Remarkable Wines
Grown and hand crafted in the spectacular environment of Central Otago
Our Vineyard
Central Otago is the most southern grape-growing region in the world. It is becoming internationally recognized for producing wonderful cool-climate wines; strikingly fragrant, fruit-driven Pinot Noir and stunning aromatic white wines.
Remarkable Wines are created from grapes organically grown in our vineyard located in Bannockburn, Central Otago’s premium grape-growing sub-regions.
The Remarkable Difference
Most wines today are mass produced in vast stainless steel tanks in what they call wineries. I call them factories where everything is automated and the ancient craft of wine making is replaced by computers and laboratory technicians.
Remarkable wines are made in our vineyard where no chemical crop sprays, weed sprays nor fertilizers are used. The organically grown grapes are hand picked in autumn when fully ripened, then taken to our winery and immediately crushed and destemmed.
White Wine Process
Our white grapes are hand crushed destemmed then tipped into 500 litre tanks to allow overnight skin contact with the juice before the grapes are separated out and hand crushed in a traditional wooden basket press. The “pressings” juice is added back with the free run juice and left for nature to start the fermentation process.
Wild yeasts occurring naturally on the grape skins react with the sugar in the grape juice to produce ethyl alcohol. This process takes 4 to 6 weeks depending on the temperature in the winery. The juice has now become wine. The tanks are then moved outside to let the wine cold stabilise over winter when temperatures can drop to minus eight degrees. Finally in early Spring the wine is filtered and taken to the bottling plant where it is bottled and labelled then transferred into a cool store before released for sale.
Red Wine Process
Red grapes are treated differently. Central Otago’s climate is unsuitable for growing full bodied red wines such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, but our cool climate, low rainfall and unique soils make it ideal for the thin skinned Pinot Noir grape to grow and produce, arguably, the best wines of this variety in the world outside Burgundy.
Our Pinot Noir grapes are hand picked then crushed, with both the berries and juice combined into a 1,000 litre oak open top fermentation tank. As the wild yeasts react with the sugar to form alcohol carbon dioxide is produced which pushes the berries up to the surface of the tank. This “cap” is plunged down manually twice a day to release colour and flavour from the skins. After four to five weeks the fermentation is finished. The resultant wine goes into French oak barrels and the berries are pressed and the wine “pressings” tipped into barrels. After 10 months of oak contact the wine is bottled and kept in cool storage to mature for at least two years before release.
Our Wines
Pinot Noir
A premium quality single vineyard Pinot, winner of two medals and the Pinot Noir trophy at the International Wine & Spirit Competition, London (IWSC).
Intense flavours of cherries, dark berries and subtle savoury aromas. Perfect match with roast lamb, fillet steak, venison and blue cheese.
Remarkable Dry Riesling
Another IWSC and London Wine Show gold medal winner.
Just off-dry, with 8g/L of residual grape sugar, perfectly balanced with sweetness and acidity.
Notes of green apples, limes & lemons. Great with seafood, chicken, and salads.
Remarkable Gewurztraminer
“Gewurz” (pronounced “give-urtz”) is German for spice. A dry wine with intense spicy aromas.
Flavours of cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and lychees. Perfect with Indian and Asian foods.
Remarkable Aromatics
An Alsatian-style blend of Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Gewurztraminer. Aromatic, complex, and long finish.
Flavours of limes, lemons, apples, and mild spices.
Remarkable Late Harvest Riesling
(375ml bottles)
Picked three weeks late for a medium-sweet dessert wine.
Apricot and citrus flavours. Great with Asian foods and cheese platters.
Pricing
| Wine | Per Bottle | Per Dozen |
|---|---|---|
| Pinot Noir | $40.00 | $380 |
| Dry Riesling | $25.00 | $240 |
| Gewurztraminer | $25.00 | $240 |
| Aromatics | $25.00 | $240 |
| Late Harvest Riesling (375ml) | $20.00 | $200 |
Mixed dozen: 20% off individual bottle prices.
Free delivery for case lots anywhere in New Zealand.
To Order
Phone or text the winemaker: Richard Guthrey at 021.974 424