VINTAGE
2023
COUNTRY
New Zealand
TABLE #
6242
REGION
Martinborough
94
Fresh and precise, with lime, mango and passion fruit notes that are accented by crunchy sea salt, litsea oil, dried chamomile and fresh lemon zest on a mouthwatering, fleshy frame. Drink now. 72,000 cases imported.
Founded in 1997, Craggy Range exclusively crafts single-vineyard, terroir-driven wines and is a benchmark ambassador for the high quality of New Zealand’s wines. The grapes are partially hand harvested from the estate-owned Te Muna Road Vineyard. 85% of the grapes are destemmed before fermentation in stainless steel tanks and oak barriques using partial wild yeasts. The wine is aged on fine lees for 3 months in a combination of stainless steel tanks and French oak puncheon before being fined, filtered and bottled.
Aged on fine lees for 3 months in a combination of stainless steel tanks and French oak puncheon
La Nina’s influence on 2023 led to a warm and early vintage with only one substantial frost. Above average rainfall in the late summer cooled the overall temperatures to be more level with the long-term norm.
Precision and purity are hallmarks of the 2023 release. Very pale straw in the glass, it bursts with aromas of fresh kaffir lime leaf and white flowers. The palate shows an abundance of fruit intensity in tune with the textural elements and crystalline finish that this vineyard is loved for.
