TIROHANA ESTATE CABERNET SHIRAZ 2004 - sold out
Cabernet franc, 33% Syrah and 12% Cabernet sauvignon. Dense, inky black in colour. On the nose there are dusty dried herbs underpinned by a slight green leafy bouquet. The palate is rich and full. Plummy fruit combined with spicy tar and tobacco is well integrated with the vanilla oak. A truly distinctive and sophisticated wine. The finish is long with the Syrah adding a peppery zing to the back palate. Best drinking through to 2007.
TIROHANA ESTATE CHARDONNAY 2004 - sold out
Full of flavour, this Chardonnay is truly a classic with a distinctive taste. Aromas of peaches and melon are evident on the nose and on the palate the wine is fresh and clean with a complex oak character, which lingers long to satisfy even the most discriminating palate. Enjoy young but equally this Chardonnay will cellar very well and gestate to interweave varietal fruit flavours. Sophisticated and elegant, this Chardonnay exhibits all the finest characteristics of a truly memorable vintage. Cellar through from 3-7 years.
TIROHANA ESTATE CHARDONNAY 2005 - sold out
Oaked in French barriques for 10 months with approximately 10% of the fruit having undergone malolactic fermentation, this Chardonnay is an elegant full bodied classic, displaying remarkable similarities to Chablis. Very well-rounded with tropical fruits on the nose - a touch of pear, kiwifruit, fig and melon. On the palate there is apple tart and a hint of butter, which will develop in the bottle. This wine has crisp, flinty characteristics and will evolve to show some beautiful fruit flavours with a buttery smooth texture.
TIROHANA ESTATE CHARDONNAY 2006 - sold out
A beautifully classically fruity Chardonnay with floral elements. Oaked for 10 months, this Chardonnay is light and easy to drink with any food and offers the discerning palate a range of tropical fruits at the front with some floral notes at the back.
TIROHANA ESTATE LATE HARVEST RIESLING 2004 - sold out
Lush and full of flavour, this wine benefits from 25% Botrytis noble fruit, which brings about a truly distinctive taste. Sophisticated and elegant, the wine has a strongly scented aroma, with hints of orange peel and musk. The texture is full with toasty marmalade and ripe limes. Sweet (100g/l residual sugar) but not cloying. The high acid gives the wine a fresh appeal. Smooth and pleasing, this Late Harvest will turn to golden nectar with three to five years cellaring
TIROHANA ESTATE NOBLE SPIRIT 2005 (Sauvignon & Chardonnay Blend) - sold out
A stunningly beautiful crystal clear wine, Nobel Spirit is a dessert classic. A blend of handpicked Botrytis Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc fruit, there is heavy passionfruit and rockmelon on the nose with a long tropical taste on the palate and a slight acidic kick at the back. Noble Spirit is perfect for drinking now, ice cold with fruit for dessert or on it’s own to celebrate the sweetness and full flavour of the fruit. Served at room temperature, guava and papaya will come through, together with a hint of pineapple. Cellared for 5-7 years, Noble Spirit will turn into golden nectar, full of pears and a subtle touch of honey. Residual Sugar 140g per litre. Acid 9.2g per litre.
TIROHANA ESTATE NOBLE SPIRIT 2006 - sold out
60% Botrytis Sauvignon Blanc and 40% late harvest Riesling. Another classic dessert wine from Tirohana Estate. Offering strong pear aromas, this wine also displays orange, kumquat and passionfruit on the front palate. Non cloying, non syrupy, with a long silky finish, cellared for 5-7 years, Noble Spirit 2006 will deepen to golden nectar, full of cloved orange with strong acidic spark. Compliments those looking for a dessert wine that marries classic Noble, with silky, rich late harvest qualities.Residual sugar 80 grams per litre, acidity 7.4 g/l
TIROHANA ESTATE PINOT NOIR 2002 - sold out
This Pinot Noir exemplifies why Martinborough has been christened the Pinot capital of the New World. A truly premium wine, this 2002 Pinot is garnet in colour and interweaves evocative aromas of black cherry and plum. With subtle hints of new French oak. On the palate the wine is smooth and velvety with an elegant structure and a long exciting taste precipitating the full depth and character of a remarkable wine. Can cellar 3-7 years but is truly delightful to enjoy – and indulge in – now.
TIROHANA ESTATE PINOT NOIR 2004 - sold out
Cheeky and precocious, this Pinot excites both the nose and palate by it’s inate and unique qualities. Oaked for only six months yet already this wine exhibits it’s berry fruit and a wonderful hint of new French oak layered with plum. Ideal for drinking now – but can be cellared for up to 5 years. A distinctive blend to inspire wine lovers from those newly introduced to the Martinborough region – even the most discriminating connoisseur.
TIROHANA ESTATE PINOT NOIR 2005 - sold out
Silver Medal Winner, The Royal Easter Show Wine Awards 2006
A low yield vintage, this Pinot Noir is already developing into a classic with its deep red garnet colour and complex texture. Displaying sweet cherry and savoury earth on the nose. The palate is again cherry with a hint of licorice and black coffee, a delightful peppery oak spice and long lasting vanilla on the back of the palate, providing a wonderful delayed aftertaste. Oaked in imported new French barriques, this elegant yet complex wine will develop more earthy and forest floor tones with hints of blackcurrant in the Cellar.Wonderful on its own or a perfect compliment to duck or venison. Very drinkable now - this exciting vintage will evolve well and cellar for 10 years.
TIROHANA ESTATE TIROSÉ 2006 - sold out
Clear, bright, salmon colour. Subtle stone fruit characteristics including red cherry, apricot, peach, with a dry and tart balance. Very clean fruity aromas. Fresh, bold, faint bitterness, in the long invigorating, mouth-watering finish. 12.5% alcohol, 10 to 12 grams of Residual sugar per litre, Acidity 6.4 g/l 100% Premium Pinot Noir
TIROHANA ESTATE RIESLING 2004 - sold out
A wine with tremendous flavour development. Strong lime and hints of rose petal on the nose. On the palate the wine has a surge of ripe lemon and green apple fruit. It has an attractive texture and is already developing complex mineral and almost chalky notes giving the wine a truly an identifiable and distinctive appeal for discriminating aficionados of Riesling. A small amount of Botrytis in the fruit gives an appealing orange peel aroma. Made in an off-dry style with 7g/l residual sugar. A big bold wine like this will age very well. Enjoy it now for its fresh fruitiness but for those who enjoy aged Rieslings, cellar for five to eight years. Sealed with screwcaps.
TIROHANA ESTATE SAUVIGNON BLANC 2004 - sold out
Classically New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc in style. Lifted herbaceous nose with some riper passionfruit notes. Crisp and lively in the mouth with good weight. The grapes have been gently whole-bunch pressed and cool fermented. The wine has retained all the lovely ripe gooseberry and capsicum flavours. A truly distinctive blend, this wine is perfect to enjoy chilled on a summer’s day. Is especially beneficial to compliment all fresh seafood. We have kept a few grams of residual sugar to balance the zingy acidity. Best consumed young. Sealed with screwcaps.
TIROHANA ESTATE SAUVIGNON BLANC 2005 - sold out
A well rounded and fresh wine designed to be drunk young. This classic New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is traditionally herbaceous, offering distinct fruit and great balance. Aromas include smatterings of freshly mown grass, which are preceded and followed by the palpable presence of ripe, sweet gooseberry. Strong flavours, with hints of lemon and lime, yet dominated by zingy and intense gooseberry. This vintage is crisp and refreshing on the palate, displaying assertive and bright acidic presence, with a broad ripe taste. This wine will work well with food matching and is to be enjoyed now.
TIROHANA ESTATE SAUVIGNON BLANC 2006 - sold out
Zesty, full of pears and rockmelon, this Sauvignon Blanc is the perfect balance of tropical fruits. Grapefruit and guava with a hint of lime. Light and clear with a slight acidic kick at the back. An easy to drink wine, fermented in steel so best drunk young. Ideal with seafood, as an aperetif or with cheese - try this with something a little pungent - it's a taste made in Heaven.
TIROHANA ESTATE SAUVIGNON BLANC 2007 - sold out
Full of grapefruit, lemon and lime this is a classic Martinborough Sauvignon Blanc. Crisp and vibrant with a dry mouthfeel and a delicious astringency on the tongue.