintage Conditions: 
Bud break this year was late September early October followed by a settled and warm spring without any frost set backs. The plants enjoyed good growth. We went into an early flower set, the earlist on our records and alos one of the best. The summer and ripening season were dry and cool. Through the growing season we had 230mm of rain, the hottest month being December with an average temperature of 18 degrees Celsius.
Grape Variety: 
100% Chardonnay
Maturation: 
Once pressd the juice was cold settled for two days, then racked and warmed before going into fermentation in both oak barrels and tanks. Fermentation took avout three weeks, after which the wine was left in full casks and tanks for two months for flavour development. One tank started MLF and was stopped when the flavours were balanced for the blend.
Accolades
Bronze - Royal Easter Show Wine Awards (NZ) 2012
84 Points/ 3.5 Stars. "Lifted and appealling on the nose with passionfruit, feijoa and a hint of musky notes. The palate is well fruited with lovely intensity and a refreshing finish. Generously flavoured yet beautifully balanced and harmonious. At its best: now to 2013". Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
"Generously flavoured yet beautifully balanced and harmonious." Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Bronze - Salmon Class. Canterbury Wine Awards (NZ) 2012
93/100 "Lovely fruit driven style featuring pineapple and stone fruit tones. Subtle use of oak." Peter Chapman

Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot Noir 2011

$134.46

A bright, fresh style Pinot Noir with lifted red fruits, earth and spice characters and good acidity. Soft and silky initially the wine flows through to a firm yet smooth and persistent structure of dark fruit, dried spice and leather characters that linger and linger.

Tasting Notes
Colour: 
Medium density with red and purple hues.
Nose: 
Lifted red fruits with hints of earth and spice from the oak.
Palate: 
Soft and silky to start with then flows through to a firmer structure with dark fruits, dried spice and leather characters that linger and linger.
Serve: 
Room temperature.
Wine Analysis
Alc Vol: 
14.0%
Acidity: 
6.0 g/L
Residual Sugar: 
0.9 g/L
Wine Background
Vineyard Region: 

45% The Home Block Vineyard, 33% The Mound Vineyard, 8% The Deans Vineyard, 14% The Golden Terraces Vineyard

Vintage Conditions: 
The bud break this year was late September early October followed by a settled and warm spring without any frost set backs. The plants enjoyed good growth. We went into an early flower set, the earliest on our records and also one of the best. The summer and ripening season were dry and cool. Throough the growing season we had 230mm or rain, the hottest month being December with an average temperature of 18 degrees.
Grape Variety: 
100% Pinot Noir
Maturation: 
Each block of fruit was fermented seperately, with a seven day cold soak followed by a seven to ten day ferment. Most parcels were then pressed and settled for two days before either being run to barrels or to a full tank to await MLF later in the year. 30% was aged in barrels, the remainder was in tanks.
Accolades
Bronze - Royal Easter Show Wine Awards (NZ) 2012
“The newest winery in the line-up, Waipara Hills was established in 2001 and in ten years has amassed over 200 awards for their wines. The youngest wine on show, this Pinot Noir is reddish-purple in the glass, with lifted aromas of red fruits and toasty oak. Surprisingly soft upfront, but finishes with dark berry fruits and a savoury leather note. Immensely drinkable, this is a wine that will go down as a real crowd pleaser…” M2 Magazine, June 2012. Circulation 11,392. Dave Campbell.

Waipara Hills Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2011

$225.72

Sourced from both the Wairau and Awatere Valleys of Marlborough, this is a generous Sauvignon Blanc with lifted aromas of nettles, snow peas, guava and flint characters. The palate has a citrus and grapefruit approach followed by a mineral mid palate, elegant texture and long finish.

Tasting Notes
Colour: 
Pale yellow.
Nose: 
Nettles, snow pea, flint, wet stone and guava.
Palate: 
Citrus approach, grapefruit, mineral mid palate, long finish with good weight and texture.
Serve: 
Chilled to 4 degrees Celsius.
Peak Drinking: 
Made to be enjoyed young, fresh and crisp.
Wine Analysis
Alc Vol: 
13.0%
Acidity: 
7.5 g/L
Residual Sugar: 
2.2 g/L
Wine Background
Vineyard Region: 

Varous vineyards around the Marlborough region.

Vintage Conditions: 
An early start and a cooler growing season produced a longer season, yet the stable autumn allowed the fruit to be picked at just the right time. Harvested between 22nd March and 15th April 2011.
Grape Variety: 
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Maturation: 
Cleaned, settled juice fermented with a range of yeasts at cool temps (12-15oC) for approx three weeks, then racked off lees and kept chilled for three weeks before sulphuring and warming before blending.
Accolades
Gold - Royal Easter Wine Show 2013
Gold - Royal Easter Wine Show 2013
4 Stars, Winestate Magazine (Australia), March 2012. “Ripe style, grown in the Wairau and Awatere valleys, with substantial body, tropical fruit flavours to the fore and a herbal undercurrent. Very finely balanced, with excellent freshness and depth.”
4 Stars, Winestate Magazine "Very finely balanced, with excellent freshness and depth".
Silver - Royal Easter Show Wine Awards (NZ) 2012
Silver - New Zealand International Wine Show 2011
Bronze - International Aromatic Wine Competition 2011 (NZ)
Pure Bronze - Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2011 (NZ)
4 Stars, Winestate Magazine (Australia) Best Wines of 2011. “Great tropical punch to the nose with excellent varietal fruit crispness on the palate and exhibiting a touch of residual sugar sweetness.”
4 stars – “Ripe style, grown in the Wairau and Awatere valleys, with substantial body, tropical fruit flavours to the fore and a herbal undercurrent. Very finely balanced, with excellent freshness and depth”. Winestate National, 01/04/2012, Bi-Monthly Circulation 25,000, Michael Cooper
88 Points/ 4 Stars – “Lifted and appealing on the nose with passionfruit, feijoa and a hint of musky notes. The palate is well fruited with lovely intensity and a refreshing finish. Generously flavoured yet beautifully balanced and harmonious. At its best: now to 2013.” Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Bronze - Decanter World Wine Awards (UK) 2012
Bronze - International Wine Challenge (UK) 2012
92 Points "All it should be so no knocking it but what it is not what I want from a wine, sauvignon blanc lovers will enjoy it but with so much around $21 could be pricy 92 points as it’s a sound wine if not exciting.” Tony Key, Email Newsletter Issue 40, May 2012.

Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot Gris 2011

$0.00

2011 was an exceptional season for Waipara Valley Pinot Gris with an early flower set and cool, dry ripening season. Ripe pear, quince paste, fresh hay and ginger aromatics lead to a dry and structured palate showing great weight and texture. Serve lightly chilled.

Tasting Notes
Colour: 
Pale straw.
Nose: 
Ripe pear, quince paste, fresh hay and ginger.
Palate: 
Dry and structured yet rich and generous. Great weight and mouth feel yet tight and fresh.
Serve: 
Lightly chilled.
Peak Drinking: 
2012 - 2015. This wine will develop with patience and time.
Suggested Food Match: 
Roast Summer Vegetable Salad
Wine Analysis
Alc Vol: 
14.5%
Acidity: 
5 g/L
Residual Sugar: 
2.1 g/L
Wine Background
Vineyard Region: 

100% from the Waipara Valley.
87% The Home Block Vineyard, 5% The Deans Vineyard, 8% Other.

Vintage Conditions: 
The bud break this year was late September early October followed by a settled and warm spring without any frost set bakcs. The plants enjoyed good growth. We went into an early flower set, the earliest on our records and also one of the best. The summer and ripening season were dry and cool. Through the growing season we had 230mm if rain, the hottest month being December with an average temperature of 18oC.
Grape Variety: 
100% Pinot Gris.
Maturation: 
Juice was cold settled and racked before fermentation with a selection of yeast strains at cool temperatures (12-15oC) for approx 3 weeks. The wine was then chilled and left un sulphured on lees prior to blending.
Accolades
Bronze - International Aromatic Wine Competition 2011 (NZ)
Bronze - Royal Easter Show Wine Awards (NZ) 2012
"Getting the texture right is a big part of making successful Pinot Gris, and winemaker Simon McGeorge has done well with this example of his skills. It has all the right pear and ripe melon aromas, but it is the faintly oily, richly fruited flavour profile that makes you want to pour another glass." Wine NZ Magazine, May 2012. Vic Williams
94 Points “Beautiful textbook nose (slight pear) some weight in the mouth and just a little rawness that will settle as 2012 rolls on. Flavours gently swell and change as it travels an elegant wine all round 94 points and great value at $21” Tony Key, Email Newsletter, Issue 40, May 2012.

Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Riesling 2011

$225.72

Inviting aromas of fresh cut apple, green melon and a touch of honey and fresh ginger lead to a rich mouth filling palate. Generous fruit flavours combined with crisp vibrant acidity provide an enduring and refreshing finish. Sourced from The Mound Vineyard in the Waipara Valley.

Tasting Notes
Colour: 
Pale yellow.
Nose: 
Fresh cut apple, green melon with a touch of honey and fresh ginger.
Palate: 
This wine is rich and mouth filling on the first sip but then the lovely crisp acidity steps in. Persistent and refreshing.
Serve: 
Lightly chilled.
Peak Drinking: 
This wine will develop with patience and time. 2012-2015
Wine Analysis
Alc Vol: 
13.0
Acidity: 
7.55
Residual Sugar: 
16.7
Wine Background
Vineyard Region: 

The Mound Vineyard, Waipara Valley

Vintage Conditions: 
The bud break was late September early October followed by a settled and warm spring without any frost set backs. The plants enjoyed good growth. We went into an early flower set, the earlist on our records and also one of the best. The summer and ripening season were dry and cool. Through the growing season we had 230mm of rain, the hottest month being December with an average temperature of 18 degrees.
Grape Variety: 
100% Riesling
Maturation: 
The juice was naturally cold settled and racked before fermentation with a selection of yeast strains at cool temperatures (12-15 degrees celsius) for approximately three weeks. The wine was then chilled, racked and sulphured with minimal less contact prior to blending.
Accolades
Bronze - International Aromatic Wine Competition 2011 (NZ)
91 POINTS/ 4.5 STARS “Rich and opulent, this young Riesling is full of delicious flavours, displaying mango, citrus, stone fruit and a touch of toasty notes on the nose. The palate is succulent and generous with elegant sweetness and crisp acidity. A very likeable Riesling. At its best: now to 2015.” Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Canape Class Winner - Canterbury Wine Awards (NZ) 2012
Bronze - Decanter World Wine Awards (UK) 2012
Silver - International Wine Challenge (UK) 2012
93 Points “For me a great riesling nose touch of lime hint of kerosene, smells and tastes older then it is. Drinking superbly at the moment and should develop some more as it ages 93 points and good value at $21”. Tony Key, Email Newsletter Issue 40, May 2012.

Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot Noir 2010

$0.00

This wine displays inviting aroma of wild berries, plums and cherries with a hint of dried herbs and spice. These characters follow from the nose onto the palate and showcase the attractive fruit, spice and earth flavours of the Waipara Valley.

Tasting Notes
Colour: 
Medium purple/garnet
Nose: 
Inviting aromas of wild berries, plums and cherries with a hint of dried herbs and spice.
Palate: 
The flavours follow from the nose onto the palate and showcase the attractive fruit, spice and earth flavours of the Waipara Valley.
Serve: 
At about 15ºC, or just below room temperature.
Peak Drinking: 
2012-2015
Suggested Food Match: 
Garlicky meatball dish
Wine Analysis
Alc Vol: 
13.0%
Acidity: 
5.66 g/l
Residual Sugar: 
1.3 g/l
Wine Background
Vineyard Region: 

The fruit for this wine came from our two vineyards in the Waipara Valley, The Mound and Home Block.

Vintage Conditions: 
2010 was a cooler, yet stable season which led to great flavour development in all of our varietals.
Grape Variety: 
100% Pinot Noir
Maturation: 
30% was aged in oak for 6 months, 30% of this in new oak.
Accolades
Bronze - New Zealand International Wine Show, 2011 (NZ)
Pure Bronze - Bragato Wine Awards, 2011 (NZ)
Bronze - Spiegelau International Wine Competition 2011 (NZ)
Silver - New World Wine Awards 2011 (NZ)
4 Stars & Best Buy - Cuisine Magazine 2011 (NZ) "The lovely brambly, spicy quality that Waipara does so well is all here for a very reasonable price. Notes of boiled sweets ring out with juicy clarity, held together by a good acidic spice. A garlicky meatball dish would be just the ticket"
86 Points - Wine Advocate, Lisa Perroti-Brown 2011
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