Ascension Wine Estate have very kindly offered our online members the opportunity to buy some very special wines at a very special price. These wines retail at NZD$417 + GST per case and we have been offered them at NZD$244 + GST.
The case is made up of 3 bottles each of ‘The Rosarian’ Rose (Silver medal), ‘The Benediction’ Reserve Cabernet Franc (Four stars in Winestate), ‘The Apogee’ Viognier (not released to the public yet - bronze medal) and ‘The Steep Bit’ Malbec. Details as follows:
Ascension "The Rosarian" Matakana Rosé
Every row of vines at Ascension is planted with a rose, a tradition dating back many hundreds of years. "The Rosarian" is named in honour of those that care for them.
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Structure - off-dry, soft, medium bodied.
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Flavours - crushed strawberries, raspberries.
Ascension "The Benediction" Reserve Matakana Cabernet Franc
Our classically styled blend of Bordeaux varieties is fermented and plunged by hand in my Grandfather's 70 year-old wooden vats, and aged in a high proportion of new French and American oak barriques for 12 months.
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Structure - dry, firm, full bodied.
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Flavours - blackcurrant, coffee, mint, cedar.
Ascension "The Apogee" Matakana Viognier
Viognier is one of the world's most rare and exotic grape varieties. Notoriously difficult to grow, we were one of the first vineyards in New Zealand to plant Viognier and remain the only winery in Matakana dedicated to this grape which is perfectly suited to our hillside vineyard.
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Structure - off-dry, soft, light bodied.
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Flavours - honeysuckle, apricot, spice, white peaches.
Ascension "The Steep Bit" Matakana Malbec
Ascension was the first winery in Matakana and one of the first in New Zealand to make a wine from 100% Malbec. Perfectly suited to clay soils, Malbec is an important variety in Bordeaux and Argentina, however it crops very erratically and can be very frustrating to grow!
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Structure - dry, soft, medium bodied.
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Flavours - violets, raspberry, earth, spice, coconut.
To take advantage of this outstanding offer please email us using the Cellar Door Specials link contact form and we shall coordinate shipments and payments with Ascension Wine Estate. Please note we cannot always guarantee availability due to limited supplies on these special offers.
All orders come with a free NZVineyards.com registration and newsletter enrolements.
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