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Haiku:Brooding BlackberriesDark Chocolate & MochaMouth Coating TanninsWinemakers Notes:The 2025 vintage was an absolute stunner. We had a very warm start to summer but from around boxing day this gave way to a cool spell in January. This ultimately drew out the growing season giving the grapes the o...

Haiku:FRESH BOYSENBERRIESBLACK LICORICE & WARM SPICEMINERALITYWinemakers Notes:Our ‘24 Merlot & Cabernet Franc is a 85/15 blend. 2024 was a glorious summer where picking dates were decided when the fruit was perfect and not dependent on rain events throughout March and April. The resulting wines a...

Haikubright juicy grapefruitbrioche & roasted cashewpower/precisionWinemakers notes:2024 was a stunning Chardonnay vintage where we could pick the grapes at their optimum ripeness due to the hot, dry, windy weather leading into harvest.Hand picked on the 7th March at around 24 brix the bunches were ...

Haiku:Silky Pale PinkCherry & WatermelonBright & RefreshingWinemakers Notes: The contrast between the 2023 and 2024 harvests couldn’t be starker. 2023 was very wet and cool where 2024 was very warm and dry. However, what we gained in quality we lost in volume. Whilst not ideal for us, the wine dri...

Haiku:Effervescent PinkPretty Peach & RockmelonRaspberry Coulis Winemakers Notes:2024 marks the debut vintage for our Sparkling Rosé. Pristine Merlot was harvested in the first week of March and pressed off shortly thereafter to minimize colour extraction. After cold settling over night the clear j...

Haiku:Fresh BoysenberriesCocoa Nibs & BlackforestTextural Soft Oak Winemakers Notes:We spent a lot of time and effort keeping our Merlot crops down in ’22 to insure we could secure the ripest fruit possible. This move paid off as the fruit came in clean at a very respectable 23.5 brix. Once at the...

Haiku: Soft Delicate PinkJuicy Wild StrawberriesPink Grapefruit Delight Winemakers Notes: Despite the difficult growing season, the settled weather beyond cyclone Gabrielle gave our Malbec grapes what was required to bring all the lovely flavours our Zaria Malbec Rosé typically exhibits. Picked ...

Haiku:Citrus SymphonyHoneysuckle AromaA Touch of Saffron Winemakers Notes:Our 2022 Chardonnay Is our first Chardonnay that is 100% sourced from our own Chardonnay block at Lesley’s Vineyard. Planted in 2019 this new clone (with the boring name of “548”) is anything but. Hand harvested...

Haiku: FRESH BLACK DORIS PLUMSBLACK LICORICE SWEET CHERRIESVIOLETS & SPICE Winemakers Notes:Our ‘21 Merlot & Cabernet Franc is a 50/50 blend. 2021 was a glorious summer where picking dates were decided when the fruit was perfect and not dependent on rain events throughout March and April. The ...

Haiku:Violets & SpiceDamson Plums Dark ChocolateSimply DeliciousWinemakers Notes:2019 marks our debut Zaria red blend with 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc bringing spice and complexity into the mix. We diligently hand picked the fruit and de-stemmed the berries into open top fermenters where they ...

Haiku:Grapefruit MarmaladeLingering Chalky TextureCinnamon BriocheWinemakers Notes:2021 saw our very first crop of Chardonnay from Lesley's Vineyard comprising 20% of the blend. 40% came from some lovely old Mendoza clone Chardonnay vines a stones throw from Te Awanga beach and the remainder was sou...

Haiku: Pomegranate SeedsPale Pink Marshmallow HueHibiscus Flowers Winemakers Notes:With less colour than its predecessor, our '22 Malbec Rosé is a very light pale pink reminiscent of the famous rosés of Provence that people have come to know and love. Aromatics of bright red cherries, pomegra...