In 2012 we planted 80 Syrah vines at our Terrace Stone Vineyard on Hammond Road near Renwick. This vineyard has lovely soil - a deep layer of fine stones mixed with silt and loam over clay - and is sheltered by trees which provides a unique micro-climate.

We are excited to release the second bottling of this wine:

50% 2022 / 50% 2023

Due to the small number of vines, this wine is a blend of two vintages. Both 2022 and 2023 were exceptional vintages with excellent spring weather to set up ideal flowering. A long, hot and dry summer allowed the fruit to hang longer into autumn & flavours to really sing. Find the wine here!

Images from 2012 planting the Syrah with friends

Last year we were extremely proud to have both our Windrush Organic Sauvignon Blanc 2019 and Pinot Noir 2019 selected in the Metro Top 50 Wines 2021.

This year our Empire Chardonnay 2020 has joined the best, most interesting, most delicious wines of the year! Check out Metro N°435 for the full article here.

25 single vineyard wines championing both site and subregion were tasted by Gourmet Traveller Wine in their Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc feature, with our Windrush Sauvignon Blanc placed in the top 14.

“IF THERE’S ONE THING MARLBOROUGH SAV BLANC CAN DO, it’s paint a picture: its iconic (often pungent) aromas and intense flavours instantly transport the drinker to the region’s pristine, river-carved landscapes and its ancient Sounds'“ reports Dom Sweeney. Read the full online article here.

2019 WINDRUSH ORGANIC SAUVIGNON BLANC, MARLBOROUGH, NZ$22
Windrush Organic is a new-ish project from Callum and Sarah Linklater, and their home block vineyard of the same name. The fleshy fruit weight feels good but it’s the savoury, grippy phenolics and mouthwatering acidity that bring it all together. An exciting rendition.

Photo: Ben Dearnley. Styling Sabine Schmitz. Source: Gourmet Traveller Wine.

Yoga, hiking, nutrition discussion, amazing lunch buffet, organic wine and a scenic boat ride.

Thanks so much @farmerswifenz for inviting us to @homewoodbaylodge for a bit of Wellness in the Marlborough Sounds.

https://www.thefarmerswife.co.nz/

“Made primarily with clones 777 and 828 - Aromas of a crunchy, fresh, youthful, vibrant wine with a core of pinosity. I like the floral, wild side with some violet and heirloom roses, bright fresh youthful a bouquet overall. Red cherries and sweet red plums with some dried versions of the fruit quietly layered through. There’s a mineral soil taste - silty then sandy and fine stone. Flavours of baking spices from oak with a touch of smoke. Balanced, fresh, vibrant and long. Still developing connections and harmonies. Well made and will be ready from later 2021 through 2027+”

93 Points.Excellent

Reviewed by Cameron Douglas MS. Published 22nd December, 2020

We were delighted to receive TWO gold medals at The 2020 Marlborough Wine Show, sponsored by QuayConnect. Our 2019 Windrush Organic Sauvignon Blanc and 2019 Windrush Organic Pinot Noir received gold medals at the 2020 competition and we were thrilled to be amongst the wines poured at the Celebration Long Lunch held in October.

The Marlborough Wine Show, sponsored by QuayConnect, is run by Wine Marlborough to promote sub regionality and diversity of wines grown in New Zealand’s largest wine region.

The Marlborough Wine Show reviews and assesses entries using panels of experienced judges and rewards top-performing wines with trophies, gold, silver and bronze medals. The show provides a relevant, credible platform for Marlborough producers to promote their wines and is also a celebration of excellence - not only of Marlborough wines, but the local industry as a whole.

Photos captured by Richard Briggs Photography.

Windrush Organic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, 2019

“Lifted varietal bouquet - all grassy with green bean nuances. Nice green apple crunch to the palate with attractive flavours”

4 STARS - Equal Top in Category (25 Tasted, 12 awarded)

Winestate Organic & Biodynamic Wine Show - Feature Tasting

AUG/ SEP 2020 Edition

The New Zealand Organic Wine Awards are New Zealand's only wine show dedicated to finding NZ's best organic wines.

We are pleased to share our Empire Chardonnay 2019 received a gold medal at the 2020 competition. 🥳

Congratulations to all of the wineries featured in the 2020 results. 🌱🚜🥂🙌 @nzorganicwineawards

“If only all certified organic wines displayed their ‘street cred’ as boldly as this one, with its elegant but no holds barred organic logo on the front label. It’s a newcomer on the Sauvignon scene and is dry, medium bodied and powerful - a style that drinks well now and has great ageing potential too. 18.5 /20

Joelle Thomson, for Drinksbiz.

February 2020

“Delicious and distinctive bouquet with a core of chalky minerality, ripe citrus, white fleshed fruits and nut-like oak and lees layer. On the palate – lots of drive and texture from acidity, lees, oak and minerality. A Chablis-like flavour, but also very new world-like with white-fleshed peach and lemon, cashew nut oak and lees, fine tannins and overall palate engaging textures. Balanced and well-made, quite youthful and vibrant, lengthy finish, well made. Drink now and through 2024.

94 Points, Cameron Douglas, MS

Published Feb 16, 2020

Try now.

Our new release Empire Chardonnay was recommended by Yvonne Lorkin in this weekends NZ Herald. Read the full review here…

“This rich and quite weighty sauvignon blanc has clearly benefited from a 10% barrel-fermented component that added flesh and flavour without compromising flavour intensity. Passionfruit, guava, lime and green capsicum flavours”.

93/100

Reviewed: 15 August 2019. Bob Campbell, MW.