Summer BBQ Red Collection

Summer BBQ Red CollectionBreak out the BBQ this Summer, celebrate the warmer months with this delicious collection of red wines. Collection includes: 1 x Rapaura Springs Reserve Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 Dark cherry and blackcurrant fruits are complimented with complexing mushroom and black olive tapenade flavours. The palate is rich with combined dark and red berry fruits, including blueberries and cassis. The tannins are finely poised and silky and finishes with notes of

Break out the BBQ this Summer, celebrate the warmer months with this delicious collection of red wines.

Collection includes:

1 x Rapaura Springs Reserve Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018

Dark cherry and blackcurrant fruits are complimented with complexing mushroom and black olive tapenade flavours. The palate is rich with combined dark and red berry fruits, including blueberries and cassis. The tannins are finely poised and silky and finishes with notes of dried herbs and cedar oak.

Fruit for this 2018 Reserve Pinot Noir comes from a selection of premium vineyard sites throughout Marlborough. Upon arrival the fruit is cold soaked for 3-5 days to extract the desired flavours, tannins and colour. Fermentation followed, in a selection of small open top tanks, using a selection of yeasts. The wine was plunged two to three times a day to extract colour and tannins from the skins. Select parcels were then allowed to macerate, further extracting colour and flavours after fermentation, for a further two to five days. After gently pressing the liquid off skins, the wine underwent malolactic fermentation to soften the palate and was then aged with a combination of French and Hungarian Oak.

Food Pairing: Grilled steak & mushroom risotto or a breatroot and goats cheese tart.

Alc: 13.5%

1 x Summerhouse Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018

From a beautiful vineyard in the Alexandra sub-region of Central Otago, this wine opens with dark cherry and boysenberry aromas along with a lovely cinnamon and spine aspect. Medium-bodied and softly textured, it's layered with cherry, blackberry, mocha and spice notes and a moreish acidity.

This beautiful Central Otago Pinot Noir, like the whole Summerhouse range comes from a unique and inspiring vineyard site. Summerhouse's vinyards are hidden jewels, remote back breaking helping them to write the next chapter in New Zealand’s wine story. These wines are a reflection of the variety, region and vineyard they are grown in, showing lovely fruit purity and concentration.

Food Pairing: Try with grilled pork loin chops, chicken Provençal or a roasted vegetable salad.

Alc: 13.5%

1 x Evans & Tate Smooth Operator Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2017 (Australia)

Vibrant, deep purple-red with an inky black heart in the glass. Unmistakably Cabernet Merlot from Margaret River, with lovely purity and intensely varietal characters of blood plums, violets and bay leaf driving the nose. The palate is elegant with fine, smooth tannins and a richly flavoured core of sweet fruit. The finish is soft, long and effortless; typical of this esteemed blend from Margaret River. Drinking beautifully now and over the next 3 to 5 years.

The parcels of fruit used are from strategic locations in the central and northern parts of Margaret River, chosen for their ability to consistently produce a wine with intense colour, ripe fruit and fine, silky tannins. Some parcels of Merlot were picked overnight to ensure they reached the winery as cold as possible. The separate parcels of fruit were matured in a combination of new and up to 5 year old French oak hogsheads and barriques for between 10 and 16 months. Following blending, the wine was filtered just once and matured in bottle prior to release.

Alc: 14.5%

1 x Coriole McLaren Vale Redstone Shiraz 2018 (Australia)

Awarded 91/100 Points: WineFront

Awarded 4.5 Stars: WineState

Awarded Silver Medal: Royal Queensland Wine Show

Awarded Silver Medal: Royal Melbourne Wine Show

The style of winemaking selected for Redstone results in a softer, juicier Shiraz, with more subtle tannins than is typical from our Estate grown range. Aged in seasoned French oak for 12 months, this is a balanced and very drinkable style.

Redstone Shiraz is produced from three vineyards in McLaren Vale each contributing complexity to the fnal blend. The bright fruit character from our Blewitt Springs Vineyard, the savoury structure from the Coriole Estate vineyard and the earthy richness from our vineyard in Willunga. Redstone refers to the local ironstone so common in the soils and buildings of McLaren Vale.

Alc: 14.5%

1 x Flying Solo Grenache Syrah 2017 (France)

Explosion of red fruits on the nose. This wine has soft tannins, smooth and fruity palate. Medium body with a fresh finish.

Ramp up your French wine experience with this scrumptious offering.  France easily produces the largest amount of fine wine in the world so it is a breathtaking discovery when these fab French beauties provide plenty of change from a twenty.  Juicy, spicy and loaded with drinkability - grab some cheese, slice up some baguette, Flying Solo is waiting for you!

Alc: 13.5%

1 x Wild Rock Hawke's Bay Red 2014

Darkest red with purple hues. Vibrant nose of cassis, violets, boysenberry and the finest toasted oak. A richness of fruit emerges on first taste with beautifully integrated oak and fine dusty tannin creating a long and delicious finish.

A delicious blend of 58% Merlot, 26% Malbec, 8%Cabernet Franc, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Petit Verdot.

Food Pairing: Beef.

Alc: 13.10%

Vintages may change.