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All Grapes Grown on the Home Vineyard at Kumeu New Zealand

Sauvignon Blanc 2014

 This wine is a light straw colour, with luscious ripe tropical fruit flavours balancing with a zestiness enhancing the capsicum and tropical lime aromas. Produced in a very ripe style, the palate is weighty, with great structure and length. Ready to drink now, it will also benefit from aging. This wine loves to accompany lighter meats, pasta and seafood. Sauvignon Blanc is a very refreshing.Screwcap ClosureDryAlc/vol 13.2%

$ 21

Chardonnay Limited Release 2008

100% barrel fermented in French an American oak. The wine underwent gentle malolactic fermentation to give a balance of creamy flavour to the citrus notes. Twelve months maturation in barrigues  has produced this wine, nicely straw in colour, with creamy peach characters dominating the aroma. The weighty Mendoza fruit ensures the full lingering finish. This is a stylish Kumeu Chardonnay. dryAlc. 13% vol.

$26

Chardonnay LRGolden Berry 2011

The summer of 2011 made this very unique Limited Release Chardonnay.The leaves around the bunches were remove by hand exposing the fruit to the sun. The small berries became like raisins. This gives this wine an intense golden colour and a very rich on the pallet. This in a meal in a glass. Soft and fruity with a delicate hint of oak. This is a favorite of mine.DryAlc. 13.20% vol.

$ 35

Buttercup2013

The Kerr Farm Buttercup 2013 is a Mystery blend of 3 white grape varieties all grown on our home vineyard at Kumeu.This wine has freshness and depth. Something a little different for the summer Less than 300 bottles made.So check we are tasting it.
Can you guess what varieties they are
Come and try this wine on the weekend

$ 35

Pinotage  2013

Pinotage 2013. Another great wine from the best vintage in our 30 years of winemaking. The fruit for this wine was grown on our home vineyard at Kumeu. The juice was cold macerated for three days before fermentation and hand plunged during fermentation in the classic open vat method. It was then racked into French and American barrels for malolactic fermentation. Bright crimson red to the eye and to the nose, fresh wild berry fruits and that ever present earthy spice accent. The palate is well structured, velvety warm with lifted vibrant primary fruit characters and soft tannins.This classic Kumeu Pinotage is ready now and will develop further varietal complexities with time. Enjoy it all year long on the verandah with friends for a cruisy afternoon. Great with soups, pasta, game and other meats. Try it with chocolate and fruit cake.Dry    Alc 13% vol.

$30

Blackbird2011

The Kerr Farm Blackbird 2011 is a Mystery wine made from a well known French red grape variety which is grown all around the world.I have used a special winemaking technique using only the freerun juice. This makes a light fruity red wine with lots of flavour.Very easy to drink and great for the summer. Can you guess the variety of grape? Here are a few clues.A French variatalSingle variatalGrown all around the world.Not obscure The name is a clue if you speak FrenchThose of you who have tasted the Blackbird will know all about it. Blackbird is used in wine options competitions where wine tasters try and work out what grape varietal this wine is made fromCome and try DRYAlc. 12.75% vol.

$25

Wendy Merlot2014

 Kerr Farm Wendy Merlot 20142014 was a very ripe year for our Merlot and we have made a traditional style wine. Open fermentation with regular plunging of the grape skins to extract colour and flavour. This fermentation lasted forr about 3 weeks. The must was then transferded to the press for pressing. Aging took place in a mixture of French and American Oak barriques
It is deep ruby in colour with lots of depth in flavour, ripe berries and soft tannins
Very mouth filling and great with all types of meat.
Come and try it, tastings every weekend 
DRYAlc. 13% vol.

$ 30

Cabernet Sauvignon2006

This Cabernet Sauvignon was picked from our home vineyard at Kumeu, crushed into open top fermenters, hand plunged every 4-6 hours during fermentation, and then macerated for 10 days. After malolactic fermentation, the wine was aged for 11 months in new and 2 year old French and American oak barriques. Rich red in colour. Wild cherry, berry, peppery characters dominate the nose, and an under-layer of earthiness follows smoothly through creating the warm, rich mid palate and a long savoury finish. As this wine has aged it has developed the classic Cabernet Sauvignon characters of leather, cedar and Tabaco. Have you every smelt a cedar cigar box, well that is it. Perfect Cabernet SauvignonDryAlc. 12.7% vol.

$ 35

Pamela Syrah2010

Kerr Farm Pamela Syrah is a grape we started growing in 2005 and the first wine was made in 2007. It was Jaison's mother Pamela's 80th birthday in 2007 so we named this Syrah after her.
The grapes were hand picked on a beautiful sunny day in April 2010. Destemmed and crushed directly into an open top fermentation tank, it fermented for about 3 weeks. The must spent a further few weeks macerating on the skins to extract flavour, tannin and colour. The must was then pressed and the skins removed. The wine was racked into two barrels. One new American oak barrel and a one year old French barrel. Here it stayed until early May 2011. It was egg white fined and allowed to settle. The bright wine was minimally filtered and then bottled.The bottles are heavy, tall, Premium Bordeaux bottles with a cork closure Deep purple red in colour, seductively perfumed. Juicy red berry fruit characters and hints of spice and white pepper on the palate Available from the cellar door and online.DRYAlc. 13.25% vol.

$ 40

Jaison Syrah2011

Jaison Syrah 2011 is a rich ruby red wine with blueberry and  cinnamon characters, with hints of spice and white pepper on the nose and the palate. This wine is dedicated to my mother Pamela. 
The grapes were hand picked on a sunny day in April 2011.
 Destemmed and crushed directly into an open top fermentation tank, it fermented for about 4 weeks.
 The must spent a further few weeks macerating on the skins to extract flavour, tannin and colour. Aged for a year in a mixture of French and American oak barriques.2011 Jaison Syrah shows a slightly more peppery palate than the 2010 Pamela Syrah. This Syrah is very smooth and lingers on your taste buds.Syrah is a perfect match with stronger red meats and fabulous with venison.
Come for a wine tasting on the weekend and see for your self 
DryAlc. 13.50% vol.

$ 40

Jaison ReserveSyrah 2013

This is a very special wine. 2013 was a very small crop and a drought season. So we decided to make a true Reserve wine. A Reserve wine is when the vineyard owner or winemaker reserves the very best grapes for him or herself. So very small quantities where made. The grapes were hand picked on a beautiful sunny day in April 2013. Destemmed and crushed directly into an open top fermentation tank, it fermented for about 4 weeks. The must spent a further few weeks macerating on the skins to extract flavour, tannin and colour. The must was then pressed and the skins removed. The wine was racked into French and American Oak barrels.  Here it stayed until early May 2014. It was egg white fined and allowed to settle. The bright wine was minimally filtered and then bottled.The bottles are heavy, tall, Premium Bordeaux bottles with a screwcap closure.Deep purple red in colour, seductively perfumed. Juicy red berry fruit characters and hints of spice and white pepper on the palateONLY  Available from the cellar door and online.DryAlc. 13.8% vol.

$ 50

Beachgirl Sweetwine2010

This wine is called Kerr Farm Sweet Summer Wine. It is the same wine as the Twenty Two above but is part of our new "Art Series" labels. Selected wines will be  labelled with designer labels, in restricted  quantities. The 22 theme continues on this label with a 22 on the back of the surfers swimmers. The famous surfing beach of Muriwai is close by to Kerr Farm Vineyard.The wine is called Twenty Two because 2010 is the first year in twenty two vintages that we have had such a long, hot, dry summer and autumn. This enabled us to hang the grapes on the vine until late May, harvesting about five weeks later than normal for these vines. This is a late harvest sweet wine from Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon grapes, giving honey and orange marmalade flavours. Although sweet, the acidity of Sauvignon Blanc gives a crisp finish with no cloying. This is a delicious dessert wine or pre-dinner aperitif. 375ml bottles. Cellaring: 25 years.SweetAlc. 10% vol.ONLY A FEW BOTTLE LEFT

$ 200