Not just about the land in which the grapes are grown, but about the history of the infamous people who founded the land.

Nineteen crimes turned convicts into colonists. Upon conviction British rogues guilty of a least one of the 19 crimes were sentenced to live in Australia, rather than death. As pioneers in a frontier penal colony, they forged a new country and new lives, brick by brick. This wine celebrates the rules they broke and the culture they built.

Firm and full, with a subtle vanilla sweetness giving a rich mouth feel. The palate is filled with dark cherry fruit, red currents and chocolate with the soft tannins provide a lingering finish.

A loveable rogue: Medium-bodied with warm, soft and round tannins cherry & strawberry fruit are abundant, underpinned by vanilla and spicy oak.

Criminally easy wine to drink: Light bodied, fresh & crisp with lifted aromas of passionfruit, grapefruit, gooseberry and guava.

Not just about the land in which the grapes are grown, but about the history of the infamous people who founded the land.

Nineteen crimes turned convicts into colonists. Upon conviction British rogues guilty of a least one of the 19 crimes were sentenced to live in Australia, rather than death. As pioneers in a frontier penal colony, they forged a new country and new lives, brick by brick. This wine celebrates the rules they broke and the culture they built.

The wine exhibits vibrant dark berry aromas with hints of spice and smoke. Fermenting with wild yeasts has created a wine with weight and complexity with abundant flavours of dark cherry and plum. Complemented with fine supple tannins, hints of pepper and spice and a savory oak finish. This wine is drinking well now, it will develop more complexity if carefully cellared for up to three or four years.

A core of dark fruit, overlaid with classic Hawkes Bay Syrah floral perfume and exotic warm spice, while subtle oak brings extra complexity and texture, combined with a splash of Viognier and Malbec to aid and enhance the floral complexity and add a twist on Hawkes Bay Syrah. On the palate the wine is medium bodied with an impression of sweet fruit and long finish driven by silky tannins and texture. Well matched to a wide range of game and red meat dishes.

The Akarua vineyard is a unique site, measuring 52 hectares, 34.5 of which planted with vines. The estate is tucked into the foothills of the mountains rising above Kawarua River upstream of Lack Dunstan, in the midst of a breathtaking landscape. Located in Bannockburn in the Central Otago region, the vineyard occupies three west-facing terraces and enjoys intense sun all year round. This outstanding terroir lends remarkable character to the Pinot Noir in a reflection of the spectacular mountains surrounding the estate. Floral and spicy, it has a nose of raspberries and blackcurrant, while the pallet derives of black cherry.

A luxurious Marlborough Chardonnay, displaying typical mineral notes from the Wairau Valley. The stone fruit, pear and almond aromas are rounded off with a scrumptious mouth feel from its time in oak.

When the bottle is opened the wine 'pops' into life and you are immediately met with fruity and floral character with notes of blossom, apple, pear and hints of ripe red berry fruits. Fresh, soft fruit entry with lemon and appley complexity and a crisp, clean finish. Vegan friendly