Gold Medal - NZIWS

Trophy for Champion Emerging White – Aotearoa Regional Wine Awards 2025

Albariño wine (“alba-reen-yo”) is a delightfully refreshing coastal white that grows on the Iberian Peninsula. It’s loved for its rich stone fruit flavors, a hint of salinity, and zippy acidity. Wine Folly

"Fragrant and vibrant, the 2025 Nautilus Albariño opens with aromas of white peach, mandarin zest, and a hint of sea spray. The palate is bright and expressive, delivering juicy stonefruit flavours with a touch of salinity and fine texture. Crisp acidity drives a long, zesty finish, capturing the variety’s signature freshness and energy.

The fruit was machine picked, using a destemming harvester and soaked for a period on skins, before pressing. The racked and clarified juice was then cool fermented in a stainless steel tank using an aromatic yeast. A short period of maturation on yeast lees followed before bottling. Delicious upon release, this wine will improve for 3-5 years post vintage." Winery notes (2025 Vintage)