Tantalus Estate Écluse 2019, WaihekeTasting Notes: 18+ 20 Raymond Chan Very dark, black hued ruby red colour, a little lighter on the rim. The nose is tight and concentrated with an amalgam of ripe blackcurrant fruit with cassis liqueur, along with aromatic, spicy, exotic oak vanillins. The aromatics are sleek and the nose has real depth. Medium bodied and elegant in proportion, the palate possesses a tightly bound, finely concentrated core of sweetly ripe blackcurrant and blackberry

characterised by an intriguing accent of orange

Beautifully full flavoured nose

watermelon and hints of ginger

FOOD MATCH: Game meats

bake a Baileys-tastic cake – perhaps even share it if you have to – Baileys Original Irish Cream equals pure

100% coastal single site Waiheke Island

acidity that keeps everything taut and alive

complexities

GOVERNMENT WARNING: THIS WINE WILL HAVE VASODILATOR EFFECTS AND WILL SHUNT BLOOD FROM ONE PART OF YOUR BODY TO ANOTHER

Rim glass with lime and salt

The Strip will continue to improve over time with careful cellaring

You could easily call it crisp