Our Wines
Zinfandel 2023
$45.00
Stonecroft has the oldest Zinfandel vines in New Zealand. The vines were planted in 1993 and originated from Ravenswood in California. Hawke’s Bay is a relatively cool climate, so our Zinfandel is a medium bodied wine. We have just a few rows of Zinfandel at the Roy’s Hill Vineyard.
Description
Wine
Colour: Bright ruby red colour.
Aromatics: Cranberry, wild strawberry and spice.
Palate: Our Zinfandel has fresh cherry, raspberry and forest floor flavours, together with plum and dried herb notes. It is subtle and long with graphite like tannins. Suitable for vegans.
Technical Info
Region: Gimblett Gravels Wine Growing District®, Hawke’s Bay.
Vineyard: Roy’s Hill.
Variety: Zinfandel.
Analysis: Alc 12% vol.
Closure: Screwcap
Cellaring Potential: 5 years.
Additional Information
| Weight | 1.3 kg |
|---|
93 Points | Excellent.
A delicious wine with flavours of cherry and milk chocolate, five spice and blackberry flesh, earthy qualities with a dry stone and sandy soil then oak. The ageing in American oak layers in a classic nuance of coconut and baking spice and a touch of wood smoke. Tannins are bold and impressive, polished and abundant, acidity adds freshness and length to the palate. Best drinking from mid to late 2024 through 2030+.
Cameron Douglas MS, 2022
91 points
A light, fresh, vibrant and high A light, fresh, vibrant and high energy zinfandel with typical cranberry, and not so typical dried herb flavours. Elegant rather than blockbuster wine in an easy-drinking style.
Bob Campbell, 2022
The graceful 2022 vintage (4*) was estate-grown and hand-picked from vines planted at Roys Hill in 1993. Matured for 17 months in American oak casks, it is a bright ruby, mouthfilling red, with moderately concentrated plum, berry and spice flavours, savoury notes adding complexity, fresh acidity and supple tannins. A distinctive, youthful wine, it should be at its best 2025+
Michael Cooper, 2021