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farmhouse saison barrel fermented and aged in large format oak. conditioned on riesling lees and gerwuztraminer skins at the height of vintage 2023. unfined unfiltered 5.5% abv

Commercial description

 With its delightful blend of lychee and rose petal, stone fruit, and fresh lemon aromas, this wine is a true masterpiece. The off-dry taste delivers a rich, rounded, and generous palate, with a lovely concentration that leaves you wanting more. You’ll experience floral, citrus, and juicy tropical fruit flavours, all perfectly combined to produce a full-flavored wine that’s gentle on the acidity and has a weighty mouthfeel. Delicious doesn’t begin to describe it! Try Lawson’s Dry Hills Gewürztraminer today, and experience the perfect blend of classic and modern flavours.

Lush, soft and deeply aromatic aromas of rose petals, lychees and tropical fruit all vie for attention in each glass of this off dry Gew?rztraminer from Nelson - long home to many of the country's best aromatic white wines. 

VINEYARD - The fruit was sourced from one of the oldest vineyards in the Waipara Region.  The vines are sustainably managed and maintained in order to deliver fruit with a great balance of concentration and acidity. 

SOIL TYPE - Clay over Alluvial gravels

WINEMAKING - After gently pressing this wine was fermented in seasoned French oak and aged on lees for 7 months.

TASTING NOTES - Wonderfully fruited and richly expressed, the bouquet shows golden peach, lychee, mango and rose petal aromas with a lovely spicy overtone. The palate delivers terrific fruit power and intensity combined with creamy mouthfeel and velvety texture, finishing long and sumptuous.  Sam Kim – Wine Orbit