Description

Biogro certified Organic, no additions.

Stylistically between a rosé and an orange wine.

Friends indeed is a cyclone wine and a one off.

After natural MLF it aged on lees till we blended it with some Sangiovese Rose and skin fermented Chardonnay to give it structure and texture. An East coast version of our Heliacal Rise with a bit more power and orange hue.

The blend is 82% Pinot Noir from the beautiful Grava vineyard Martinborough Wairarapa, 10% Sangiovese and 8% Chardonnay from Osawa vineyard Mangatahi Hawke’s Bay. Both vineyards are BioGro certified organic.

The vintage ended up being better than we thought and we picked some excellent Chardonnay, Sangiovese and Chenin. But what it proved is that in times of need we have an amazing wine community in Aotearoa, thanks Al and Karla for being there.