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Rightly so, and amazingly, Milton brand themselves as the first organic and biodynamic winery in New Zealand. Their three vineyards in Gisborne are very unique, a true representation of terroir; the Opou, Te Arai and the Clos de Ste Anne all located in Manutuke. There is something special about this place and it may be the proximity to the Pacific Ocean and the geologically youthful sedimentary soils. Cooling sea breezes keep the climate friendly and temperate in high summer. Founded in 1984 by James and Annie Milton.Traditional viticulture is practiced in all vineyards and all are dry-farmed, with no insecticide, herbicide, systemic fungicide or soluble fertilisers used. So, as you can imagine these wines have life, they scream of purity and freshness and therefore are quite long-lived.
Why do we like it?
The Clos de Ste. Anne, is planted with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, originally planted in 1980, but new plantings have been added with Syrah. The Syrah shows a lot of finesse with ripe plum, charcoal, anissed, star anise and pepper notes, so stunning! We love the Syrah so much that we wanted to have it in your selection this month, even if it means having two wines made from the same grape. I invite you to taste the Giaconda and the Millton side by side, it will be very interesting to see the difference between the two expression of the Syrah/Shiraz grape from two different places and producers!
Grape Syrah
Country New-Zealand
Region Girsborne
Vintage 2021
