Tinpot Hut wines are made primarily from fruit grown on
winemaker Fiona Turner's vineyard in Blind River. Fiona, who has
worked with Matt Thomson for a number of years, supplements her
own grapes with fruit from other growers in Marlborough. The
tinpot hut that gave its name to Fiona's wines is an old mustering
hut in the remote hills between the Wairau and Awatere Valleys.
The huts were used as a base for musterers as they rounded up the
sheep that had been in the hills from spring to autumn. The name
links Marlborough's past as a sheep farming centre with its current
state as one of the world's most dynamic wine regions.

Fruit for this single vineyard wine is grown on the 16.5 hectare Turner Home Block vineyard in the Blind River sub-region of the Awatere Valley. The low-yielding vines are closely monitored andthen harvested by hand when the right balance of flavour and sugar ripeness is reached, to produce this lower alcohol style of Riesling.

Upon arrival at the winery, the fruit was gently crushed with only the free-run portion of the juice contained. Specialty Riesling yeast was used for a long, cool ferment. After fermentation, the wine was bottled under screwcap to keep as much of the freshness and fruit character of the vineyard as possible.

Lightly spiced seafood dishes.

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