The stony soils of our 3 Stones home block inspired our name. These stones retain heat, creating striking intensity of flavour in the grapes – a characteristic that now provides the inspiration for all the wines in the 3 Stones range. Our winemakers carefully select parcels of fruit that showcase such intense varietal characters, crafting a wine to be enjoyed with fine food, in good company.
Clear, sunny days and cool nights produced the perfect ripening conditions leading up to a successful 2014 harvest. Apart from a limited period of unseasonal rain, the region remained very dry right throughout the summer months and into early autumn. In fact, we commenced harvest of most varieties at least one week early. All of our Sauvignon Blanc blocks were in good condition right up until the time of harvest, and the resulting wine is showing the wonderful typicity that our Awatere and Wairau vineyards are known for – highly aromatic fruit flavours of passionfruit and guava, vibrancy, purity and minerality.