MILCREST ESTATE RED WINES
Milcrest Estate's red wines are something special. They are hand picked, hand crafted and picked at optimum ripeness on taste and not entirely on sugar levels. They are complex structural wines that are made to cellar. We use Extende cloth in the inter-rows to obtain 100 percent physiological ripeness and to speed up the ripening process. The cloth gives us the equivelent of an extra 6 degree rise in temperature by reflecting light up into the canopy and ensures no green characters present. It also allows the bunch ranches to lignify and thereby prevent the update of water towards the last couple of weeks of ripening thus avoiding splitting and disease pressure.
MILCREST ESTATE ROSE - 2019 The 2019 Vintage was a stunning vintage and all of our wines are drinking fantastic. 100% Pinot Grapes, Salmon blush in colour, Off-dry in sweetness. Classic Strawberries and cream on the nose. Summer in a glass. This is a lovely Rose, which pairs fantastic with tomatoe bruschetta, sardines, cheese platters or just on its own.
Be in quick if you want some of this as we are down to our last 30 cases.
ACCOLADES: 5 stars, 93 points Sam Kim
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MILCREST ESTATE SYRAH - 2014MILCREST ESTATE RESERVE PINOT NOIR - 2014
This wine is a complex structural wine, made from a combination of 7 clones grown on our Moutere site. It is unfined and unfiltered thereby retaining full bodied fruit flavour. Smokey, bing cherries, spice and earthy charcaters dominate this wine. It is a wine that is made to gain complexity from 4 - 9 years and will continue to evolve. Drinking great now, but will cleear for another 6 years. A great accompaniment to steak, duck, beef and lamb shanks.
ACCOLADES:93 points, 5 Stars Sam Kim - Wine Orbit
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The 2014 Vintage was truly outstanding, a perfect growing season with little or no disease in the Nelson Region. The wines made in this vintage are some of the best wines in the last 25 years.MILCREST ESTATE PINOT NOIR - 2016
The 2016 vintage was a very good growing season across New Zealand, a perfect fruit set with small but concentrated bunches. A long Indian Summer ensured gradual ripening and fantastic fruit. Nelson had by far the best growing conditions for this vintage and resulted in some great Pinot Noir's being produced.
This wine is a complex structural wine, made from a combination of 7 clones grown on our Moutere site. It is unfined and thereby retaining full bodied fruit flavour. Smokey, bing cherries, spice and earthy charcaters dominate this wine. It is a wine that is made to gain complexity from 4 - 9 years and will continue to evolve. With 4 years bottle age this wine is drinking fantastic, but will cellar for another 3 years. A great accompaniment to steak, duck, beef and lamb shanks.
ACCOLADES:4.5 Stars, 92 points, Sam Kim 4.5 Stars Winestate Magazine
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MILCREST ESTATE DOLCETTO - 2014 The 2014 vintage was a stuning vintage in New Zealand, a warm settled start ensured a fantastic fruit set and large yields. A long warm summer and cool nights ensured great flavour development and little disease pressure. Milcrest Estate is one of only two producers of this Italian Piedmontese varietal, Dolcetto, in New Zealand and this site is renowned for its fantastic reds as a result of the gentle North facing Moutere clay slope, wonderful aspect and unique micro-climate. This is the same site that we grow our famous Syrah, Merlot and Montepulciano.
This wine is a complex structural wine, made from 100% Dolcetto. It is unfined and thereby retaining full bodied fruit flavour. Aniseed, liquorice and plums are dominant on the nose and palate. This wine is a dryer style than the traditional Italian Piedmontese example, but it has wonderful concentration and will cellar well over the next 2 - 5 years. A great accompaniment to Pizza, Pasta or anything with a saltiness..
ACCOLADES:Bronze Medal NZIWS - 2016 4.5 Stars, 92 points Sam Kim
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MILCREST ESTATE MONTEPULCIANO - 2019 The 2019 vintage was a stuning vintage in New Zealand, a warm settled start ensured a fantastic fruit set and large yields. A long warm summer and cool nights ensured great flavour development and little disease pressure. Milcrest Estate is one of only A handful of producers of this Italian varietal, Montepulciano in New Zealand and the site is our Golden Hills site renowned for its fantastic reds as a result of the gentle North facing Moutere clay slope, wonderful aspect and unique micro-climate. This is the same non-irrigated site that we grow our famous Syrah, Merlot and Dolcetto.
This wine is a complex structural wine, made from 100% Montepulciano. It is a soft tannined full bodied wine. Liquorice and plums are dominant on the nose and palate. This wine is a smooth soft easy to drink style, but it has wonderful concentration and will cellar well over the next 5 - 7 years. A great accompaniment to Pizza, Pasta or anything Italian. ACCOLADES: 92 Points, 4.5 Stars Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
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