This wine captures the savoury soul of Nelson, delivering a wine of quiet confidence and brooding depth. Black plum and wild cherry unfold alongside dried thyme, warm smoke and the evocative scent of manuka forest, creating a layered, lingering perfume. Juicy and deeply textured, mineral undertones and earthy complexity lend the wine a seductive restraint, building towards a long, smouldering finish. Made for cool evenings and fireside conversation, it pairs beautifully with charcoal-seared duck breast, wild mushrooms and blackcurrant jus, or a slow-cooked modern hangi where earth, smoke and fire take centre stage.