Beautiful bright golden straw colour. Heady aromas of waxy lemons, grilled stonefruit, lavender honey and wood spice. Bright energetic and then salivating on the palate, pulpy ripe lemon juice alongside a core of rich yellow fleshed nectarine and a savoury black olive, clove and dried meadow note. A dramatic and seriously delicious Albariño!

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From a far more benign season, this wine comes from Smith’s fervent belief that maritime Hawke’s Bay can take albariño to the heights it reaches in Spain. Polished and rounded, it ripples with ripe stone fruit and lemon zest, raw almond, lemon thyme and the salty/sweet tryst of melon draped with jamon. Fullness without fat, lovely acid cut.
- Nick Ryan, The Australian Weekend Magazine 

Whānau Wine Club price: $32

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