Drinks
Astrolabe Kekerengu Svignon Blanc
Rp.550,000Fresh apples, lime juice and lemon zest, with aromatic citrus flower in the background, Zingy, fresh ripe lime and lemon flavours, crisp apples, and a long and clean zesty finish, This wine will continue to develop rewarding flavour and bottle complexity with ageing.
- Suggested Foods Try with crustaceans such as lobster mornay, white fish like sole and flounder, or Thai salads. The low alcohol makes the wine great for summer lunches
- Serve At a good chill
Astrolabe Pinot Gris
Rp.485,000Grown in the Waihopai and Awatere Valleys. The Gris has aromas of white fleshed stonefruit and fresh pear, with a little vanilla pod, cardamom and citrus zest. The palate is pure, easy-drinking wine with a fine minerality and delicacy of structure. Stonefruit and pear flavours dominate.
Astrolabe Pinot Rose
Rp.560,000- Colour/Appearance Delicate shade of rose gold
- Aroma/Bouquet Quince and rhubarb crème brûlée, rosewater and bottled stonefruit
- Palate Medium bodied dry wine with round, mouth filling flavours of crabapple jelly and quince paste
- Cellaring Best enjoyed while young and fresh, though made to age gracefully
- Suggested Foods Light salad or pasta dishes, paella, charcuterie, prawn cocktail, and grilled haloumi
- Serve Lightly chilled
Astrolabe Wairau Riesling
Rp.520,000- Colour/Appearance Pale, lemon-straw.
- Aroma/Bouquet Fresh apples, lemon and lime, citrus flower and light stone-fruit.
- Palate Medium bodied wine with apricot, zingy citrus and crisp apple flavours, some lemon-honey and a fresh finish.
- Cellaring Will reward careful cellaring, through the development of bottle age complexities. However, the wine is already drinking well.
- Suggested Foods This wine is excellent as an aperitif before a meal, but also able to partner a wide range of food, from crayfish and scallops through to pork and spicy foods.
- Serve Chilled.
