Once Its Out Its Out

Lively ruby colour with the violet hues that typify this grape. Plum and cherry characters predominate on both nose and palate. Medium-bodied, with supple tannins and a pleasantly soft finish. Ideal red for any barbecue, or for pairing with medium-strength firm cheeses.

New Zealand in a glass... vibrant and lifted aromas of ripe tropical fruits and gooseberry. Bracing acidity is tempered by concentrated green fruits, citrus and hints of grass with a reviving fresh finish.

Pairing: Goats' Cheese and Feta, Lemon chicken, barbecued prawns or salmon and poached white fish. Fresh green salads containing parsley, pepper or lemon will also match well.

The palate is full with a lush entry and a long fine tannic core. Generous and complex flavours of plum, blackberry, lavender and bay combine with hints of spice and earth. The wine finishes with length and grace.

Strong and intense aroma with a distinct pinot-character, mature dark cherry, some blackberries, spices, well-integrated tones of barrels, perfume and discreet elements of licorice and vegetation.

Taste with good concentration and tight character, red dark cherry, some cranberries, spices, distinct acidity with green apple in the middle, rocky and chalky mineral tones, relatively intense tannins that are well integrated with the fruit. The taste is cooler in style than the aromas indicate. The wine is quite accessible now and will develop