Alexia
Stormy Heart Grüner Veltliner 2024 750ml

Grüner Veltliner is a grape variety originally from Austria, and while there’s not much made in New Zealand at present we’re delighted with the promise it is showing in Wairarapa.

This is our second Grüner from young vines, following a significant replanting programme at Manuka Flats Vineyard which began in 2020.

This year  we made our Grüner in our 1600 litre concrete fermentation egg . The egg shape of this tank creates a little bit of convection to keep the wine gently moving. This allows the yeast lees and solids where all the flavour is to fully integrate with the wine rather than sinking to the bottom of the tank. This helps to create a delicious, textual style.

Our version of Grüner is a bone dry, weighty, citrus bomb.