Depth and Diversity
Before taking the top accolade, four grape varietals from three wineries were awarded 6 gold medals at the Air New Zealand Wine Awards, a tribute to Martinborough’s depth and diversity.
Margrain got gold medals in the Champion Exhibition White category for its entire range of 2009 dessert wines: Botrytis Chenin Blanc, Botrytis Riesling and Botrytis Sauvignon Blanc. The Botrytis Riesling 2009 took an Elite Gold.
Margrain winemaker Strat Canning was “bowled over to take a hat trick with all our botrytis wines”.
“The Chenin Blanc vines were among the first grapes planted in Martinborough, so this is a great 30th anniversary celebration for this varietal. The grapes were picked very late after a colder than usual autumn, without many of the classic conditions for botrytis.” he commented.
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Martinborough gold medal winners were: Julicher 99 Rows Te Muna Road Pinot Noir 2008 |
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