We have chosen Awaroa's 2006 Cabernet/Merlot/Malbec for our gift baskets.

>   Organic Wine from Waiheke

Awaroa Vineyard was born in 1992 when seven partners got together and purchased 120 acres at the top of the Awaawaroa Valley in the center of Waiheke Island. The focus of the group is to combine a commercial organic enterprise while remaining sensitive to protecting the land and ecosystems.

Awaroa aims for a ripe, concentrated style of red wine. This means low crop levels, plenty of sunshine on the grapes and leaving the grapes on the vine as long as we can. The grapes are harvested and then gently crushed by foot. The fermenting wine is plunged by hand 6-8 times a day, then a gentle press into mostly new oak barrels for the next 12 months or so before bottling.

Michael Cooper Wine Guide:
“The 2006 vintage was hand picked from ‘organic’ vineyards and matured in French oak casks (50 per cent new). Deep and youthful in colour with lots of spicy French oak on the nose it has good density of fresh, vibrant, blackcurrant-like flavours and a hint of herbs, in a savoury firm style, well worth cellaring.”