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ALAN MCCORKINDALE WAIPARA VALLEY, NZ Alan McCorkindale Wines is a small family business based in the Waipara Valley, Canterbury. Our focus is on creating quality boutique wines with distinct style and flair using traditional French techniques. Our grapes are grown in the beautiful, natural surrounds of the Waipara Valley. Our vineyards are pruned and picked by hand to ensure that every drop is pure quality, New Zealand wine. With winemaking experience in Burgundy, Champagne, Alsace, the Rheingau, Hunter Valley and Tasmania Alan is also actively involved in offering mentoring, wine production and wine marketing advice to New Zealand and international producers.
SINGLE VINEYARD Marlborough VINEYARD Harvested from old vines planted in Rocky River Terraces Vineyard in Marlborough s Wairau Valley, New Zealand. Low vigour vines are naturally low cropping, producing intense flavoured fruit. AROMA Gooseberry, hawthorn and tropical fruits, with hints of citrus. PALATE Vibrant, dry, with a racy acid backbone, delicate and intense with minerality and complexity, very long finish. PINOT GRIS Waipara Valley VINEYARD Single Vineyard Pinot Gris harvested from the clay/ limestone-rich slopes of Montserrat Vineyard in New Zealand s Waipara Valley. COLOUR Straw-gold. AROMA Fig, pear, backed apple and hints of roasted almonds. PALATE Dry with soft acid, textural phenolics and subtle layers of complexity. Marlborough VINEYARD Single Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Noir harvested from the volcanic greywache rocks of the Rapaura vineyard in New Zealand s Marlborough region. COLOUR Deep red. AROMA Aromas of cherry, boysenberry and charcuterie. PALATE The palate is precise, vibrant and rich, mouth filling with fine tannins and linear acidity powerful in a subtle way. 73
SINGLE VINEYARD CHALKY MAGNUM Waipara Valley VINEYARD Single Vineyard Pinot Noir harvested from the clay/ limestone slopes of the Chalky vineyard in New Zealand s Waipara Valley. Small batches, 16 months ageing in barrels, bottled unrefined and unfiltered. A beautiful expression of aged Waipara Valley Pinot Noir. COLOUR Garnet / Russet. BOUQUET Aromas of raspberry, brambles and blueberry. PALATE The palate is elegant and balanced, with gentle tannins and multi layered earthiness and warmth. 74
LAWSON S DRY HILLS Marlborough, New Zealand The dedicated bunch of people that make up our small team at Lawson s Dry Hills are very hands on, living and breathing every part of the viticultural and winemaking process. We do a lot of talking and tasting before pouring our shared inspiration into every bottle. The resulting wines offer an authentic expression of the place and the grape variety they are made from together with a certain special something that we believe can only come from passion. It would seem that the combination of elements that go into each of our wines is a winning formula. We have lost count of all our gold medals the certificates cover the walls in our cellar door while the shelves are buckling with the weight of all our trophies both local and overseas. But actually we re not ones to boast so that s enough of that. We d rather roll our sleeves up and get stuck in to making the best wines possible, after all, that s what we dream of, talk about and well, it s actually what we do.
ESTATE AWARDS World s Best Sauvignon Blanc Producer 2013 GOLD MEDAL Marlborough Wine Show 2015 GOLD MEDAL International Aromatics Wine Show 2015 BLUE-GOLD Sydney International Wine Competition 2018 PINOT GRIS GOLD MEDAL New World Wine Awards 2017 RESERVE SERIES AWARDS GOLD MEDAL The Marlborough Wine Show 2015 GOLD New World Wine Awards 2017 4.5 STARS Winestate 2017 76
ESTATE SERIES Lovely passionfruit, lime and fragrant lemongrass leap from the glass, whilst the palate is crisp and focused with a juicy texture. The barrel fermented component helps to highlight the wines chalky minerality. In terms of flavours this wine has lovely complexity with strong citrus and passionfruit characters balanced by some herbal notes and tropical fruit. PINOT GRIS This is a beautifully lifted aromatic wine with lemon blossom, fresh cut pear, honeycomb featuring strongly. The palate is full and rich, slightly off dry and balanced with lovely acidity. Pip fruit and nectarine flavours abound with background notes of nougat and spice giving the wine depth and interest. This wine will develop wonderfully over the next 3-5 years. The bright cherry and raspberry aromas scream Pinot Noir. The palate is gentle and supple with surprising power and depth, the wine has a lovely length, soft chalky tannins and gentle acidity. The aromas of fragrant vanilla and mocha are derived from maturation in a mixture of some new, but mainly older French oak barriques. 77
RESERVE SERIES RESERVE This Reserve Sauvignon Blanc runs the full gambit of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc varietal characters, from fresh green herbs through to strong citrus, lifted passionfruit and ripe tropical fruits. This wine leaps from the glass and has great intensity on the palate, with a juicy mid palate and great length. A Sauvignon Blanc made to cellar, keep it for 3 5 years. RESERVE As a youthful wine, it has a dark deep burgundy colour with bright purple hues. This Pinot Noir is richly aromatic. Cherry, Raspberry and enticing floral aromas are offset by French oak characters that provide sweet vanilla, char and spice. The palate possess a rich core of red berry fruit, nicely balanced acidity, supple tannins and wonderful generosity. Cellaring potential 3 4 years. 78
WHITECLIFF Marlborough, New Zealand From vintage to vintage, Whitecliff has always created wines of high quality and consistency and we re passionate about keeping it that way. Our dedicated winemaking team sources the grapes from a number of select regions throughout New Zealand and Australia, searching for varietal characteristics that meet the fullflavoured, vibrant and approachable style our wines are known for.
ESTATE SERIES Lifted aromas of citrus flower, passionfruit, nectarine and a hint of red capsicum. The palate has a mineral intensity with herbal classical snow pea notes and beautifully tensioned acidity. A delicate bouquet of earthy spice and ripe berries. Medium-bodied in style with the sweet richness of cherry and blackberry, giving way to a savoury complexity on the finish. 80