Our Wines
Falcon Ridge Estate wines are from high sunshine temperate cool climate area of Spring Grove, Nelson, South Island of New Zealand
All wines 100% single block, handpicked grapes from our own vineyard
No blending
Minimal dry white wine yeast fermentation
Whole berry ferment reds
100% malolactic fermentation of the reds
Bottled unfined and unfiltered
Hand tended close planted vines with only two canes and low cropping
Careful cane selection, shoot thinning and bunch control with one bunch per cane
90% of fruit dropped, leaf plucked to promote high airflow, vine ripening and flavour concentration
Limited irrigation and spraying delivers premium quality fruit to the wine maker
Wines are true expression of the land and vineyard site
Generous mouthfeel, balanced, complex, full flavoured wines
Small producer around 1,700 cases year
Not supermarket wines
Sustainable viticultural practices and balanced soil management program
The Moutere Gravel terrane of Tasman Bay is renowned for producing premium full bodied reds with excellent balanced concentration, minerality and dark berry characters
“Simple philosophy is to produce premium quality fruit and guide the grapes into the bottle”