4.9% - Fruited Peach & Marigold Sour

A true celebration of the seasons. At its heart, one of our first mixed ferment sours, aged for over a year in a large oak foeder, then rested on the finest sun ripened Otago peaches harvested at the very tail end of summer. Aged again over the autumn and winter months before being infused with an addition of bright golden marigolds, packaged and conditioned in bottle. The result of this patient process is a lush, radiantly golden beer, both sour and sweet, bursting with sunny aromatic peach and floral notes. Enjoy now or in seasons to come.

The Project wines unite Mission's sustainability initiatives, showcasing their enduring commitment to environmental management.

VITICULTURE
Sourced from old, low-yielding vines from some of the best Hawke's Bay vineyards in the Bridge Pa Triangle and Mangatahi. Machine-harvested early in the morning for freshness. Located on the east coast of the North Island, Hawke's Bay is one of the warmest wine-growing regions in New Zealand. The long and warm growing season provides for excellent ripening conditions and full flavour development.

WINEMAKING

Free-run juice and gentle first pressings only were used in the blend. Barrel fermented in French oak and aged in barrel for 10 months, with a further nine months on lees in tank.

TASTING NOTES

Soft and generous with excellent structure, fresh citrus notes and beautifully balanced with ripe peach, apricot and finely integrated toasty notes. A fresh finish gives a long-detailed ending that keeps giving and giving.

CELLAR POTENTIAL

Enjoy now, or cellar carefully for up to five years.

The Project wines unite Mission's sustainability initiatives, showcasing their enduring commitment to environmental management. 

VITICULTURE
The fruit for this wine was sustainably grown on our Gimblett Road vineyard in the Gimblett Gravels appellation of Hawke’s Bay. The low water holding capacity of the soils on the Gravels allowed the fruit to hang through early-season rain and ripen to full maturity. 

WINEMAKING

Machine-harvested and fully destemmed fruit was crushed into stainlesssteel fermenters. Fermentations were managed with daily air rummaging. The wines were tasted daily during long post-ferment macerations and pressed once optimal tannin extraction was achieved. Hard pressings were excluded. After malolactic fermentation, the wines were racked into French oak barriques and matured for nine months. 

TASTING NOTES

This wine is rich and generous with silky black berryfruits, spices and elevated floral notes with soft, approachable tannins. 

CELLAR POTENTIAL

Enjoy now, or cellar carefully for up to five years.

Aromas of rich Black Doris plum, fresh blackberry and Xmas spices, with a hint of sweet French oak. Powerful yet elegant and precise in the mouth showing perfume, spice and dark ripe fruit. The tannins are ripe and chalky and balance beautifully with the intense fruit and spicy seam that runs through the wine. It is vibrant and youthful with an elegant acid backbone that lends itself to wonderful aging potential.

Our grapes were grown on a hillside vineyard with views over the Tukituki river, and old riverbed vineyards, inland of Has-tings. In 2020, we had a very warm, dry and settled season. A warm summer and a dry Autumn produced some stunning Hawke’s Bay wines. The yields were kept low to maximise colour and intensity and come from MS, 470 and Limmer clones of Syrah that each offer a unique expression.

Most of the fruit was completely destemmed into open top tanks and left to sit for up to seven days until it began to fer-ment. We have included a small portion of whole bunch to offer greater structure and increased floral aromatics. We initially pumped over or plunged gently and then with gusto as it fermented. Primary ferment lasted for around eleven days, then the wine was held on skins for up to a total of 25 days. It was pressed and run to the cellar to be aged in French oak barriques through winter before it went through malolactic fermentation in spring. The wine was then rested until blending on the 3rd June 2022, before bottling unfined.

Aromas of rich Black Doris plum, fresh blackberry and Xmas spices, with a hint of sweet French oak. Powerful yet elegant and precise in the mouth showing perfume, spice and dark ripe fruit. The tannins are ripe and chalky and balance beautifully with the intense fruit and spicy seam that runs through the wine. It is vibrant and youthful with an elegant acid backbone that lends itself to wonderful aging potential.

Our grapes were grown on a hillside vineyard with views over the Tukituki river, and old riverbed vineyards, inland of Has-tings. In 2020, we had a very warm, dry and settled season. A warm summer and a dry Autumn produced some stunning Hawke’s Bay wines. The yields were kept low to maximise colour and intensity and come from MS, 470 and Limmer clones of Syrah that each offer a unique expression.

Most of the fruit was completely destemmed into open top tanks and left to sit for up to seven days until it began to fer-ment. We have included a small portion of whole bunch to offer greater structure and increased floral aromatics. We initially pumped over or plunged gently and then with gusto as it fermented. Primary ferment lasted for around eleven days, then the wine was held on skins for up to a total of 25 days. It was pressed and run to the cellar to be aged in French oak barriques through winter before it went through malolactic fermentation in spring. The wine was then rested until blending on the 3rd June 2022, before bottling unfined.

#N/A

#N/A

From the depths of the loch rises the prehistoric Choc Ness Monster. Sightings are rare, but we can confirm that Nessie boasts a rich chocolate base and a thick, mocha head, with underlying nougat sweetness. A mythical beast with an undeniable sweet tooth.

ABV 8.5%

A full-bodied, bold, and flavourful IPA with bursts of tropical aromas, delicate floral notes and a piney finish. This is the best expression of a classic IPA.

6.5% ABV

Best Before: 2026/05/19

Stripped back, pared down, ready for action, Leaner Cold IPA is ale-meets-lager, a beer at its fighting weight with a brush of Simcoe & Citra. Fermented & dry-hopped cold, we used a hefty heap of Gladfield Maize & Malteurop Pilsner for a summery, crisp body. Hops here hide any cloying sweetness while cold dry-hopping guides balanced pine & citrus to your mouth. It’s a lean, mean hoppy machine!

ABV: 5.9%

Whitewater Hazy Series # 8 paddles straight into the unknown with an unreleased experimental hop from our friends at Clayton Hops, still going by the suitably mysterious CIP 014. We did our due diligence by shoveling the entire box into the beer, then giving it a gentle love tap of Riwaka. The result is straight POG juice - loud, lush and wildly tropical - with big aroma, juicy flavour, and a rich, smooth, soft-as finish.

ABV: 6.2%

Hopped like an IPA, but sitting on a light Pilsner malt base. Big bursts of citrus and tropical fruit thanks to Nectaron, Taiheke & Citra hops. Deliciously refreshing, with a dry bitterness to round it out.

ABV: 5.6%