Te Motu 2014The flagship wine of our Waiheke Island vineyard, Te Motu is a Cabernet Sauvignon dominant blend with Merlot and Franc, hand harvested from low yielding vines. The wine enjoys extended levage and maturing in premium French oak before beginning a minimum 3 year term resting in bottle. On release, the wine shows elegance, complexity and firm yet supple tannins the hallmarks of its longevity and will continue to reward cellaring. _ Our first taste: A

James Halliday and Jancis Robinson demonstrates that the wines are far from one-dimensional in their outstanding balance

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Each vintage showcases a consistent

Rocks beneath the red clay soils are schists of Cambrian age

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Jean-Christophe strives to bring out the natural qualities and the uniqueness of each terroirs and to conduct the vinification in such a way that this uniqueness is embedded in their wines

It's not cloying and the tannins from the French oak barrels provide a satisfying finish that leaves you wanting more

Average age of vines : 20 years

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Annual production: 18