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The 2020 Mission Estate Pinot Noir wine is bright, fresh, varietal and fruity bouquet. This Mission Estate Pinot Noir has aromas of fresh red cherry and raspberry flesh. Dry crunchy textures touch the palate first with acidity and tannins providing the framework for the fruit and structure. Fine tannins, crisp almost crunchy textures, well made, dry and youthful. A beautifully ripe Estate Pinot Noir wine from the Awatere Valley in Marlborough.

Mission Estate is a multi-award-winning winery and an iconic New Zealand landmark located in the heart of Hawke’s Bay. Established in 1851 by French missionaries, it is New Zealand’s oldest winery and home to a heritage like no other.

This 2020 Mission Estate Pinot Noir wine pairs well with a Cheese Platter, Salmon, and Roast Chicken.

Abv: 13%

The 2021 Mission Estate Syrah wine has a soft and velvety with dark berry fruits, cracked pepper and sweet spices. This Mission Estate Syrah wine has flavours of plums and dark cherry then black currant, purple fruits and a touch of fresh red meat touch the palate first. Selected from some of Hawke’s Bay’s finest vineyards, this Syrah wine was matured in French oak barrels for 12 months before release.

Mission Estate is a multi-award-winning winery and an iconic New Zealand landmark located in the heart of Hawke’s Bay. Established in 1851 by French missionaries, it is New Zealand’s oldest winery and home to a heritage like no other.

This 2021 Mission Estate Syrah Hawke’s Bay wine pairs with grilled lamb chops.

Alcohol content: 13.5%

The 2022 Mission Estate Chardonnay wine is made in a lovely gentle style, the bouquet shows white stone fruit, lemon peel and rock melon characters with hints of vanilla and cedar. This Mission Estate Chardonnay has a fresh fruit and citrus characters are beautifully balanced with a subtle spice and creaminess. Moderate length, medium acid line and ready. Fruit for this Chardonnay wine was carefully selected from some of Hawke’s Bay’s finest vineyards.

Mission Estate is a multi-award-winning winery and an iconic New Zealand landmark located in the heart of Hawke’s Bay. Established in 1851 by French missionaries, it is New Zealand’s oldest winery and home to a heritage like no other.

This 2022 Mission Estate Chardonnay wine pairs wonderfully with roast chicken stuffed with lemon and thyme or salmon seared on a smokey grill.

The 2022 Mission Estate Pinot Gris wine has aromas and flavours of ripe white fleshed tree fruits pears and apples. There’s a spice layer emphasised by warming alcohol and carries by the moderate acidity level. This Mission Estate Pinot Gris from Marlborough is a beautiful, softly-textured wine.

Mission Estate is a multi-award-winning winery and an iconic New Zealand landmark located in the heart of Hawke’s Bay. Established in 1851 by French missionaries, it is New Zealand’s oldest winery and home to a heritage like no other.

This 2022 Mission Estate Pinot Gris wine pairs wonderfully with spicy Asian inspired dishes such as Green Thai Curry.

A delightfully appealing 2022 Mission Estate Sauvignon Blanc wine from Marlborough that delivers attractive fruit intensity and shows ripe nectarine, passionfruit and lime zest characters. The nose is fresh, bright and vibrant with gentle aromas of cut grass, nettles, gooseberries and piquant fresh herbs. This Sauvignon Blanc wine from Mission Estate has a refreshing and crisp quality.

Mission Estate is a multi-award-winning winery and an iconic New Zealand landmark located in the heart of Hawke’s Bay. Established in 1851 by French missionaries, it is New Zealand’s oldest winery and home to a heritage like no other.

This 2022 Mission Estate Sauvignon Blanc wine pairs wonderfully with Sushi and Sashimi, Grilled Seafood, and Goat Cheese Salad.

ABV: 13%

The 2018 Aroha Craggy Range Pinot Noir wine is light cherry in colour with a beautiful Burgundy hue. This Aroha Pinot Noir wine has lifted wild strawberry and ripe cherry notes dominate the bouquet, with hints of lavender sitting in unison with subtle oak tones floating in the background. The palate is an expression of energy. The Aroha Craggy Range Pinot Noir wine has a perfect balance of fruit sweetness and ripe tannins. It is long and layered with impressive complexity.

The Aroha Craggy Range Pinot Noir  is a romantic word in the Māori language of New Zealand meaning love. Reflective of its namesake, Aroha is handcrafted with passion from two unique parcels of Pinot Noir, including one of the legendary Abel clone. The fruit is grown on a slope of an elevate terrace of fertile land at the Te Muna Road vineyard where an ancient dried river bed delivered nutrient rich soil perfect for growing Pinot Noir.

The 2018 Aroha Craggy Range Pinot Noir wine is best paired with Seared duck breast, foraged mushroom risotto.

Awards:
2008 Vintage: Silver – San Francisco International Wine Competition

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.