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Ataahua Gewurztraminer 2019
Waipara Valley, South Island, New ZealandAfter a stint in the premium wool industry, Stephanie Henderson embarked on a career in the wine industry which took her back to University to study, to California for hands-on experience growing grapes and producing wines before the Henderson family set up their first vineyard in 2008 in North Cantebury. The Maori translation of Ataahua is beautiful, picturesque, a place of beauty. A major part of Ataahua’s philosophy for growing grapes then carefully making that fruit into wine is to translate the beauty of the vineyard and area. From the clay loams on Waipara's valley floors, this was macerated on skins for 36 hours and then fermented and rested in stainless. Ripe and perfumed with honeysuckle, lush peach, apricot, gingersnap, pink flowers, lime pith over a slow moving cold cream palate, finishing with ginger spicing and soap bubbles.Tasted: 09 November 2021Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| ON | $27.95 | 750ml | consignment |
Grape: Gewürztraminer
