New Zealand Producer of the Year - International Wine & Sprits Competition 2008
Voted Cellar Door of the Year for 2009
2008 Noble Riesling
• Trophy – Champion Sweet Wine & Gold Medal – 2009 Royal Easter Show - the 56th Royal Easter Show Wine Awards New
Zealand’s oldest wine competition,
2008 Gewurztraminer
• Gold Medal – 2008 New Zealand International Wine Show
• Silver Medal – 2008 New Zealand’s Top 100 Liquorland Competition
• ***** “Rich without being bold,” thought Cameron Douglas. Out-there ginger, orange peel and spice flavour are
delivered on a rich, oily tide. This would be great as an aperitif, with a smoked salmon mouse.” Cuisine Magazine – Top five
& Best Buy – March 09
• ***** 91 points “Spy Valley is a specialist with gewürztraminer, so it was no surprise when this lovely wine was
unmasked. I found the nose rich and honeyed, with lychee and rose petal fragrance. The flavour is equally rich, assisted by
a little sweetness, and is complex and varietally precise. Peter Bourne admitted its hints of five-spice and the sense of
balance, while Peter Forrestal added “racy acidity balancing the sweetness” The wine has been made in an opulent, Alsatian
style..” Nick Bulleid – Gourmet Traveller WINE Magazine – Feb/Mar 09 – The scent of Summer
• ***** “Exotically perfumed, gingery bouquet. Mouthfilling and intensely varietal, with concentrated spice and lychee
flavours, slight sweetness and balanced acidity. Weighty, rich and already delicious”. Winestate magazine, March / April 2009
2008 Riesling
• Gold - 2008 New Zealand International Wine Show
• Silver - 2009 Royal Easter Show
• ***** 90 points “.. Impressed me with its generous tropical fruit, including pawpaw and pineapple. Peter Bourne agreed,
adding “richness, honey and lime.” The wine’s full and round in the mouth with good depth of ripe flavour and a touch of
sweetness. It finishes softly with a light grip.” Nick Bulleid – Gourmet Traveller WINE Magazine – Feb/Mar 09 – The scent of
Summer
2008 Pinot Gris
• Silver – 2008 New Zealand International Wine Show
• HIGH **** “According to our surveillance, Spy Valley is up to its old tricks – creamy, generous, oozing Alsatian-esque
white stonefruit and nashi pear characters. Excellent food style: foie gras comes to mind.” Cuisine Magazine – Top five &
Best Buy – March 09
• ”Slightly honeyed, mouthfilling wine with ripe stonefruit and spice flavours. Musky and oily, with an impressive
richness”. Winestate magazine, March / April 2009 issue
2008 Sauvignon Blanc
• Gold Medal – 2008 New Zealand International Wine Show
• Gold & Best in Class – The New World Wine Awards 2008
• “In a normal vintage I would pick this as an Awatere Valley wine for its typical pea-pod and tomato leaf flavours. It is however
from the lower Waihopai Valley, a cooler branch of the Wairau Valley. The wine has reasonable concentration with an
appealing mineral/slate character adding a distinct touch of class. The flavours show good focus and purity while knife-edged
acidity overcomes an initial hint of sweetness to five a satisfyingly dry finish..” Bob Campbell – Gourmet Traveller WINE
Magazine – Feb/Mar 09 – Best Buy Wines $20 and under
2007 Pinot Noir
• Gold Medal – 2008 New Zealand International Wine Show
• Gold Medal – Japan Wine Challenge 2008
• Silver Medal - International Wine & Spirits Competition 2008
• ***** & Best Valued New Zealand Pinot Noir “Rich, ripe cherry, layered fruit. Full, round, concentrated style, beautiful
balance, lifted structure. Sweet, long finish. Delicious.” Decanter – New Zealand Pinot Noir tasting – August 2008.
• ***** “Pinot succeeds when it keeps you guessing, the way this wine does. It has mascularity in structure, but there's
no denying the overall finesse & elegance. 'A very stylish palate,' noted Larry McKenna Cuisine - NZ Pinot Tasting – Oct 08
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