Colour: Intense ruby red with a vibrant shiny glow. Nose: Lively and aromatic redolent of sun-drenched herbs with hints of coriander and thyme. Palate: Spicy with a slightly dry finish. A lovely intensity of herbal and fruit flavours similar to those evident on the nose. A combination of long savoury fruit tannins from well ripened fruit and well-seasoned oak. The grapes from 2 degrees. vineyard are hand-harvested and trucked up to Wanaka where the wines are carefully hand crafted by Dan and Sarah-Kate Dineen at the Maude Winery. The fruit is generally left to cool off overnight before going through the de-stemming process. Very traditional fermentation takes place in open-topped tanks which are hand plunged. Indigenous yeasts begin the cycle and a portion of whole bunch, lignified stalks and all, is included in each fermenter to add special flavours and put the tannins to good use. The juice is left on the skins for a month to allow tannin development prior to gentle basket