15 Minute Bottles is Tom & Anne (Central Otago) alongside Dave & Lana (North Canterbury). Their eclectic backgrounds in wine, hospitality and agriculture have culminated in this project, producing the kind of lively, energetic wines that they love to drink.
15 Minute Bottles sources fruit from family owned and operated vineyards who are both certified and practising organic.
Their exposure to energetic and thought-provoking natural wines coined the phrase “15 Minute Bottle,” which represents their collective ethos towards drinking wine, where a bottle is shared around a table, inspiring conversation, conviviality and connection.

A collaboration with friends, Joseph and Julia at Nibiru Wines in Thürneustift, Austria when Dave joined them for vintage in 2022. 50 year old vines planted by Joseph’s grandfather.  

Terraced vineyards, poor löss soils over solid Amphibolite-Gneiss rock. 65% direct press in stainless steel. 35% whole bunch, fermented on the skins for 19 days, pressed to neutral oak. 

Only 60 doz imported into NZ.

Elegant and pure expression, balanced and poised.

Certified organic (EU Bio). Unfined and unfiltered. Minimal added sulphites.

Estate grown, handpicked and aged in French oak for 11 months. A mouth-filling citrus flavoured wine with a lovely minerality for those that enjoy something just a little bit special

Barossa Shiraz holds celebrity status, which means Cabernet Sauvignon from around the region is often overlooked. Kym Teusner proves that it?s hugely underrated and there are plenty of Barossa Cabernet that can challenge the quality of the Shiraz.
The Eden Valley fruit takes the lead in this wine with plenty of lifted notes and blue fruits, creating a really elegant wine that has real energy about it. The Barossa Valley fruit gives the wine lovely rich dark black fruits?but the delicious savoury tannins of Cabernet Sauvignon still shine through, making this a wonderful drink.

Tasting Note: A special blend of Riesling, Muscat, and Pinot Blanc from gravel, clay, and limestone soils. Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel tanks. The Riesling gives this wine a notable acidity, keeping it vibrant and fresh with the fruitiness from all three and the floral touch the Muscat brings. Dry (less than 2g/L residual sugar.)

Certification: Biodynamic

Alcohol: 13.0%

Variety: Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Muscat

Region: Alsace, France

Region/ Sub-Region: Spain, D.O. Ribeiro, Avia valley.

Grapes: 100% Treixadura.

Vineyard: 100% estate fruit.

Soil: Granite, Sand, and Slate.

Vinification: Grape selection is done at the vineyard, then cold maceration of the whole grape cluster. Pressed and fermented at low temperatures in stainless steel tanks. Stabilized for some months in vats until it’s bottled in June.

Nose: Fresh, vivid, bright, with notes of exotic tropical fruits, mango and quince.

Taste: A pleasant and long finish with beautiful minerality. Lovely purity of fruit. Finishes with floral notes and spice.

Color: Very bright straw yellow with greenish gleams.

Gastronomy: Perfect with salty fish, such as sardines, or mackerel.

Eira dos Mouros is Galician language. Eira translates to Medicine woman or Chaman, which are still present in every town in Galicia. These Chamans resembled nature doctors. Mouros translates to little walls for wine terraces. These words combined, Eira Dos Mouros, translates to “The Medicine woman of the walled terraced vineyard.” 

"The 2020 Eira Dos Mouros shows really good tension and softness mid-palate. Shades of Marcona almond, wild mushroom and tobacco leaf all brilliantly combine on the palate. With beautiful length this outstanding 100% Treixadura wine will cellar well for another eight years."

The Producer

Casal de Armán was founded in the late 1990's by the González family, who had been making Ribeiro wines since 19th century. The property is an 18th century court, located in San Andres, Ribadavia Ourense in Northwest Spain, Galicia. 

Casal de Armán covers almost 50 acres of vineyards loacted within the Ribeiro de Avia region. The Avia's river banks support the winery's terraces ranging from 650 feet above sea level to almost 1,200 feet above sea level. The vienyards are dedicated to cultivating indigenous varitals such as white treixadura, Godelli, loureira, Brenecellao, Caiño and Sousón. The grapes are handpicked and 100% of their wines are estate wines. Felicísimo Pereira, the new Ribeiro Appellation's president, is the winemaker at Casal de Armán.

100% Godello wine 

CRDO Monterrei Characteristics

Cimate:

• D.O Monterrei´s territory belongs to river Duero´s basin because river Tamega, which crosses the D.O from North to South, flows into it.It has a mild Mediterranean climate with continental tendency with Atlantic influence. Its summers are hot and dry while winters are cold. The zone has many temperature differences, up to 20ºC in ripening period.

Soil:

• Monterrei has three types of soils: slated and schist, ideal in draught periods that provide aromas to the red wines, granitic and sandy; that come from granitic rock erosion, they have low pH, appropriate for white wines. Sedimentary; complex due to the mixture of materials.

Fraga do Corvo has vineyards in all 3 soil types lending incredible complexity to their wines.

Appearance:  Precise yellow color with greenish iridescence, steely rim, clean and bright, with very good dense tears.

Nose:  Juicy tart green and yellow apples, with intense floral aromas (jasmine, mimosa, orange blossom), subtle hints of lemon and clementine zest, boxwood, freshly cut grass, tea leaf, delicate fragrant aromas.

Palate:  With a creamy and voluminous entry, enveloping, leaving a sensation of intense freshness, fruity notes of white plum, lime peel zest, subtle minerality, rich in elegant nuances, with intensity, glyceric, long.

How about a Pinot Noir from Alsace? This north eastern French wine region is home to some of the great dry aromatic white wines of the world and also, now, a growing number of impressive Pinot Noirs. 

Rene Mure is an outstanding, biodynamically certified wine producer. This wine shines a new light on European Pinot Noir, offering complexity and affordable. 

Tasting Notes: “Mawson Chardonnay is energetic and refined with aromas of fresh citrus, lime zest, yellow apple, white blossom, freshly baked bread, and white stones. The palate has incredible fruit purity with a linear flow and exquisite freshness. A unique wine best enjoyed with a special meal and great company over the next 13+ years.” – Jen Parr

Winemaking Notes: Harvested on 4th April 2023, from B95 and Mendoza clone Chardonnay vines planted in 2007, aged in barrel for 9 months. 100% whole bunch, 210 dozen total production. Valli’s first Central Otago Chardonnay is a wine of great purity and focus. Premium grapes came from the Highgrange Vineyard, an elevated site on Mt. Pisa. The 5th vintage of our canine charity series celebrates the accomplishments of Mawson, a Stewart Island/Rakiura predator detection dog. We will proudly donate proceeds of this wine to SIRCET, the Stewart Island/Rakiura Community and Environment Trust to help fund bi-annual Kiwi Avoidance Training to help protect our native flightless birds along with other initiatives for the benefit of NZ’s third island.

Alcohol: 13.0%

Variety: Chardonnay

Region: Mount Pisa, Central Otago, New Zealand

A blend of 66% Pinot Noir and 34% Chardonnay this Methode Traditionnelle has had a minimum 3 years aging on lees to produce a finely structured wine rich in complex yeasty aromas and flavours.  Finished in a brut savage style, (4g/l residual sugar) it will enhance any celebration.

Bodegas La Horra is the Ribeira del Duero counterpart to Bodegas Roda in Rioja & according to New Zealand Master of Wine Sam Harrop, a prime example of Modernist winemaking.

Produced in the area of DO Ribera del Duero
100% Tinta del País (Tempranillo)
Small plots in La Horra, Roa and neighboring villages (Burgos). Bush vines.
Vines averaging 25 to 30 years old
Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks, malolactic fermentation in French oak vats. Spends 14 months in barrel, 80% French oak and 20% American oak.
Egg albumin used for clarification.
14.5% Vol.

Color:
Very good intensity, with a cherry red background and a bluish-red rim.

Nose:
An incredible burst of fruit, with blackberries and fresh plums leaping from the glass. A delicate interplay of fresh aromatic herbs is also present. The oak is perfectly integrated. The wine's fresh and fruity flavor is already evident on the nose.


Mouth:
It's voluminous, full-bodied, long, and delicate, with caressing tannins. Blackberry and plum make their presence felt, leaving a truly pleasant sensation.
It has the unique characteristic of possessing the expected volume of a great Ribera del Duero wine while simultaneously displaying unexpected finesse for a wine of this youth. The mouth is left with a fruity, flavorful, and fresh sensation of a truly exceptional vintage.
It is surely one of the best Corimbos so far.

Tim Atkin:

93/100

Established in 1901 in Haro, Bodegas Bilbaínas is a benchmark for traditional Rioja winemaking.

Vina Pomal, a Rioja icon, sees 18 months in oak.

Single estate, Tempranillo-led, matured in American oak for depth and spice.

The perfect summer sparkling made from Hawke’s Bay Albariño. Bottle fermented using the méthode ancestrale, the oldest method of production.

Lovely gentle fizz with lashings of nectarine and peach in a refreshing style, very persistent bubbles & lovely mousse!