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This 2019 Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah wine has deep and dark with a purple hue. An overwhelming presence that suggests this Syrah wine will live to be iconic. The nose is flush with mulberry, violets, lavender and cocoa. The palate has suave, smooth and concentrated dark berries, presented in a very neatly articulated array of ripe, regal tannins. This Le Sol Syrah wine has a great depth and resolve. The 2018 Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah wine is perhaps the most confident, self-assured expression of Syrah to yet emerge from this benchmark producer. This is a stellar vintage of Craggy’s Range’s premium Hawkes Bay Syrah.

Le Sol (french: the soil) is born of the renowned Gimblett Gravels viticultural appellation with its gravelly soils attracting the sun in summer and insulating the vines in winter.

This Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah wine is best paired with Braised beef and strong blue-based cheese.

95 points James Suckling
95 points Wine Enthusiast
94 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

This 2020 Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Sophia wine has a deep dark red. The perfume is intoxicating with ripe blueberry overlaying cinnamon, brioche and a hint of leafy varietal lingering in the background. The palate sits upright and all-encompassing. The red wine tannins’s are long and silky, flavour concentrated and ripe, the finish endless the hallmarks of one of the great Sophia’s.

The 2020 Craggy Range Sophia wine has a refined and elegant hand-crafted Merlot dominant blend that represents both the vigneron’s art and an inherent understanding of the land, ensuring ‘Sophia’ is the finest expression of the terroir and the people. ‘Sophia’, meaning ‘wisdom’ in Greek mythology, pays tribute to the goddess of knowledge and experience, information and understanding – a philosophy adopted by our winemakers and viticulturists when crafting this wine.

The Gimblett Gravels Vineyard Syrah from Craggy Range is a fascinating red wine cuvée made from Merlot (62%), Cabernet Sauvignon (19%), Cabernet Franc (18%) and Petit Verdot (1%) and presented in the glass in a dark garnet red.

This dry red wine from New Zealand is a real treat with beef fillet with red wine sauce and potato stew, lamb carree with rosemary potatoes or with liver with steamed onions.

Wine Spectator: 90 points for 2013
Robert Parker: 93+ points for 2013
Stephan Tanzer: 91 points for 2013

This 2019 Craggy Range Gimblett Merlot wine has a deep ruby with crimson hue. This Merlot wine has a welcoming aroma of ripe plum and the scent of a winter Christmas kitchen. The Gimblett Merlot wine is exquisitely structured with sweet fruit supported by layers of fine tannin creating a taut yet luscious mouthfeel.

Our Gimblett Gravels Merlot is carefully selected from parcels of Merlot in our Gimblett Gravels Vineyard. The warm, gravelly soils are perfect for the production of Merlot and the moderate heat allows the wine to retain freshness and structure without showing over-ripe characters.

Awards:
2014 Vintage: Silver – New Zealand Wine of the Year
2010 Vintage: Commended – International Wine Challenge
2011 Vintage: Commended – International Wine Challenge
2011 Vintage: Bronze – Decanter World Wine Awards

The 2020 Craggy Range Gimblett Syrah wine has a dark burgundy with a vibrant purple hue. Immediately the nose shows all the hallmarks of the variety on these soils. This Craggy Range Gimblett Syrah wine has a olive tapenade, mulberries, and spicy, gamey notes are all in abundance. The palate has prominent ripe tannins and an intensity that speaks to a warm vintage. Medium to full-bodied, the unique savoury and fruit balance is sure to entice all flavours of Syrah from the Gimblett Gravels.

With a terroir-focused approach, Craggy Range works with some of the best areas in New Zealand. The Gimblett Gravels vineyard in Hawkes Bay and the Te Muna Road vineyard in Martinborough.

The 2020 Craggy Range Gimblett Syrah is best paired with Roasted garlic and thyme lamb rack, squid ink linguine.

The 2021 Craggy Range Kidnappers Vineyard Chardonnay wine has a pale lime to pale straw color. Subtle, yes definitive aromas of lime zest and grapefruit pulp with hints of brioche and fresh cashews. Palate has saline acidity that carry the citrus notes from nose to mouth. The Kidnappers Vineyard Chardonnay wine has a savoury complexity provides the perfect counter-point for a Chardonnay that truly reflects its maritime origins.

The Craggy’s lightly oaked Chardonnay is a standout every year and this 2021 vintage release once again doffs its cap to the great wines of Chablis. This Kidnappers Vineyard Chardonnay wine from New Zealand is fresh and vibrant with tight structure and great mid-palate drive. The cool yet sunny environment of our Te Awanga Vineyard near Cape Kidnappers allows the development of intense Chardonnay flavours in the grapes, captured using traditional winemaking techniques seen in the Chablis region of France.

The 2021 Craggy Range Kidnappers Vineyard Chardonnay wine is best paired with Comté cheese and truffle pasta.

The 2022 Craggy Range Rose Gimblett Gravels Vineyard wine has a brilliant rose petal in colour. This Craggy Range wine is lifted fresh cherry and wild raspberry. The palate has a succulence that flows the whole way through. Ripe red fruit envelops the flavour profile; however, a savoury thread ensures that this complements many a first course. The 2021 Craggy Rose Gimblett Gravels Vineyard is delicious.

The Craggy Range began with the desire to create a legacy. When Terry Peabody visited New Zealand in 1997 he was introduced to Steve Smith, MW. Terry sensed an exciting possibility in New Zealand; the exceptional climate and spirit of the people aligned with his own philosophy and desire to cut a new path. He wanted to create wines that would become internationally regarded as New World classics. The two men made an important decision from the beginning – to select and source the best land in the country, and to plant the vines perfectly suited to that soil and climate. The winery is one of the most technically advanced ever built in New Zealand and is known for uncompromising standards and meticulous craftsmanship.

This 2022 Craggy Range Rose Gimblett Gravels wine has a Grape Variety of 44% Syrah, 36% Tempranillo, 20% Merlot.

The 2021 Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough wine has a pale lime to pale straw color. This Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough wine has aromas of fresh passionfruit pulp, kaffir lime leaf and lemon curd leap from the glass. The palate is electric; those tropical to citrus flavours follow through to the mouth, and a salivating, crunchy acid structure ensure the Sauvignon Blanc wine is not only highly drinkable, but the freshness has you reaching for that second glass.

The 2021 Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough wine is best paired with Sashimi, bluff oysters and trout risotto.

The 2020 Craggy Range Te Muna Pinot Noir wine has a vibrant red cherry with a crimson hue. This Pinot Noir wine is complex aromatic array of dark rose, plum, cherry, tree bark and wooden spices. Supple palate entry with attractive varietal red fruits and lovely tension from the fine tannin profile. The Craggy Range Te Muna Pinot Noir wine is a joyful wine full of charm.

The rocky terraces of the Te Muna vineyard, New Zealand offer a range of minerals in the soil, plus hot days and cool nights, adding to the complexity of the wine. This is a stand-out Pinot Noir wine, to be savoured slowly.

The Craggy Range Te Muna Pinot Noir wine is best paired with Pan seared and roasted duck leg, fresh pasta and sautueed mushroom risotto.

Awards:
2017 Vintage: Silver Medal – The TEXSOM International Wine Awards
2017 Vintage: Silver – San Francisco International Wine Competition
2015 Vintage: Gold – Decanter World Wine Awards
2014 Vintage: Bronze – New Zealand Wine of the Year
2014 Vintage: Bronze – Decanter World Wine Awards
2014 Vintage: Silver – International Wine Challenge

The 2021 Craggy Range Te Muna Road Vineyard Riesling wine has a very pale straw-lemon in colour. This Craggy Range Riesling wine has aromas of lemon curd, kaffir lime leaf and rose petal. The palate is taut and long, with a crunchy lemon acid driving long through the finish. The mid-palate has a delicious pithiness, with varietal flavours of mandarin, grapefruit and lime. A salivating wine that celebrates the freshness of this variety and the Te Muna site.

The Craggy Range Te Muna Road Vineyard is seven kilometres outside the Martinborough township and at higher elevation which delays harvest by about a week. Here they focus on cultivation of the classic cool climate varieties of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. This 2021 Craggy Range Te Muna Road Vineyard Riesling wine is a fine expression of dry Martinborough Riesling.

This Riesling wine goes well with shellfish, shrimps, and spicy food.

The 2022 Craggy Range Te Muna Sauvignon Blanc wine is from the lower terrace of our Te Muna Road Vineyard in Martinborough. This Craggy Range Te Muna Sauvignon Blanc wine is sourced exclusively from several parcels of vines growing on stony, limestone influenced soils. Pale lemon straw. Ripe Sauvignon Blanc aromatics with notes of white peach, citrus blossom, honeysuckle and kaffir lime. Harmonious and rich on the palate with ripe citrus and fresh apple and a layered, dry, textural feel.

The Craggy Range Te Muna Sauvignon Blanc wine is best paired oysters, ceviche kingfish, and Thai street food.

The 2020 Craggy Te Muna Riesling wine has a pale golden straw. The Riesling is lifted lime zest with the hint of lavender blossom ticking through. The beautifully poised palate with sugar and acid sitting in harmony. This Craggy Te Muna Riesling wine has a very subtle savoury note hints and another level of complexity. The Craggy Te Muna Riesling wine is a delicious example of the single varietal of the Te Muna Road vineyard.

The 2020 Craggy Te Muna Riesling wine is beat paired with modern Asian fusion and fresh crustacean’s.

The 2022 De Gras Estate Merlot wine has a ruby red with purple notes. This Merlot wine has fresh blackberry and plum aromas with vanilla and cedar. Clean and attractive. This Chilean Red Wine has black fruit flavors, with nice freshness and balance. Ripe sweet tannins that give the wine a pleasant taste and a lingering finish.

The 2015 Dehesa La Granja wine by Alejandro Fernández has a mature picota cherry red colour, with an intense garnet rim and covered in layers. This Dehesa La Granja wine has subtle notes of ripe black fruit jam, combined with delicate toasted notes, which meld perfectly with subtle hints of cocoa and some balsamic hints. The Dehesa La Granja wine is powerful in the mouth, flavourful, meaty and well structured. Endowed with ripe, sweet and high-quality tannins that give it breadth and volume and fill the palate. Bursting with the aromas of ripe fruit in the middle and integrated with the flavour of exquisite wood. The Alejandro Fernández Dehesa La Granja has a long persistent finish, marked by hints of liquor-infused cherries.

The 2015 Dehesa La Granja wine is a perfect accompaniment to red meat, such as veal tenderloin with mustard in red wine. It also goes perfectly with feathered game dishes such as stewed squab with mushrooms and truffles or duck with blueberry sauce.

Rated with 93 points by James Suckling.

The 2018 Delas Freres Cote Rotie Seigneur de Maugiron wine has rounded, full-bodied, voluptuous, and impeccably balanced, it offers lots of spice, cured meats and black fruits, sweet tannin, and a great mid-palate. This French red wine has considerable elegance and purity, and is more sexy and approachable than the more structured Côte Rôtie La Landonne.

This Seigneur de Maugiron wine 2018 by Delas is made from vineyards located on the Côte Brune and the Côte Blonde. In the Middle Ages, the Lord of Maugiron shared his Cote-Rotie vineyard between his two daughters, one brunette and the other blond. It is from there that the names “Côte Brune” and “Côte Blonde” come. The Seigneur de Maugiron by Delas is 100% Syrah.

The Seigneur de Maugiron 2018 wine by Delas is ideally accompanied by meat, beef roasts, water game, truffles or even braised boar. For an optimal tasting, open the bottle 1 to 3 hours before tasting. It is advisable to decant the wine if the time of keeping in the cellar is more than 5 years.

93 points James Suckling
93 points Wine Spectator
90 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

The 2014 Delas Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes wine is a stunning effort that exhibits blockbuster notes of toasted spice, leather, peppery herbs and sweet black and blue fruit. This Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes wine is powerful, concentrated and full-bodied effort that has lots of tannin, but more than enough fruit to handle it. The palate is seductive due to its firm structure combined with a silky feel, as well as its tight tannic structure, which guarantees great ageing potential.

This Domaine des Tourettes Hermitage by Delas is made from grapes from three terroirs Ermite, Sabot and Bessards located within the Hermitage region. This iconic appellation is known for its mainly south-facing vineyards as well as the variety of soils made up of granite soils covered with mica schists, gneiss and round alluvial pebbles.

The 2014 Delas Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes wine compliments red meats, game, marinated meats or spicy stews. For an ideal tasting, open the bottle 1 to 3 hours before tasting.

94 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
93 points Vinous
95 points International Wine Challenge

The 2021 Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon wine by Di Giorgio Family has a herby, cassis aroma that is typical of Cabernet in this part of the world. In the mouth, there’s good concentration of sweet plum and black fruit flavours, with sweet spices and a fragrant vanilla and wood lift. This Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon wine has violet notes come through on the pleasant finish. A more elegant style of Cabernet Sauvignon that will match well with a variety of dishes.

This 2021 vintage saw moderate yields combined with a mild summer and consequently long, slow ripening season, perfect for Cabernet Sauvignon. This enabled us to produce wines of beautiful fruit with typical Coonawarra elegance and balance. The softening effect of traditional open top fermentation, and the maturity of the vineyards have given this wine great mouth feel. It is ready to consume now, though it’s Coonawarra pedigree suggests that it will drink well, if cellared in good conditions, for at least 8-10 years.