Highfield Newsletters
Recent Release Riesling – July 2005
Kia ora and Hello
We hope all you northern hemisphere dwellers are enjoying the sun while we’re suffering down here, mid winter and frosty in the south. Lucky for us we live in Marlborough, the sunniest region of New Zealand, so while the mornings are icy and crisp, the warming sun does come out most days.
We have this super wine offer exclusively for our Kiwi mail order and cellar door customers. The recent release bottle aged 2002 Highfield Riesling retails at $24 per bottle however, direct from the winery cellar, we’re offering New Zealand customers:
We hope all you northern hemisphere dwellers are enjoying the sun while we’re suffering down here, mid winter and frosty in the south. Lucky for us we live in Marlborough, the sunniest region of New Zealand, so while the mornings are icy and crisp, the warming sun does come out most days.
We have this super wine offer exclusively for our Kiwi mail order and cellar door customers. The recent release bottle aged 2002 Highfield Riesling retails at $24 per bottle however, direct from the winery cellar, we’re offering New Zealand customers:
2002 Riesling $20 per bottle
2002 Riesling case of 12 $210 per case (just $17.50 per bottle)
2002 Riesling case of 12 $210 per case (just $17.50 per bottle)
Why Riesling?.............because we love it!
“Riesling, the greatest of the ‘aromatic’ white-wine varieties – is light in the mouth, basing its appeal on pure fruit flavours and full-bloomed bouquet. Most people know Riesling’s a good aperitif and goes well with food” Cuisine Magazine. Michael Cooper.
“If you believe, as I do that Riesling is inherently superior to Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer, then Riesling is a bargain. With bottle age, it tends to lose its pronounced citrus fruit flavours and will develop mellow beeswax, honey and clove flavours” Cuisine Magazine. Bob Campbell MW.
Riesling typically is an excellent cellaring prospect, but Highfield has done much of the work for you already, by allowing the wine to age in bottle and develop those bottle aged characters before release. The Highfield 2002 Riesling is a finely textured dry wine with citrus and floral aromas leading to intense mineral and lime flavours. The wine has retained its youth with just a whisper of bottle aged character and is drinking very well now. However it will develop positively with further ageing of five to six years. The wine is well suited to fresh fish, vibrant salads and fragrant or moderately spicy cuisine.
Please refer to the bottom of the final page for ordering details and the order form.
2005 Vintage Report
“It now looks like being another good year for Marlborough, despite (or because of) the slightly reduced crops. Flavour intensity looks good across the board, with the general standard of Sauvignon Blanc vineyards looking better than last year. Given that the 2004 Highfield Sauvignon Blanc won five gold medals from 5 wine shows entered, this bodes well for the 2005 version.
Pinot noir also looks to have great intensity. Picking at super ripe sugar and flavour levels should lead to a fairly robust wine when it is released in 18 months time”. Winemaker, Alistair Soper.
“It now looks like being another good year for Marlborough, despite (or because of) the slightly reduced crops. Flavour intensity looks good across the board, with the general standard of Sauvignon Blanc vineyards looking better than last year. Given that the 2004 Highfield Sauvignon Blanc won five gold medals from 5 wine shows entered, this bodes well for the 2005 version.
Pinot noir also looks to have great intensity. Picking at super ripe sugar and flavour levels should lead to a fairly robust wine when it is released in 18 months time”. Winemaker, Alistair Soper.
Kiwi News
We’ve just waved goodbye to thousands of UK Rugby supporters who traveled the country following high class matches between The Lions and The All Blacks. We had a fun wine and food festival for them at Cloudy Bay and entertained many up at the Highfield restaurant.
United States of America (New California wine lists)
We now have Highfield wine on the wine list at Jon Asch in Santa Rosa and Cyrus, the new restaurant ‘rock star’ of the Sonoma County. Check these places out for the best in atmosphere, food, service and wine.
Canada News
Highfield participated in the New Zealand Wine Growers Generic wine fair at Calgary in May. It was a great day with plenty of good responses to the wine. Alberta importers, Harvest Vintage, now have offices in Edmonton and Calgary. Contact Spike at harvestvintage@shaw.ca
UK Distributors
We have a great new distributor in Bath. ‘The Tasting Room’ stocks the Highfield Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Pinot Noir so contact Will Baber wb@williambaberwines.co.uk or check out their website www.tastingroom.co.uk. Highfield attended the Summer Wine Fair in Cardiff last month and enjoyed the vast positive public reaction to our wines. Barrels and Bottles are our importers and main distributors in the UK and stock the full Highfield range. Contact Andrew at sales@barrelsandbottles.co.uk
Hong Kong Dinners
100 diners enjoyed a delicious four course meal matched with Highfield wine at the Hong Kong Football Club in June. A second dinner saw 75 guests feast on delightful food and of course Highfield wine at the Park Lane Hotel’s Riva restaurant.
Let us know if your preferred contact is by email or New Zealand post. Check out the rest of our re-vamped website including the photo gallery. www.highfield.co.nz
Enjoy the Riesling.
All the best and we look forward to hearing from you soon.
Naomi Galvin and the team @ Highfield Estate
Mail Order:
Within New Zealand:To order wines from our latest vintage fill out our ONLINE ORDER FORM and submit your order or PRINT out our lastest ORDER FORM and send to HIGHFIELD ESTATE via the options offered below:
- 1) Post: Highfield Estate Winery, Brookby Rd, RD2, Blenheim
- 2) Fax: (03) 572 9257
Please Note: Delivery free anywhere in New Zealand for six bottles or more.
Rest of World:
Contact Highfield Estate at naomi@highfield.co.nz
| Highfield Estate Winery, Brookby Rd, RD2, Blenheim, Marlborough,
New Zealand Tel. +64 (3) 572 9244 Fax. +64 (3) 572 9257 Email. naomi@highfield.co.nz |
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