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Escarpment

Pinot Gris: 100% Pinot Gris. Hand harvested from Escarpment's Te Muna Road vineyard and McCreanor Vineyard, this wine is inspired by the classic French approach to Pinot Gris. Fermented in aged barrels for 12 months. Beautiful straw yellow the flavors of this wine are reminiscent of ripe pears and white stone fruit with delightful soft texture ensuring a long commanding finish.

Chardonnay: 100% Chardonnay. This Burgundian inspired Chardonnay is hand harvested from the Te Muna Road vineyard. The favorable growing season allowed fruit to ripen wonderfully, producing powerful opulent flavors and a flinty mineral backbone which combine beautifully with barrel fermentation. It is an accurate reflection of Martinborough’s unique terroir. Partial malolactic fermentation and lees stirring has enhanced the texture, complexity and mouth feel allowing it to match most entrée dishes. Golden yellow hues, the flavors of this wine are reminiscent of white stone fruit with delightful soft texture ensuring a long commanding finish.

Pinot Noir: 100% Pinot Noir. Hand harvested Pinot Noir from Escarpment's Te Muna Road vineyard, Barton and McCreanor Vineyards in Martinborough. Traditional open topped fermentation combined with intensive hand plunging and gentle pressing has all combined to ensure a most arresting wine. Aged in 100% French oak (30% new) for 12 months. Structured with elegant ripe tannins and an appealing length of flavor, the ripe berry fruits combine beautifully with hints of fennel and feral forest floor flavors. Inspired by the classic wines of Burgundy, this Pinot Noir is a tribute to Martinborough's unique terroir and the skills and experience of winemaker Larry McKenna.

Kupe: 100% Pinot Noir. Released only in optimal years, this wine comes from the Escarpments Vineyard's close planted vines on Te Muna Road, Martinborough. Planted in 1999, the spacing of 1.5 x 1m (2,712 vines/acre) is approaching the planting densities used in Burgundy, from where the inspiration for this wine comes. Fermented in new wooden French cuvees, hand plunged and aged in 50% new French Oak barriques for 12 months. Very limited production and only produced in exceptional years.