Wine Composition
100% Gewürztraminer
Winemakers Comments
Pale lemon yellow with powerful spice notes with very ripe citrus and stonefruit. Inviting and soft to begin, the palate finishes with the power and firmness of a favourable vintage. Multiple layers of flavour and texture.
Awards
Decanter World Wine Awards | 97 points (2016)
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
14.0%
TA
4.7 g/l
RS
8.8 g/l
Cellar Techniques
After picking and slowly pressing the individual parcels were fermented with a portion in old oak vessels. After a long, slow fermentation the wines were aged for several months prior to blending and bottling.
Winemaker
Name - Paul Bourgeois and Kathy-Lee Sowman
Winery
In the 1990's, deep in the Waihopai Valley, Bryan and Jan Johnson established 320 acres of estate vineyards on land considered too hard, too dry and too unfertile for wine.
It was a venture that started with a passion for the land. This pioneering spirit established one of New Zealand’s most successful boutique family-run wineries, now exporting eight varietals to 35 countries, from a crush capacity of 3000 tonnes.
Today, Spy Valley’s commitment remains to the land and to the people who tend it, and their focus is on sustainability which will ensure the guardianship of this land for generations to come.
The name ‘Spy Valley’ comes from the wineries proximity to the spy base located down the road.
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