Frenchmans Hill Rock Earth Syrah 2015, WaihekeA 100% Syrah named after our rocky soils on Waiheke coastal single site The 8 Vineyard". Hand tended vines, tiny crop yields and a masterful combination of 6 "class A" syrah clones, combine to produce a rich, elegant and complex wine that proudly expresses this unique and spiritual piece of earth. 16 months in 75% new French barriques. Unfined and minimally filtered. Symbolic of a stable home and protective place. An expression of this great earth.

The secondary fermentation and disgorgement was carried out at No

charcoal filtered and oak aged to give you a fine smooth taste like no other

A true connoisseur's Tequila

and volcanic rock

and rock melon with a flinty

Nature made it

The stories add another element to the wines

vibrant red berry fruit flavours

Taste Frangelico and the whole story falls into place

Ginger wine is a fortified wine made from a fermented blend of ground ginger root and raisins which was first produced in England

Lifted cassis and spice with complex savoury

Aromas of nectarine