The Gimbetts Gravels vineyard's unique location creates the warmest vineyard area in New Zealand. This, along with other climatic factors, means that Craggy Range produces some premium red wines. A profusion of dark plum, blackcurrant, liquorice, thyme and cinnamon burst on the bouquet of this wine. On the palate ripe fruit flavours are layered with soft, silky tannin and meld with sweet mocha notes derived from new oak barrels. A real stunner.
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Te Muna Road Sauvignon Blanc, Craggy Range 2008 Martinborough
Rich, ripe aromatics of nectarine, guava, spice and floral notes are powerful, fresh and complex in this wine. The palate is densely packed with stone fruit, lime, grapefruit and mineral characters and is richly textured with an incredibly long and intense finish.
Vavasour Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Marlborough
The Vavasour displays an expressive nose of tropical fruit, melon and citrus, with underlying mineral notes on the palate. Crisp, dry and full-flavoured, this refreshing wine exhibits all the hallmarks of a great Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.
Spy Mountain Pinot Noir 2008 Marlborough
Winemaker Ant Mackenzie has 20 years of international winemaking experience and this delicious Pinot is a clear example of Burgundian styling with new world ripeness, with strawberry and raspberry flavours and a touch of spice on the palate.
Saint Clair Pioneer Block 6 'Oh Block' Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Marlborough
The free-draining soils in Saint Clair's Lower Rapaura vineyards help create an ideal environment for slow, extended ripening. The resulting wine, in this case from a single vineyard site, has an almost other-worldly intensity of fruit, with pungent aromas of gooseberry and passionfruit, with a steely dryness and underlying minerality.
Cusqueña Cerveza Premium 12 x 330ml
Cusqueña (pronounced 'CUS-KEN-YA'), is the finest super premium lager from Latin America. The only Latin lager made to German purity laws, Cusqueña is made from all natural ingredients including the purest mountain water from a source at 18,000 feet in the Andes. Labelled 'The Krug of bottled beers' in GQ, Cusqueña is multi-gold medal winning and is recommended by top bartenders and sommeliers across the world.
Paulaner Original 12 x 500ml
A classic Bavarian lager from one of the most famous of Munich's many breweries.
Hidalgo Manzanilla Pasada Pastrana Sherry
This old (pasada) Manzanilla comes from the heralded Hidalgo family where it is blended by the head 'capitaz' Antonio Sanchez. To acquire such knowledge as a capataz requires a lifetime of dedication, as they must be familiar with the taste of every cask in the Bodega. Divinely nutty with a trademark salty twang, this Manzanilla should be served chilled as a stunning apéritif.
Hidalgo Pedro Ximenez Viejo 'Napoleon' Sherry
Sun-dried Pedro Ximenez grapes are used for this luscious concoction. Concentrated and full this wine exhibits irresistible flavours of sweet prunes and raisins.
Harvey's Bristol Cream Sherry
Harvey's popular Bristol Cream makes a smooth, sweet, creamy after dinner treat. It is a deep golden colour with a fruity, raisin flavour.









