Pā Road Sauvignon Blanc
The fruit from the MacDonald Home Vineyard came from the Seaside Blocks which are compositionally higher in sand and shingle and have less organic matter. These blocks tend to give tropical passionfruit flavours with nice, bright acids.
te Pā Pinot Gris
This Pinot Gris fruit was harvested throughout the cool April evenings of 2016, transferred to the winery where it underwent temperature controlled fermentation (12 – 14 degrees Celsius) in stainless steel tanks using Alsatian yeast cultures to enhance Pinot Gris aromas and flavours. Post-ferment maturation on fine lees allowed te Pā to build a refined […]
te Pā Pinot Noir Rosé
The Bedford Rd Vineyard is situated just west of Renwick, further up the Wairau Valley. The soils are freedraining sand loams. The cool nights and warm days from this part of the valley allow the Pinot Noir to gain concentration and ripeness, whilst retaining freshness and acidity.
te Pā Pinot Noir
The grapes for this wine were handharvested from the Omaka North vineyard and fermented in batches in 4T open top fermenters. Each batch had about 10-30% whole bunch, with the remainder being gently destemmed whole berries. The wine was left on skins for a further 7-15 days post-fermentation to build structure and harmonise the tannins. […]
te Pā Chardonnay
The fruit for this Chardonnay was handpicked from our Brancott Road Vineyard in the Southern Valleys. The fruit was then whole bunch pressed directly to barrel, 30% of which were new barrels selected from our most trusted French coopers. The barrels were left to ferment with “indigenous” yeasts, for 11 months.
