Craggy Range 'Te Kahu' Merlot Cabernet 2023/24 NZ White smoke and sea breeze running

smoke and sea breeze running through it - and looks like the coastal notes are reflected on the label (in keeping with the 'Rare by Nature' theme of the 2019 Special Releases)

with just a hint of aromatic herbs like sage and thyme

Su Alto is a sparkling Glera-based wine that is re-fermented in the bottle on native yeasts and aged for at least 4 months at 2000 metres altitude at the foot of Mount Civetta

this is an excellent mixer for a unique cocktail

Craggy Range 'Te Kahu' Merlot Cabernet 2023/24 NZ White smoke and sea breeze runningTe Kahu means 'the cloak' in te reo Maori and refers to the mist that envelops Giants Winery in the Tukituki Valley. Legend has it that this mist was used to protect a mythical Maori maiden from the sun as she visited her lover Te Mata. Pouring deepest crimson red. Brooding aromatically with notes of cassis, black olive, dried tobacco and the faintest hint of caramel. The wine has lovely focus on the palate with dark fruits framed by fine tannins to