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Our Current Range of Red Wines
 
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Dunleavy Cabernet/Merlots:
Hand-picked on this vineyard, aged in French and American oak for 12 months, bottled while still youngish to capture fresh berryish flavours, to retain softness in tannins, and round, fruity richness on the palate.
Vintage 2004
Spicy ripe fruit and ypouthful tannins .
$12.00
$45.00
Vintage 2003
Lusciously rich berry and spice flavours with generous mouth feel.
$14.00
$50.00
Vintage 2002
Fresh but soft, berryish with hints of liquorice.
$16.00
$55.00
Vintage 2001
Vibrant plum and strawberry flavours underscored by light, young tannins.
$60.00
Vintage 2000
Currant and cassis flavours with lengthy plum finish.
$80.00
Vintage 1999
A near perfect vintage enhanced with bottle age, intense berry flavors.
$90.00
Dunleavy Export Reserve Cabernet Merlot 1996
Final reserve stock of this mature blend developed for discerning palates in Ireland where it has been very popular among claret devotees.
$240.00
40 ml taste of Dunleavy
from $7.00
Te Motu Cabernet/Merlots:
Selected from the best grapes hand-picked on this vineyard each year, matured for 28 months (3 winters) in French, Hungarian and American oak, then bottle aged for 3 years to allow the rich, deep flavours to marry in a blend noted for soft, ripe tannins, and ability to age gracefully for years.
Vintage 2004
Intense red berry and spice flavours with plum, cassis and chocolate tones on the end of a long palate.
$17.00
$70.00
Vintage 2002
Concentrated plum, cassis and cedar, intense spice and chocolate tones.
$20.00
$80.00
Vintage 2000
Rich plum and spiced berry flavors with savoury leather notes. Excellent balance throughout a long palate.
$25.00
$100.00
Vintage 1999
Developed and complex, strong blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours with hints of cedar and cigarbox.
$30.00
$125.00
Vintage 1998
Fragrant nose and extremely ripe berry fruit with spice plum flavours.
$320.00
Vintage 1997
Initially hugely concentrated and very intense gobsmacking wine has miraculously developed into luscious fresh berry liqueur with a silky smooth mouthfeel.
$360.00
Te Motu Cabernet Merlot 1996
"Opulent fruit coupled with gamey, earthy tones make this a truly complex wine with great poise and balance. The flavour lingers long after the wine is swallowed. A perfectly harmonious red." Judges comments, International Wine Challenge 1999, London - Gold
$800.00

Te Motu Cabernet Merlot 1994
"Perfect Vintage - very intense plum, spice and liquorice flavours are neatly interwoven with strong smokey oak in a powerfully rich and complex wine". Judges comments, International Wine Challenge 1997, London - Gold.

$600.00
Te Motu Cabernet Merlot 1993
Historic inaugural vintage, still retains its vigour and power.
$600.00
40 ml taste of Te Motu
from $8.50
Bubbles:
Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque Blancs 1996 France
Displaying a fresh, fruity flavour with subtle tangy spicy notes, this excellent wine has a soothing taste of honey, glazed chestnuts, crystallised fruit and a lingering finish.
$375.00
Perrier-Joüet Grand Brut NV France
An elegant and approachable champagne with delicate floral aromas of acacia and blossoms mingling with warmer notes. This lively wine has gracious bubbles revealing rich flavours of fresh butter, brioche and shortbread.
$200.00
Lindauer Special Reserve Blanc de Blancs New Zealand
Crafted from Chardonnay grapes this Blanc de Blancs is a fresh elegant methode traditionnelle with delicious citrus notes and balanced acidity.
$14.00
$42.00
Lindauer Grandeur New Zealand
The pinnacle méthode traditionnelle that has been ten years in the making! An elegant, refined style, Lindauer Grandeur boasts broad rich flavours with almond and biscuity nuances.
$100.00
Still White Wines:
Lawson’s Dry Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Marlborough
Lively acidity, plenty of body in the palate, rich herbal flavours and a long, clean finish make this wine a classic example of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc style.
$50.00

Conders Forest Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Marlborough
Ripe and aromatic withintense passionfruit,and tropical melon notes.

$14.00
$50.00
Church Road Reserve Chardonnay 2005 Hawke's Bay
A rich, elegant and complex chardonnay, with powerful and lingering flavours of intense peach and apricot wrapped in toasty sweet oak.
$77.00
Stuart Block Patatahi Chardonnay 2006
A concentrated aromatic wine with tropical hints of passion and grapefruit over a citric backbone and subtle oak.
$14.00
$50.00

Triplebank Awatere Riesling 2006,
Lushious limey citrus flavours with hints of apricot in this refreshingly dry reisling.

$50.00
Huntaway Reserve Pinot Gris 2007 Gisborne
Exotic pear and quince flavours layered with a rich floral complexity.
14.00
$50.00
Montana "P" Gewürztraminer 2005
Incredibly unctuous this stunning wine shows lychee, tropical fruit and honeysuckle, in a fleshy rich mouth-filling experience - truley wonderous.
$60.00
Dessert Wine:
Virtu Noble Sémillon 2000 Hawke's Bay
Shows amazing freshness and intensity - unctuous richness balanced with clean honeyed flavours and crisp acids.
$12.50
$60.00
Saints’s Noble Sémillon 2003 Gisborne
Orange peel, lemon blossom and pineapple, intertwined with rich honeyed apricot and dried fruit characters.
$10.00
$37.50
Ports:
Barros 10-Year-Old
A fine Portuguese tawny port that shows delicate fruit flavours and nutty characters from barrel maturity.
$12.00
$120.00
Ales, Waters, Juices & Sparkling Grape Juice:

Heineken 375 ml, Speight's Gold & Speight's Old Dark, Corona

$9.00
     
Ferrarelle Sparkling Mineral Water
500ml
$5.00
1 Litre  
$8.50
     
Evian Still Mineral Water
500ml
$5.00
1 Litre  
$8.50
     
Phoenix Juices
$5.00
 
Bundaberg Ginger Beer
$5.00