2014 TWR Single-Vineyard 5182 'Toru' [organic, biodynamic, vegan]

TWR

New Zealand / Marlborough / TWR

Toru is a single-site wine made from Riesling, Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer. 5182 is the vineyard number given by BioGro New Zealand following the organic certification of the original vineyard. Toru – which means “three” in Maori is an aromatic blend Anna and Jason have created and from three varieties. They're passionate about these classic Alsatian varieties and spent a great deal of time coming up with the right proportions in the blend. They aim for a wine that displays the essence of all three varieties while creating a distinctive and interesting wine in its own right. It has the aromatic spice and weight of Gewürztraminer, the structure and length of Riesling, and the great texture of Pinot Gris. The TWR Toru is Certified Organic.

October, 2014

Mike Bennie

Winefront NZ

93 points

Set to the floral-and-fruity mode, but there’s more depth than that suggests with detail in lavender, frangipani flowers and a variety of citrus and green apple wafts too. There’s a slickness to texture, though from mid palate to the long finish there’s a building dry steel-like minerality that finishes the wine with a flinty tang. Very composed, very good.

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About TWR

Te Whare Ra (TWR) is a small vineyard and winery located in the Marlborough sub-region of Renwick. The 11Ha vineyard was first planted in 1979 and since 2003 has been owned by winemakers Anna and Jason Flowerday. Yields are kept low, the vineyard is managed with a combination of organic and biodynamic practices and all the fruit is handpicked and hand-sorted.  The wines are made with minimal intervention in a small winery which has been specifically set up for small-batch winemaking.  The aromatic wines have carved out a reputation for TWR as a member of New Zealand’s elite, while the improbably good Syrah and Pinot Noir are opening people’s eyes to Marlborough’s potential for red wines of distinction.
Biodynamic producer, certified organic
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About

Anna Flowerday hails from McLaren Vale and kicked off her career there amid a thoroughly talented pack of young winemakers in the mid-1990s. She worked for Hardys for seven years all up, culminating in an aromatically formative stint at Leasingham in Clare Valley. It was during her time at Hardys that she met and fell in love with Jason Flowerday, a third-generation viticulturalist from Marlborough. Eventually they struck out together and in 2003 bought Te Whare Ra, home to one of the oldest vineyards in Marlborough, originally planted in 1979. Together they manage the estate with a combination of organic and biodynamic practices and have cemented this region's reputation not only as an impeccable source of aromatic whites but also as a force to be reckoned with for both Pinot Noir and Syrah.