Alan McCorkindale
Leading New Zealand winemaker, Alan McCorkindale
Canterbury, Central Otago and Marlborough
Widely regarded as one of New Zealand’s leading winemakers, Alan McCorkindale has thirty-two years of winemaking experience, creating wines from New Zealand’s cool climate South Island wine regions. Alan’s wines have won many gold medal awards and trophies including ‘International White Wine of the Year’, twice, at the London International Wine Challenge.
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Alan McCorkindale Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
(2010 vintage)
Classic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc blended from the ‘Circuit’ and ‘Marwick’ vineyards. The vines are low vigour with low crops producing wine intense in flavour, with minerality and balance. Extended ageing ‘sur lies’ has added complexity and a strong backbone to the wonderful pungency of Sauvignon Blanc. Intensely aromatic, this wine bursts with flavours gooseberry and passionfruit, with hints of hawthorn and citrus. The palate is vibrant, dry, with racy acid and typical intense fruitiness. Serve chilled with seafood or fresh steamed vegetables, or enjoy on its own as an aperitif.
Alan McCorkindale ‘The Pilgrim’ Waipara Valley Pinot Gris
(2009 vintage)
‘Single Vineyard’ Pinot Gris harvested from the limestone-rich slopes of ‘The Pilgrim’ vineyard in New Zealand’s Waipara Valley. ‘Old World’ French winemaking methods enhance mouthfeel and palate weight while retaining aromatic intensity. A classic Waipara Valley Pinot Gris this wine bursts with flavours of fresh white peaches, pear and quince, with hints of ginger and melon. The palate is off dry, intensely persistent, with soft acid, textural phenolics and a typical ‘greasy’ mouthfeel. Serve chilled with seafood or poultry, or try with Asian foods, especially good with Japanese dishes.
Alan McCorkindale ‘Legend Terrace’ Central Otago Pinot Noir
(2009 vintage)
‘Single Vineyard’ Pinot Noir harvested from the clay slopes of the ‘Legend Terrace’ vineyard on Felton Road in Central Otago. This low yielding vineyard is located over old goldmines, with old mine shafts crisscrossing the site. Traditional Burgundian winemaking has created a Central Otago Pinot Noir in an Old World style. This Pinot Noir has a garnet colour and is a brooding, intense wine, with aromas of black cherry, raspberry, and blackberry, with hints of mossy wood. The palate is focussed and concentrated, tight, with velvet tannins, subtle oak and a very long finish.
