Alex Craighead, Home Orange 2023 sangiovese Grape: Pinot Blanc

Grape: Pinot Blanc

A perfect mix of style and substance

one for now or for a few years

clean fun that won't scare anyone but also has more than enough going on

This is unoaked Syrah from a vineyard planted in the early 1960s

Alex Craighead, Home Orange 2023 sangiovese Grape: Pinot BlancPlace: New Zealand Grape: Muscat, Gewrztraminer, Pinot Gris, + Riesling Vibe: Easy An aromatic blend that on paper would make more sense in Alsace than from Nelson on the northern tip of the South Island. But I learnt the French were some of the first to plant vines here, so makes sense total sense, and these grapes do well in this sun kissed part of the island too. Here things are restrained, the florals kept in check, the fruit heavily citrus