Southern Boundary Wines is pleased to announce the following results from the 2011 Air New Zealand Wine Awards and recent reviews

2011 Air New Zealand Wine Awards

Pure Gold Medal* - Waipara Springs 2010 Premo Chardonnay

Full results are available from the website at http://www.airnzwineawards.co.nz. 

*Elite Gold, Pure Elite Gold and Trophy winners from the Gold Medal Category will be announced on 12 November

eRobertParker.com

Oct 31 New Zealand: Pure New Zealand, Lisa Perotti-Brown

‘A few of the superlative New Zealand producers in the report to follow making truly unique, complex wines include: Bell Hill, Craggy Range, Dog Point, Dry River, Felton Road, Kumeu River, Millton, Mission, Mount Edward, Neudorf, Pegasus Bay, Pyramid Valley, Quartz Reef, Rippon, Sacred Hill, Schubert, Seresin, Spy Valley, Stonyridge, Te Awa, Te Mata, Trinity Hill and Waipara Springs.’

Coming from Mendoza clone fruit and barrel fermented in French barriques, 15% new, the 2009 Premo Chardonnay offers delicate, restrained notes of lemon curd and peach blossom with a little toasted almond and touch of fresh bread. Full bodied, rich and tightly-knit, it has a wonderfully creamy texture and is well balanced by crisp acidity, finishing long and yeasty / savory with hint of grapefruit. Consider drinking this one 2012 to 2016+.

2009 Waipara Springs Premo Pinot Noir 91/100

Medium ruby-purple colored, the 2009 Premo Pinot Noir presents ripe cherry, pomegranate cinnamon stick note with an undercurrent of violets and toast. Medium bodied with good mid-palate concentration and smooth tannins, it has refreshing acidity that gives a harmonious lift throughout the long, layered finish. Approachable now, it should drink nicely through 2015+.

2009 Waipara Springs Premo Dry Riesling 91/100

Naturally fermented with indigenous yeast, the 2009 Premo Dry Riesling offers lovely lemon / lime and orange blossom notes with a whiff of acacia honey. Dry, crisp and clean, the palate is very citrusy with some mandarin peel hints and a long steely finish. Approachable now, it should cellar to 2016+.