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Assortment
Wines from New Zealand
1 Valid from March 2020
New Zealand – a country with an extraordinary image for its
nature, people and high-quality wines. After having lived in New
Zealand for two years, building relationships with some of the
best wine producers of the country, we moved back to Germany
in order to be closer to our customers. vinabonus GmbH was
found in 2014 and is specialized on importing and distributing
high quality and hard-to-get wines from New Zealand.
New Zealand still represents a niche in most European wine
markets besides the consistently high quality and unmatched
flavours. This represents an excellent growth potential and point
of differentiation for all channels.
All wines are personally tasted and carefully selected by us.
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in New Zealand. You can buy these wines easily from our
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CONTENT
Our Winery Partners 4
New Zealand Wine Regions 5
Special Accolades 6
Wineries and Wines
Ata Rangi 8
Black Estate 10
Blank Canvas 12
Brightwater Gravels 14
Burn Cottage 16
Dry River 18
Durvillea 20
Framingham 22
Fromm Winery 25
Gibbston Valley 27
Hans Family Estate 29
Lawson‘s Dry Hills 32
Man O‘ War 34
Middle-Earth™ 37
Neudorf Vineyards 39
Palliser Estate 41
Quartz Reef 43
Rippon 45
Spy Valley Wines 47
Waimea Estate 49
Terms and conditions 51
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OUR WINERY PARTNERS
Ata Rangi Black Estate Blank Canvas Brightwater Gravels
One of the cult producers of New Top winery from North Highly successful new wine label Family company since
Zealand Canterbury from Marlborough generations
Burn Cottage Dry River Durvillea Framingham Wines
Premium Pinot Noir from Central Pioneer and cult producer from Made by one of Marlborough’s Widely considered as best
Otago Martinborough top Sauvignon Blanc producers Riesling producer in NZ
FROMM WINERY Gibbston Valley Hans Family Estate Lawson‘s Dry Hills
Premium wines with Swiss Pinot Noir pioneer from Central Old world winemaking with New Marlborough pioneers with
precision Otago Zealand fruit outstanding price-quality-ratio
Man O‘ War Middle-Earth Wines Neudorf Vineyards Palliser Estate
Highly decorated wines from the Elegant wines from New Considered as one of the best Great value from boutique
wine island Waiheke Zealand‘s middle wineries in New Zealand Martinborough
Quartz Reef Rippon Spy Valley Wines Waimea Estate
Top sparkler and Pinots from Outstanding wines from one of Successful family business from Value for money with awarded
Austrian wine pioneer Rudi New Zealand‘s top producers Marlborough wines
Bauer
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NEW ZEALAND WINE REGIONS
Northland
Auckland
Man O’ War
NORTH ISLAND
Waikato/Bay of Plenty
Gisborne
Hawke‘s Bay
Brightwater Gravels, Nelson Wairarapa
Middle-Earth Wines,
Neudorf Vineyards, Ata Rangi, Dry River, Palliser Estate
Waimea Estate
Marlborough
Blank Canvas, Durvillea, Framingham, FROMM WINERY,
Hans Family Estate, Lawson’s Dry Hills, Spy Valley
SOUTH ISLAND Wines
Waipara Valley / Canterbury
Black Estate Wines
Central Otago
Burn Cottage Vineyard,
Gibbston Valley, Quartz Reef,
Rippon
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SPECIAL ACCOLADES
New Zealand Winery of the Year
2018 + 2019
Framingham
By Bob Campbell MW
New Zealand Winemaker of The Year 2019
Helen Masters, Ata Rangi
By Gourmet Traveller
Leadership 2019
Rudi Bauer, Quartz Reef
by Gourmet Traveller
“This important award goes to a man whose success as a viticulturist and winemaker
and efforts as a tireless promoter of New Zealand wine in general
and, in particular, Central Otago wine, has been an inspiration to others.”
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ATA RANGI
MARTINBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND
Ata Rangi, meaning “dawn sky” or “new beginning” in Maori is a small New Zealand winery with a renowned reputation
for Pinot Noir. Located at the southern end of the North Island in the village of Martinborough, it is owned and managed
by a family trio – Clive Paton, his wife Phyll and his sister Alison. Ata Rangi has an enviable reputation as one of the New
World’s most respected Pinot Noir producers.
Clive planted his first vines on a small, stony sheep paddock at the edge of the Martinborough village in 1980 as one of a
handful of people who pioneered winegrowing in the area.
Ata Rangi Pinot Noir is undoubtedly the flagship wine, and in 2010 was honoured with the inaugural Tipuranga Teitei o
Aotearoa or “Grand Cru of New Zealand”.
With a skilled team in place, including dynamic winemaker Helen Masters, Clive now has more time to focus on his
commitment to conservation and to the Ata Rangi alliance with Project Crimson.
Ata Rangi is part of the Family of Twelve. The Family of Twelve is a fraternity of twelve of New Zealand’s most
prestigious and enduring artisanal wineries.
Accolades:
“one of the country’s very best producers.” – Bob
Campbell MW
"Martinborough legends Ata Rangi simply don't release
wines short of the mark" – Nick Stock
"Ata Rangi is the crowned king of New Zealand Pinot
Noir. It has been making stunning wine for a long time”
– Decanter Magazine
Top 5 New Zealand winery. "When I asked winemakers
to name New Zealand's greatest producers, one name
kept coming up: Ata Rangi” – Robert Parker
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Raranga Sauvignon Blanc 2018
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2018-2023 • 12.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
92 Parker
92 Goode
Art. 1554
Crimson Pinot Noir 2017
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2027 • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
93 Suckling
93 Goode
Art. 1525 94 Wine Orbit
Ata Rangi founder ClivePaton’s tree-planting work at the family Bush Block inspired the
idea for Crimson, a younger vines Pinot Noir sold in support of the work of Project
Crimson.
Project Crimson was founded in 1990 with the idea of creating a community-based
project to help pohutukawa, a national tree that had almost entirely disappeared in many
areas along the west coast of New Zealand. In 1996 another endangered national tree,
the rata, was included into the project.
Pinot Noir 2016
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2026+ • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
99 Wine Orbit
98 Suckling
Art. 1416 94 Parker
5 stars (19.5) Chan
McCrone Pinot Noir 2016
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2026+ • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Available from June 2020
96 Suckling
Art. 1679
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BLACK ESTATE
NORTH CANTERBURY, NEW ZEALAND
Black Estate is a family owned winery in Waipara, North Canterbury with three north-facing hillside vineyards with clay
and a diverse range of limestone soils. Owned and run by Nicholas Brown and Pen Naish Black Estate wish to capture the
truest expression of each site's character in the bottle so to make wine that is truly original and memorable.
1. Home: The slope is a north facing sedimentary clay fan on a gentle hill side slope. The soils are mainly Awapuni clay
loam with calcium carbonate deposits.
2. Damsteep: lay overlying fractured limestone and sandstone soils.
3. Netherwood: Waipara Greensand (green grey richly glauconitic sandstone)
Rooted in Rudolf Steiner teachings, Black Estate sees each of the three vineyards in a holistic way. All the elements that
make up the vineyards are considered, and how they interact and make one healthy, vital whole. The vines, fields, forests,
animals, plants, soils, compost, people and the spirt of the place are equally important. When all considered, the sites can
build their own sustaining natural rhythms.
Black Estate is one of the region‘s top producers and runs one of the best winery restaurants in the country.
Accolades:
One of Waipara’s top Pinot producers & Top Wineries
of New Zealand 2018 & 2019
– Bob Campbell MW
“The single standout wine was a Chardonnay (New
Zealand’s strongest suit, in my view), the 2016 from
the Home Vineyard of Black Estate in North
Canterbury” – Jancis Robinson MW
One of New Zealand’s finest pinot noirs producer –
Matthew Jukes & Tyson Stelzer
10Damsteep Riesling 2018
100% Riesling • 2019-2025 • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l • RS 4,9 g/l
93 Suckling
93 Douglas MS
Art. 1687 94 Campbell MW
Young Vines Chardonnay 2018
100% Chardonnay • 2018-2022 • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Art. 1686
Home Chardonnay 2018
100% Chardonnay • 2019-2022+ • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
94 Douglas MS
92 Suckling
Art. 1684 94 Campbell MW
Treble Pinot Noir 2018
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2022 • 12.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Art. 1688
Damsteep Pinot Noir 2017
100% Pinot Noir • 2018-2025 • 12.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l l
95 Campbell MW
95 Douglas MS
Art. 1689
Home Pinot Noir 2017
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2025 • 12% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
95 Douglas MS
94 Campbell MW
Art. 1690 94 Suckling
11BLANK CANVAS
MARLBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND
Husband and wife team challenging winemaking orthodoxy creating single vineyard, small batch wines that are both
interesting and delicious. Winemaker and international wine consultant Matt Thomson’s science background defines the
parameters of his winemaking canvas, allowing creativity to flow within those bounds.
With 50 vintages and 27 years of winemaking around the globe, Matt Thomson is one of the world’s high profile flying
winemaker. In 2016, he has created his own wine label. That experience, together with his degree in biochemistry, has
given Matt a clear vision as to what constitutes good wine and how to make it. Together with business partner, Master of
Wine student and wife Sophie Parker-Thomson, Matt is striving to achieve the unique winemaking fusion between art
and science, pushing the boundaries to capture a unique expression.
Blank Canvas allows Matt to take a few risks and make wines that he and Sophie like to drink. Their collective goal is to
create distinctive small-batch, single vineyard wines that reflect the best sub-regional sites in New Zealand.
The Blank Canvas philosophy embraces using as little manipulation as possible to uphold, over everything else, the
wine’s sense of place. Wine-making influence from Europe is genuine, with both Matt and Sophie undertaking vintage in
the Northern Hemisphere every year.
Accolades:
“Matt has been one of the world’s most eminent ‘flying
winemakers’for over 20 years.” – UK Critic and journalist
Tom Cannavan
“Matt Thomson has an excellent reputation as a wine-
maker who has made top class New Zealand wine” –
Raymond Chan
Top Wineries of New Zealand 2018 & 2019 – Bob
Campbell MW
International White Wine Winemaker of the Year 2008 -
IWC
“This has to be the best Marlborough Pinot I have
tasted.” – Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com
12Sauvignon Blanc 2018
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2018-2022 • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
94 Campbell MW
5 stars (18,5) Chan
Art. 1492
Abstract Sauvignon Blanc 2017
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2018-2022 • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
94 Campbell MW
93 Douglas MS
Art. 1603 4.5 stars Cooper
Grüner Veltliner 2015
100% Grüner Veltliner • 2019-2025 • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
95 Campbell MW
92 Douglas MS
Art. 1709
Meta Riesling 2018
100% Riesling • 2018-2028 • 9.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.375l • RS 168 g/l
93 Campbell MW
5 stars Cooper
Art. 1524
Upton Downs Pinot Noir 2016
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2023+ • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
93 Campbell MW
18 Harding MW (for Jancis Robinson MW)
Art. 1493 Highly recommended Decanter Magazine
Escaroth Pinot Noir 2017
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2024 • 12.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
96 Douglas MS
95 Campbell MW
Art. 1641 95 Gourmet Traveller Wine
Syrah 2015
100% Syrah • 2019-2022+ • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
93 Campbell MW
93 Decanter
Art. 1395 18 Harding MW (for Jancis Robinson MW)
13BRIGHTWATER GRAVELS
NELSON, NEW ZEALAND
Family owned and operated for four generations, Brightwater Gravels is a boutique Nelson winery with a focus on
producing balanced, elegant and food friendly wines.
Nestled between the Wai-iti and Wairoa rivers, the vines thrive in free draining alliuvial soils. The riverbanks are
adjorned by the native Kowhai tree with its prolific bright yellow spring flowers (New Zealand's national flower), popular
with the abundant bird life.
Former Waimea Estate winemaker Trudy Sheild creates the Brightwater Gravels wines and brings in her 13 experience of
creating award-winning wines. The wines are carefully crafted, balanced, and consistently surprise with their complex
tones, and polished finish
The second product line of the family business is Middle-Earth™.
Kowhai:
The kōwhai is one of the best-known native trees in
New Zealand and the country’s unofficial national
flower.
It is found throughout New Zealand in a diverse range
of habitats. Native birds such as the tui, bellbird, kākā
and New Zealand pigeon all benefit from kōwhai trees.
The flower of the kowhai is incorporated into the
Bightwater Gravels logo.
14Sauvignon Blanc 2019
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2019-2022 • 12.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
93 Wine Orbit
Gold New Zealand International Wine Show
Art. 1703
Pinot Gris 2019
100% Pinot Gris • 2020-2022 • 12.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Art. 1704
Chardonnay 2018
100% Chardonnay • 2019-2022 • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Bronze New Zealand International Wine Show
Art. 1705
Pinot Noir 2019
Available from June 2020 100% Pinot Noir • 2020-2023+ • 12% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Art. 1706
15BURN COTTAGE
CENTRAL OTAGO, NEW ZEALAND
Burn Cottage is a 24 ha integrated farm with around 11 ha vineyards in the foothills of the Pisa range in Central Otago.
The boutique winery has gained a cult status. The vineyard is owned by the Sauvage family which also owns the
celebrated Koehler Ruprecht estate in the Pfalz region of Germany, as well as several fine wine importing and
wholesaling companies in the United States.
In 2002, husband and wife Marquis Sauvage and Dianne Sauvage fell in love with the extraordinary beauty of Central
Otago and became even more impressed after tasting through the region's wines.
Previously grazed by sheep, the first blocks were planted in 2003. The vineyard development has continued at a loving
and deliberate pace to ensure that only the best plant material has been used. With the help of global wine guru Ted
Lemon of Littorai Wines in Sonoma County, Burn Cottage makes top pinot noirs and a blended white from riesling and
grüner veltliner. Ted Lemon was the first American ever hired to manage an estate in Burgundy, Domaine Guy Roulot in
Meursault and is well known in both the new and old worlds for his passionate devotion to producing terroir driven
wines.
Burn Cottage has a tiny production of approximately 5000 cases.
Accolades:
“Burn Cottage’s pinot noir releases are always
noteworthy.” – Bob Campbell MW
Top Wineries of New Zealand 2018 & 2019
– Bob Campbell MW
“Every wine since the inaugural release with the 2009
vintage has been noteworthy and outstanding.” –
Raymond Chan
4 stars – The Eighth Great New Zealand Pinot Noir
Classification – Matthew Jukes & Tyson Stelzer
16Moonlight Race Pinot Noir 2016
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2023+ • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
94 Wine Spectator
94 Campbell MW
Art. 1609 92 Suckling
Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017
100% Pinot Noir • 2020-2024+ • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
97 Campbell MW
96 Suckling
Art. 1678 96 Douglas MS
94 & Top Pick Decanter
Best Buy (Over $30) Gourmet Traveller Wine
17DRY RIVER
MARTINBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND
Dry River is one of the pioneers in Martinborough and one of New Zeland‘s cult brands. It was established 1979 by Dr
Neil and Dawn McCallum.
The first wines, Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer and Pinot gris were bottled in 1984 and Dry River has since developed a
reputation as one of New Zealand’s most iconic pioneering wineries. The wines are largely sold by mail order and are not
widely available through the retail trade.
„Nature. Nurture. Knowledge.“ – this is the mantra of the winery. Fine wine is a combination of the characteristics of the
Earth, and a unique knowledge of how to get the best out of this special place they call home.
Now led by winemaker Wilco Lam, Dry River achieves impressive concentration in all its reds by maintaining low yields
and manipulating the vine canopy to expose the fruit to sunlight early in the ripening season.
The name Dry River was that of one of the earliest South Wairarapa sheep stations (around 1877).
Accolades:
Top Wineries of New Zealand 2018 & 2019
“Dry River achieves impressive concentration in all its
reds …” – Bob Campbell MW
„The culture of Dry River remains on achieving the
highest quality through great attention to detail, making
wines that are immensely ageworthy.“ – Raymond Chan
New Zealand’s cult winery – Jancis Robinson MW
Top winery for Pinot Noir (1 of only 7) – Matthew Jukes
and Tyson Stelzer
18Pinot Noir 2016
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2027+ • 12.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
96 Suckling
96 Campbell MW
Art. 1664 5 stars ( 19+) Chan
5 stars & Wine Super Classic Cooper
Lovat Vineyard Syrah 2016
100% Syrah • 2019-2026 • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
97 Douglas MS
96 Campbell MW
Art. 1663 Best Buy (Wines to cellar) Gourmet Traveller Wine
19DURVILLEA
MARLBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND
Astrolabe Wines Ltd. is a personal project for winemaker Simon Waghorn and his wife, Jane. It is a culmination of a
winemaking career that began in 1982. All Simon’s skill and experience combine to capture the wines he creates.
The family business was created in 1996 and produces a range of wines that express the purity and intensity of fruit
flavours afforded by the climate and soils of the Marlborough. In 2018 their youngest daughter, Arabella; middle
daughter Libby Levett and Libby’s husband, Peter, have bought the external shares. Astrolabe Wines Ltd. is fully family-
owned with the next generation already highly involved in the company.
Simon is considered as one of New Zealand’s best winemakers. The grapes are sourced entirely from unique
Marlborough sites to add layers of complexity to our wines. Each site was chosen for the distinctive flavour it produces.
Simon works with dedicated growers who understand the rhythms of the land and know how to grow grapes that
express the terroir.
Astrolabe Wine Ltd. is named after the ship that in 1827 charted and explored the Marlborough Coast.
Accolades:
“One of my favourite Sauvignon producers. They hit the
high notes every year.” – Bob Campbell MW
Top Wineries of New Zealand 2018 & 2019 – Bob
Campbell MW
„Simon Waghorn, one of this country's most able
winemakers. “ – Raymond Chan
20Sauvignon Blanc 2018
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2019-2021 • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
96 & Gold Decanter Wine Awards 2019
Art. 1542
Pinot Noir 2018
100% Pinot Noir• 2019-2022 • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Available from June 2020
Art. 1729
21FRAMINGHAM
MARLBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND
At the boutique winery in the Wairau Valley, the Framingham team crafts expressive, individual small batch wines with
new world purity and old world complexity. The long-serving team around winemaker and ex-punk Dr. Andrew Hedley
only sources fruit from the Wairau Valley, from both their own vineyard and carefully selected grower sites nearby.
The Framingham Rieslings are arguably the best in the country, the reputation cemented by a number of annual
releases. Andrew Hedley and Framingham does it all so well with Riesling, and notably with the likes of the ‘Classic’,
‘Select’ and ‘Noble’, which are recognised consistently as among the country’s best in classical styles. The wines from
their 30+ year old vines show off the estate’s stony terroir in a distinctly Germanic fashion.
Nevertheless, Framingham is first and foremost a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc producer. The vast majority of its annual
23,000 – 25,000 case production is dedicated to that variety. The Sauvignon Blanc is distinctly Marlborough with a
mineral twist, crafted from many different batches from several diverse Wairau Valley sites.
Andrew is carefully pushing the boundaries in style, and the Framingham label is increasingly showing points of
difference from mainstream Marlborough.
Accolades:
Winery of the Year 2018 & 2019 – Bob Campbell MW
“New Zealand’s Master of Riesling…" – Jamie Goode
“the country's prime Riesling producer - indeed
arguably the best producer of Germanic Rieslings (dry
and sweet) outside Germany” – Jancis Robinson
Contender for ‘Winery of the Year 2018’. “Dr Andrew
Hedley …is arguably this country’s best Riesling
winemaker, his range of dry to sweet unmatched.
However, Andrew has lifted the game with the funky ‘F-
Series’ wines, so that they offer great interest as well as
top quality.” – Raymond Chan
22Nobody‘s Hero Sauvignon Blanc
2019
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2019-2022 • 12.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
89 Campbell MW
Art. 1675
Nobody‘s Hero Pinot Noir 2018
100% Pinot Noir • 2020-2023 • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Silver Royal Easter Show
90 Campbell MW
Art. 1714
23Sauvignon Blanc 2018
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2018-2022 • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
93 Campbell MW
Silver & 90/100 Decanter
Art. 1541 Silver – Royal Easter Show
Classic Riesling 2019
100% Riesling • 2019-2029 • 12% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l • RS 14 g/l
95 Campbell MW
Top Drop Januar 2020 Campbell MW
Art. 1673 Gold New Zealand International Wine Show
Riesling Select 2019
100% Riesling • 2019-2029 • 9% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l • RS 66 g/l
96 Campbell MW
Art. 1672
Old Vine Riesling 2018
100% Riesling • 2018-2028 • 14% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l • RS 7 g/l
92 Campbell MW
Art. 1615
Noble Riesling 2018
100% Riesling • 2019-2024+ • 9% vol • contains sulphites • 0.375l • RS 185 g/l
96 Campbell MW
5 stars (19) Chan
Art. 1538 Wine Super Classic Cooper
Gold Sommelier Awards 2019
F-Series Pinot Noir 2016
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2025 • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
95 & Top 100 NZ Weine 2018 Suckling
94 Goode
Art. 1608
24FROMM WINERY
MARLBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND
One of New Zealand's top Pinot Noir producers that combine both, European style and Kiwi ingenuity.
Well-known Swiss wine producer Georg Fromm and winemaker Hätsch Kalberer started FROMM WINERY in 1992.
George had an understanding of European viticulture and Hätsch had worked making wines in both Europe and New
Zealand.
While the Fromm have returned to Switzerland many years ago, their old family friend and now owner Pol Lenzinger and
Swiss business partner George Walliser took over.
One of the few Pinot Noir producers country-wide, who specialise in showcasing site and terroir across several
bottlings, it has build up a reputation for truly outstanding Pinot Noir. Their passion is reflected in the attention to detail
shown in the vineyard (4000 - 5000 vines per hectar) and throughout the winemaking process. Carefully selected clones
and rootstocks, intensive vineyard care and low cropping (five to six tonnes per hectare ), means the vines produce fruit
that illustrates the soil in which they were grown.
FROMM is part of the Family of Twelve. The Family of Twelve is a fraternity of twelve of New Zealand’s most prestigious
and enduring artisanal wineries.
Accolades:
“[Clayvin Pinot Noir] Will bring tears of joy to any Pinot
Noir lover.” – Bob Campbell MW
Top Wineries of New Zealand 2018 & 2019
– Bob Campbell MW
Contender for ‘Winery of the Year 2018’. “Fromm
Winery has long been recognised as one of the best
producers of Pinot Noirs in Marlborough and indeed
New Zealand.” – Raymond Chan
25Pinot Noir 2017
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2023 • 13,5% vol • contains sulphites, milk, egg • 0.75l
4,5 stars Cooper
93 Suckling
Art. 1549 91 Campbell
Cuvée H Pinot Noir 2016
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2026 • 13% vol • contains sulphites, milk, egg • 0.75l
19- Chan
96 Suckling
Art. 1433 96 Wine Orbit
5 stars Cooper
Quarters Pinot Noir 2017
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2025 • 13,5% vol • contains sulphites, milk, egg • 0.75l
5 stars Cooper
94 Campbell MW
Art. 1713 94 Suckling
Clayvin Pinot Noir 2018
Available from June 2020 100% Pinot Noir • 2021-2029 • 13,5% vol • contains sulphites, milk, egg • 0.75l
Wine Super Classics Cooper
(1 of 9 Pinot Noir)
Art. 1712 Suckling „This is a New Zealand benchmark “
Very limited availability
Syrah 2017
97% Syrah, 3% Viognier • 2020-2027 • 12% vol • contains sulphites, milk, egg • 0.75l
Available from June 2020
93 Suckling
92 Campbell MW
Art. 1711
26GIBBSTON VALLEY
CENTRAL OTAGO, NEW ZEALAND
Inspired by his passion for winemaking, Gibbston Valley Winery founder, Alan Brady, planted his first vines in Gibbston
in the early 1980s. At 45 degrees south of the equator, his vines were right on the knife-edge of possibility for grape
cultivation. Everyone thought that it was too cold for grapes here, but Brady had a hunch, and he was right.
Alan Brady planted Gibbston Valley's first commercial vineyard, Home Block, in 1983 and released Central Otago’s first
commercial vintage in 1987. The wine gained considerable recognition, creating Central Otago's first footprint in the
world of winemaking. Soon others followed.
Today, Central Otago is regarded as one of the top three regions in the world for Pinot Noir along with Burgundy in
France and Oregon in the USA. Alan Brady has moved on, but along the way, a succession of top winemakers (and
viticulturists) have honed their craft with Alan. Head winemaker Christopher Keys joined Gibbston Valley in 2006 and is
leading the current winemaker team. Gibbston Valley is one of the few Pinot Noir producers country-wide, who
specialise in showcasing site and terroir across several bottlings.
With the restaurant, wine cave and adjacent Gibbston Valley Cheesery on site, Gibbston has become a worldwide travel
destination and arguably the most-visited winery in New Zealand. And they have just opened a luxury Lodge & Spa.
Accolades:
Top Wineries of New Zealand 2018 & 2019
– Bob Campbell MW
“Gibbston Valley Winery is one of the most important
wine producers in Central Otago.“ – Raymond Chan
“I love the house style at Gibbston Valley: these are
proper wines, demonstrating precision and elegance.” –
Jamie Goode
27China Terrace Chardonnay 2016
100% Chardonnay • 2019-2022+ • 14% vol • contains sulphites, milk • 0.75l
92 Parker
5 stars (18,5) Chan
Art. 1435 Silver IWSC 2018
Red Shed Riesling 2018
100% Riesling • 2018-2028 • 12% vol • contains sulphites, milk • 0.75l • RS 15 g/l
5 stars Cooper
Art. 1543
GV Collection Pinot Noir 2016
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2026 • 14% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
93 Campbell MW
91 Parker
Art. 1436 91 Douglas MS
5 stars (18.5+) Chan
China Terrace Pinot Noir 2016
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2029 • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
93 Parker
94 Douglas MS
Art. 1387 94 Campbell MW
5 stars Cooper
Glenlee Pinot Noir 2016
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2026 • 14% vol • contains sulphites, milk, egg • 0.75l
93 Parker
96 Campbell MW
Art. 1437 95 Decanter
5 stars (19+) Chan
School House Pinot Noir 2016
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2026+ • 14.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
94 Parker
5 stars (19,5-) Chan
Art. 1386 95 Campbell MW
93 Douglas MS
5 stars Cooper
28HANS FAMILY ESTATE
MARLBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND
Hans Family Estate is a family owned winery and restaurant, supported by a unique team of individuals who all share the
same values: a passion for wine and food, commitment to excellence and quality.
As the name suggests, winemaker Hans Herzog's roots lie in Switzerland where the family has grown wine since 1630.
There Hans and Therese owned the successful 'Taggenberg' vineyard and restaurant in the Zurich wine country.
Looking for a new challenge, in the mid 1990's they planted an 11.5 ha vineyard bordering the Wairau River in
Marlborough and later moved the winery and Michelin-starred restaurant. They brought with them their philosophies of
hand-crafting wine as artisans. Hans has adopted an experimentalist stance, cultivating an eclectic array of varieties
(currently 26)..
The vineyard benefits from a warm, dry microclimate. The vines are close-planted with a density of 5,500 vines per
hectare. The yields are miniscule, quantities limited, with a total production of around 3,000 cases per annum. The wines
are made at the winery on site. Hans ferments at cool temperatures using wild yeasts, the white wines barrel-fermented
in 500 litre oak puncheons, the reds aged for 12-30 months in French oak barriques, creating wines rich in varietal
character. The wines are released when they are deemed ready to enjoy.
The boutique estate and restaurant is now widely acclaimed as one of the best in New Zealand.
Accolades:
“Hans Herzog is one of Marlborough’s most precious
vinous and culinary gems.” – Bob Campbell MW
"The World's Greatest Wines“ – Michel Bettanes,
Thierry Desseauve
“I was immensely impressed with their style and
quality. The wines have attributes of the Old World in
their weight, depth, complex flavours and textures, yet
they manage to capture the vibrant fruitiness that
Marlborough and the New World seem to possess.” –
Raymond Chan
29Sauvignon Blanc 2016
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2019-2023+ • 14% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Art. 1396
Pinot Gris 2017
100% Pinot Gris • 2019-2022 • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
94 Campbell
The best Pinot Gris from Taste's Top Wine Awards ’19
Art. 1587 5 stars Cooper
Chardonnay 2017
100% Chardonnay • 2019-2027+ • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Available from June 2020
Art. 1590
Viognier 2017
100% Viognier • 2019-2024 • 14% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Available from June 2020
Art. 1730
Mistral 2016
60% Viognier, 20% Marsanne, 20% Roussanne • 2019-2025+ • 14% vol • contains
Available from June 2020 sulphites • 0.75l
Art. 1731
30Pinot Noir 2013
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2023+ • 14% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
90 Parker
Art. 1161
Grand Duc Pinot Noir 2015
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2030 • 14% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Available from June 2020
Art. 1589
Zweigelt 2015
100% Zweigelt • 2019-2025 • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Art. 1591
Secret of Marlborough 2015
Available from June 2020 100% Montepulciano • 2020-2030+ • 14% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Art. 1732
Spirit of Marlborough 2014
Available from June 2020
33% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Franc, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon • 2020-2034+ •
14.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Plus Secret 2015Art. 1733
31LAWSON‘S DRY HILLS
MARLBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND
Lawson’s Dry Hills celebrated 25 years of winegrowing in 2017, and it is well-established as one of Marlborough’s
stalwart producers with a wonderful reputation for the quality of its wines, especially with Sauvignon Blanc and the
aromatic varieties.
Ross and Barbara Lawson are one of the pioneers in the New Zealand wine scene. They founded the winery in 1992. They
had been growing grapes on their Alabama Road vineyard since 1980 and decided to start producing their own range of
wines.
Their first vintage included Gewürztraminer. It was just fifteen tons and was managed by Ross from the old red tin shed
on the property, which is still standing and forms part of the winery cellar door. Sadly Ross passed away in February
2009. The company is now run by general manager and director Sion Barnsley, his family being shareholders from the
start.
The team around winemaker Marcus Wright shows an open-mindedness with respect to winemaking styles. Marcus has
been in the company since 2001.
Lawson’s Dry Hills is part of the Family of Twelve. The Family of Twelve is a fraternity of twelve of New Zealand’s most
prestigious and enduring artisanal wineries. Accolades:
Top Wineries of New Zealand 2018 & 2019
– Bob Campbell MW
”Lawson’s Dry Hills makes a very smart range of table
wines with a strong emphasis on aromatic white
varieties. They are consistently good and, on occasions,
great...“– Bob Campbell MW
"Lawson’s Dry Hills deserves a special mention, making
superb white wines in a notable elegant and spare
style." – Joanna Simon, Sunday Times UK
"OUTSTANDING WINERY regularly producing exemplary
wines." – James Halliday
32Mount Vernon Sauvignon Blanc ‘19
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2019-2022+ • 12.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Gold New Zealand International Wine Show
90 & Silver International Wine Challenge 2020
Art. 1638
Sauvignon Blanc 2019
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2019-2022+ • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
1 of 7 Sauv. Blanc Wine Classics Cooper
93 Douglas MS
Art. 1637 Blue Gold Sydney Wine Competition 2020
Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2019
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2019-2022+ • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
4.5 stars Cooper
Art. 1654
Gewürztraminer 2017
100% Gewürztraminer • 2019-2023 • 14% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Gold NZ International Wine Show
Trophy NZ International Wine Show
Art. 1617 91 Suckling
Reserve Chardonnay 2017
100% Chardonnay • 2019-2023 • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Bronze Decanter World Wine Awards ’19
5 stars & Best Buy Cuisine Magazine
Art. 1613 5 stars Cooper
Reserve Pinot Noir 2017
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2022+ • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites, egg • 0.75l
92 Suckling
94 Decanter
Art. 1724
33MAN O‘ WAR VINEYARDS
WAIHEKE ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND
Perfect natural conditions together with high winemaking skills attribute to the success of Man O'War wines. Dramatic
scenery and panoramic views are all around when you visit the island home of the Man O'War vineyards.
It was along this coastline that Captain James Cook came to anchor during his first voyage around the islands of New
Zealand in 1769. Upon sighting the ancient stands of magnificent Kauri trees ashore, Cook noted in his journals that they
would make ideal masts for the Man O’ War warships of the Royal Navy. Thus the name Man O’ War was bestowed upon
this unique land.
Over two hundred years after Cook first sighted Man O’ War, the Spencer family was convinced that world class wine
could be grown here. Throwing caution to the wind the first vines were planted in 1993. Today Man O’ War is still a
family business and consists of 60 ha of vines planted in 76 individual hillside blocks, each with a distinct soil profile and
microclimate.
Every single block bears the footprints, and sometimes the names, of those who transformed Man O’ War’s rugged
hillsides into a spectacular patchwork of vines. Each block has been meticulously designed with different rootstocks,
clones and planting densities to best match the specific terroir on offer. Each small parcel of vines is carefully tended and
harvested by hand, then vinified separately, fusing classic Old World techniques with innovative New World ideas.
Accolades:
Top Wineries of New Zealand 2018 & 2019
– Bob Campbell MW
“Man O’ War has established itself as one of the most
serious winegrowers on Waiheke Island… Man O’ War
has helped make Waiheke Island wine accessible to the
general consumer, while the flagship black-labelled
wines have earned extremely high critical praise as
among the finest examples from Waiheke. ” – Raymond
Chan
“Man O’War – sensational Syrah from New Zealand.” –
Jamie Goode
34Sauvignon Blanc 2019
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2019-2021+ • 12.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Art. 1644
Gravestone 2017
75% Sauvignon Blanc, 25% Sémillon • 2019-2022+ • 13% vol • contains sulphites •
0.75l
Must-try New Zealand Wine Gibb MW
90 Suckling
Art. 1532
Valkyrie 2017
100% Chardonnay • 2019-2023 • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
91 Campbell MW
90 Douglas MS
Art. 1645 94 Wine Orbit
5 stars (18.5+) Chan
Valhalla 2018
100% Chardonnay • 2019-2024+ • 14% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Available from June 2020
95 Campbell MW
92 Suckling
Art. 1735
Exiled Pinot Gris 2018
100% Pinot Gris • 2018-2023 • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l • RS 30 g/l
90 Campbell MW
92 Suckling
Art. 1649
35Ironclad 2015
Available from June 2020 32% Cabernet Franc, 29% Merlot, 16% Petit Verdot, 12% Malbec, 11% Cabernet
Sauvignon • 2019-2024 • 15% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
95 Suckling
96 Campbell MW
Art. 1734
95 Wine Orbit
Bellerophon Syrah 2016
97% Syrah, 3% Viognier • 2019-2022+ • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
95 Campbell MW
#7 (of 65) Syrah von Neuseeland 2016 Campbell
Art. 1533
Dreadnought Syrah 2016
100% Chardonnay • 2019-2022+ • 14% vol • contains sulphites, milk • 0.75l
Potential Wine Classic Cooper
92 Parker
Wines of the Week Hemming MW
Art. 1501
36MIDDLE-EARTH™
NELSON, NEW ZEALAND
Middle-Earth™ is a family owned and operated boutique winery in the prized wine region of Nelson, the geographical
centre/Middle-earth of New Zealand. Four generations of the Grey family have lived in Brightwater for over 55 years.
Their passion is to produce premium and 100% sustainable, award winning wines that truly reflect a pure origin. The cool
climate wines are balanced and character filled with vibrant varietal characters that reflect the family, their vineyards
and region.
Located at the top of the South Island of New Zealand in the sub-region of Brightwater, Nelson the vineyards really are in
the centre of the land synonymous with the Middle-earth created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Accredited 100% sustainable with a
producing area that totals more than 50 hectares across various blocks and lies in the confluence of two rivers, bordered
by a scenic reserve on one side. With a 0.4 ha planting of Pinot Meunier, Middle-Earth™ is one of the very view
producers of this grape in New Zealand.
Winemaker Trudy Sheild used to work for Waimea Estate for 13 years. She brings an extensive experience of producing
award-winning wines to Middle-Earth™.
The second product line of the family operation is Brightwater Gravels.
Accolades:
Best value wine - a good value New Zealand Sauvignon
Blanc. – Natalie Maclean
37Sauvignon Blanc 2019
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2019-2022 • 12.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
93 Wine Orbit
Silver NZ Wine of the Year Awards 2019
Art. 1698 Gold New World Wine Awards 2019
Pinot Gris 2018
100% Pinot Gris • 2019-2022 • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Gold New Zealand International Wine Show
93 Wine Orbit
Art. 1700
Chardonnay 2018
100% Chardonnay • 2019-2022 • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Silver NZ Wine of the Year Awards 2019
Art. 1701
Pinot Meunier Rosé 2019
100% Pinot Meunier • 2019-2021+ • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
93 Wine Orbit
Best Buy, Top 10 Cuisine Magazine
Art. 1699 4,5 stars (Excellent) Cuisine Magazine
Gold New Zealand International Wine Show
Pinot Noir 2019
Available from June 2020 100% Pinot Noir • 2020-2023 • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Art. 1702
38NEUDORF VINEYARDS
NELSON, NEW ZEALAND
Judy and Tim Finn of Neudorf were one of the pioneers for wine in New Zealand when they started in 1978. They have
successfully established themselves as one of the top producers in the country.
Great wines have a basis of fruit concentration, length and sense of place – characters which can be formed only in the
vineyard. The team at Neudorf under Todd Stevens and assistant winemaker Simon McQuire believe their primary task is
to grow grapes which express the site, to take the essence of that fruit and then preserve it as wine. On the way they
may fine tune the balance and complexity in a number of ways but the aim is always to allow the site to speak.
For their important role in making New Zealand wine the success that it now is, Judy and Tim Finn have been awarded
as „Legends of New Zealand Wine“ by the New Zealand International Wine Show.
Neudorf is part of the Family of Twelve. The Family of Twelve is a fraternity of twelve of New Zealand’s most prestigious
and enduring artisanal wineries.
Accolades:
“I cannot think of another New Zealand wine producer
that has been making top wines across their entire
range as consistently as Neudorf over three decades.“ –
Bob Campbell MW
Winery of the Year 2012 & Contender for 2018. “Regular
as clockwork, Neudorf Vineyards … produces some of
this country’s best wines.“ – Raymond Chan
“One of New Zealand's most admired producers. Tim
and Judy Finn have a great track record.”
— Jancis Robinson MW
"Neudorf is one of New Zealand's top wineries“ —
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
39Sauvignon Blanc 2018
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2019-2022+ • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
94 Campbell MW
94 Douglas MS
Art. 1628
Rosie‘s Block Chardonnay 2017
100% Chardonnay • 2019-2024 • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
92 Suckling
94 Douglas MS
5 stars (19-) Chan
Art. 1499
5 stars Cooper
Moutere Chardonnay 2018
100% Chardonnay • 2019-2023+ • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Chardonnay Super Wine Classic Cooper
25-not-to-be-missed New Zealand wine Cooper
Art. 1630 96 Campbell MW
95 Douglas MS
Tom‘s Block Pinot Noir 2016
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2025 • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
94 Douglas MS
Art. 1540 92 Suckling
Moutere Pinot Noir 2017
100% Pinot Noir • 2020-2026 • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
96 (Classic: a great wine) Douglas MS
5 stars & Wine Super Classic Cooper
Art. 1631
40PALLISER ESTATE
MARTINBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND
Palliser Estate is a boutique vineyard based in the renowned Martinborough area. For over two decades, the people have
been carefully looking after this wonderful corner of New Zealand, producing quality wine for the world to enjoy.
Excellent Parker ratings joined by other wine critics proof the perfect growing conditions in one of the best known
regions in New Zealand.
Palliser Estate is well established as a leading winery in the ultra premium grape-growing region of Martinborough.
Martinborough’s fertile and free-draining soil was created over the course of 20,000 years, as the Ruamahanga River and
its contributing rivers exposed stony sub-soils, built up layers of alluvial river terraces and cast its silty river loam across
the landscape.
To continue to produce these great wines, Palliser puts a lot of effort to protect the environment. Excellent soil to
produce excellent wines is only possible in a healthy, fertile environment. As a result Palliser estate has developed a
sustainable approach to the land. They closely monitor and minimise all the impacts the winery has on the environment
– from the sprays applied in the vineyard to all the packaging materials used.
Palliser Estate is part of the Family of Twelve. The Family of Twelve is a fraternity of twelve of New Zealand’s most
prestigious and enduring artisanal wineries.
Accolades:
Top Wineries of New Zealand 2018 & 2019 – Bob Campbell
MW
“Outstanding producer” – Raymond Chan
“The Palliser Estate Sauvignon Blanc is arguably the
Wairarapa’s leading wine of that variety, having won many
gold medal awards over the years.” – Raymond Chan
Palliser Sauvignon Blanc is one of the 100 Must-try wines
from New Zealand – Michael Cooper
“The first Pinot Noir that really got me hooked on this variety
was a New Zealand Pinot - I think it was from Palliser Estate.”
– Jamie Goode
41Pencarrow Sauvignon Blanc 2018
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2019-2021 • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
4 stars Chan
Silver Sommeliers Choice Awards
Art. 1555 91 Bob Campbell MW
Buy of the Week Campbell MW
Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2018
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2019-2021 • 12.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Wine Super Classics Cooper (1 von 4 SB)
94 & Buy of the Week Campbell MW
Art. 1565 94 Wine Orbit
5 stars (18.5+) Chan
Estate Chardonnay 2018
100% Chardonnay • 2019-2025+ • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
2017:
92 Suckling
Art. 1650
Estate Pinot Noir 2018
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2024+ • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
95 Bob Campbell MW
Art. 1651
42QUARTZ REEF
CENTRAL OTAGO, NEW ZEALAND
Austrian-born Rudi Bauer is one of New Zealand’s premier winemakers and has been a force in New Zealand and
international wine growing for more than three decades.
Rudi Bauer is a two-time winner of the New Zealand Winemaker of the Year award. Rudi arrived in New Zealand in
1985 with degrees in viticulture and winemaking, joining New Zealand's oldest winery, Mission Estate, as assistant
winemaker.
While Central Otago may be most famous today for its dramatic scenery portrayed in the Lord of the Rings movies, Rudi
is helping ensure it is equally famous for its sparkling wines and Pinot Noir. In 1989, he became Rippon Vineyard's first
certified winemaker. The pinot noirs he created there sparked a pinot-revolution and led to an increase of wineries in
the region. In 1990, Rudi made New Zealand’s first sparkling base wine in Central Otago. He was to first to see the huge
potential that the sub-region of Bendigo offers for outstanding wines.
Rudi founded his own winery Quartz Reef in 1996. Quartz Reef produces sparkling and still wines of both finesse and
power.
Accolades:
Top Wineries of New Zealand 2018 & 2019
– Bob Campbell MW
Contender for ‘Winery of the Year 2018. “The method
traditionnelle wines of Rudi Bauer are enough to qualify
Quartz Reef in this illustrious group, the new Blanc de
Blanc Vintage 2013 my best sparkling wine of the year,
but this is supported by the other sparklings in the
portfolio, plus great Pinot Noir.” – Raymond Chan
" I doubt you will find a better non-vintage New Zealand
sparkler.” - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
43MT Brut Brut NV
72% Pinot Noir, 28% Chardonnay • 24 M bottle age • 12.5% vol • contains sulphites
• 0.75l
92 Suckling
93 Wine Orbit
Art. 1094
95 Wine Front
MT Brut Vintage 2013
91% Chardonnay, 9% Pinot Noir • 56 M bottle age • 12.5% vol • contains sulphites •
0.75l
5 stars Cooper
5 stars (19.5) Chan
97 & Top sparkling wine 2018 Campbell
Double Gold Six Nations Wine Challenge 2018 + 2019
Incl. Gift box
Limited availability
Art. 1443
MT Rosé Brut NV
100% Pinot Noir • 24 M bottle age • 12.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
90 Parker
91 Wine Spectator
Art. 1095
93 Wine Orbit
5 stars & Top wine picks from Central Otago Cooper
Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2025 • 14% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
94 Decanter
5 stars (18.5+) Chan
Art. 1442 95 Wine Orbit
Single Ferment Pinot Noir 2017
100% Pinot Noir • 2020-2027 • 14% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
97 Douglas MS
96 Campbell MW
Art. 1708 96 Suckling
93 Parker
5 stars Cooper
Double Gold Six Nations Wine Challenge 2019
44RIPPON
CENTRA OTAGO, NEW ZEALAND
The stunningly beautiful Rippon Vineyard is situated on the shores of Lake Wanaka, with views across the lake to Ruby Island
and the magnificent snow-capped peaks of the Buchannan Mountains. Founded 1982 by the Mill’s family, it is often regarded
as the most photographed vineyard in the world.
Here, truly great wine is produced by one of the Central Otago viticulture pioneers. The sense of place is also mirrored in the
deep care for the environment by the Mills family.
Lake Wanaka creates a unique environment. The temperance of this large thermal mass, coupled with the protective nature
of Ruby Island further softens Rippon’s microclimate.
All Rippon wines are issued from a single vineyard; no fruit is bought in from outside the property. Rippon wines are issued
from some of the oldest vines in the region. 80% of the vineyard is planted on its own roots and is not irrigated.
Rippon Pinot Noirs spend two winters (15-18 months, depending on vine age and vintage) in barrel and are run into bottle
without filtering or fining. Rippon Pinot Noirs, Rieslings & Gewürztraminer are cellared in bottle for one year before being
released to the market.
Accolades:
Top Wineries of New Zealand 2018 & 2019
– Bob Campbell MW
Suckling’s first 100 points wine from New Zealand
Top 5 New Zealand winery – Robert Parker's Wine
Advocate
Top 5 winery for Pinot Noir – Matthew Jukes and Tyson
Stelzer
“…some of the longest living Pinots currently coming
out of New Zealand“– Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW
45Sauvignon Blanc 2019
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2019-2022+ • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
2018: 93 Suckling
Art. 1661
"Rippon" Mature Vine Riesling 2019
100% Riesling • 2020-2030 • 12% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l • dry
2018: 96 Suckling
Art. 1659
"Rippon" Mature Vine
Pinot Noir 2016
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2026+ • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
97 Suckling
Art. 1657 95 Douglas MS
94 Parker
"Emma's Block" Mature Vine
Pinot Noir 2016
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2026 • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
96 Douglas MS
Art. 1524 94 Suckling
"Tinker's Field" Mature Vine
Pinot Noir 2016
100% Pinot Noir • 2019-2026+ • 13.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
98 Suckling
Art. 1658 96 Douglas MS
46SPY VALLEY WINES
MARLBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND
The 1990s were a time of discovery and courage in Marlborough. Deep in the Waihopai Valley, Bryan and Jan Johnson
had the audacity to establish 180 hectares of estate vineyards on land considered too hard, too dry and too unfertile for
wine.
It was a venture that started with a passion for the land. This pioneering spirit established one of New Zealand’s most
successful family-run wineries, now exporting its wines to 35 countries.
Today, Spy Valley is lead by the second generation of the Johnson family, Amanda Johnson. 100% New Zealand family
owned and operated, its commitment remains to the land and to the people who tend it. They consider themselves
simply as farmers at heart, nurturing soil and vine to cultivate the complexities in their wine. And they are mindful that
it’s their focus on sustainability which will ensure our guardianship of this land for generations to come.
They have a modern fully integrated winemaking facility, strong attention for detail and focus on quality in their wines
made from eight different grape varietals.
The name Spy Valley derived its name from the presence of an international satellite base located just down the road
from the estate - Marlborough’s very own spy base.
Accolades:
Two-time winner of the International Wine and Spirits
Awards ‘NZ Wine Producer of the Year’.
New World Wine Producer – Sommelier Wine Awards
2014.
Top Wineries of New Zealand 2018 & 2019
– Bob Campbell MW
47Satellite Sauvignon Blanc 2018
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2018-2020 • 12.5% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
90 & Silver IWC 2019
92 & Silver Decanter 2019
Art. 1592
Sauvignon Blanc 2019
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2019-2022+ • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Gold New Zealand International Wine Show 2019
Gold New Zealand Aromatic Competition 2019
Art. 1653
Pinot Gris 2018
100% Pinot Gris • 2018-2023+ • 14% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Gold New Zealand International Wine Show 2019
Art. 1546
Riesling 2015
100% Riesling • 2018-2022 • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l • RS 3,3 g/l
Gold 2018 Intern. Cool Climate Awards
Gold 2017 Sydney Intern. Wine Comp.
Art. 1594 92 & Silver Decanter
Chardonnay 2016
100% Chardonnay • 2018-2022 • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
91 Suckling
Silver Royal Easter Show Wine 2019
Art. 1547 Silver New Zealand International Wine Show 2018
Pinot Noir 2016
100% Pinot Noir • 2018-2023 • 13% vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
91 Suckling
Silver NZ Wine of the Year Awards 2018
Art. 1545 Silver IWSC 2018
48WAIMEA ESTATE
NELSON, NEW ZEALAND
Waimea Estate founders, Trevor and Robyn Bolitho planted their first vines in 1993 on the stony alluvial Waimea Plains
in the beautiful Nelson region.
They now own 140 ha of vineyards. The winery is renowned for its aromatic wines and accumulated right from the start
a great number of awards, amounting to over 150 gold medals and 27 trophies over the years. In 1997 the very first
wine, Waimea Sauvignon Blanc 1997, received the trophy for 'Best Sauvignon Blanc' at the Winestate Australasian Wine
Awards.
Reflecting Nelson’s warm maritime climate with cool coastal breezes, Waimea wines are approachable with a refined
acid profile – and a history of winning trophies in NZ and abroad.
Waimea Estate is now part of the Sapour Makers & Growers Group.
Accolades:
Top Wineries of New Zealand 2018 & 2019
– Bob Campbell MW
“Waimea Estates, good wines at great prices” – Bob
Campbell MW
“The Waimea Estate wines are extremely successful on
the domestic and international show circuit
consistently winning top awards, testifying to the
quality of the fruit.” – Raymond Chan
49Sauvignon Blanc 2018
100% Sauvignon Blanc • 2018-2021 • 13 vol • contains sulphites • 0.75l
Gold Mundus Vini Spring Tasting 2019
Art. 1553
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