2022 TWR ‘Toru’ SV 5182

Over the spring of 2021 we experienced great conditions over flowering which led to moderate crops and a nice, even set which always bodes well for very balanced, harmonious wines. We had no issues with frost and the summer that followed was general dry and very even with no big heat spikes. We did experience some rain towards the end of February which gave the vine a nice boost to seem them through till the beginning of harvest. We have described it as the “Goldilocks vintage” in that it was quite similar to the 2020 season = not too hot, not too cold, just right! The very even growing season meant that our harvest began on track with our long-term averages in mid-March and was completed by the first week in April. The resultant wines are very impressive with great depth of flavour and fleshiness whilst still exhibiting lovely purity of fruit, bright aromatics, and ripe, juicy acidity.

“TORU (which means “three” in Māori) is an aromatic blend we first created in 2006 and has now become one of our flagship wines. Toru was the first of its kind in New Zealand – it is a delicious, co-fermented “field blend” of three varieties – Gewürztraminer (52%), Riesling (25%) and Pinot Gris (23%).

All fruit for this wine was hand-picked and then hand-sorted. All parcels were destemmed, lightly crushed and then pressed, some parcels had lengthier skin-contact time. The wine was all co-fermented. Co-fermentation is an integral part of making Toru, as it makes the three component varieties much more integrated with each other. This wine has not been fined and is suitable for vegans and vegetarians and anyone else who loves authentic, hand-made wines.

This 2022 Toru has an intriguing nose with notes of mango, fresh citrus, white florals and exotic spices. These lead into a multi-layered palate with flavours of mango, citrus, red apple and lychee with a lingering spiciness. The palate has excellent fruit concentration and fleshiness with lovely creamy texture, plus a mineral edge which gives it great length of flavour and interest”.  – Anna Flowerday