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This dry white wine is beautiful to drink on its own but it will also pair well with spicy Chinese dishes and other Asian food.
"TORU - (which means “three” in Maori) is an aromatic blend we first created 12 yrs ago and was the first of its kind in New Zealand. It is a delicious, co-fermented “field blend” of three varieties - Gewürztraminer, Riesling and Pinot Gris. We are passionate about these classic Alsacian varieties and we spent a great deal of time coming up with the right proportions in the blend. We were aiming for a wine that displayed the essence of all three varieties, whilst 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.
Intensely perfumed, this wine has an intriguing nose with notes of mango, fresh citrus, white florals and exotic spices. These lead into a multi-layered palate with flavours of mango, citrus, red apple and lychee with a lingering spiciness. The palate has excellent fruit concentration and weight with a lovely creamy
texture and a mineral edge which gives it great length of flavour."
91 Parker Points robertparker.com Feb 2018
"This wine, a co-fermented blend of Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris and Riesling, has become something of a signature for Te Whare Ra. The 2017 Toru is tropical-scented, with hints of guava and pear accented by gingery spice. This medium-bodied wine is silky and richly textured in the mouth, with a long, tactile finish... [it] has become a hit, often selling out rapidly on release."
Winery of the Year 2014 Raymond Chan Dec 2014
"... the Flowerdays represent the modern and young face of winegrowing in New Zealand, making a range of beautifully elegant, exceptionally high quality wines, with the greatest respect for the environment from which the fruit is obtained.
I’ve come across very few winegrowers and winemakers who give so much thought to every aspect of the vineyard, winery, winemaking, how their wines show in stylistic and quality terms, and how the wines are presented in the marketplace, as Jason and Anna. This reflects their passion, enthusiasm, extremely high standards, hard work and attention to detail in creating and crafting wines that reflect their vineyard and region, and their guiding the wines sensitively so that they are expressed with great finesse. At present, New Zealand wines are generally enjoyed for their strong and distinctively clear fruit flavours. It is apparent that our industry must progress towards producing wines which are more refined, subtly complex and textured with the ability to develop, so as to appeal to the increasing and maturing fine wine drinkers of the world. The Te Whare Ra wines are at the forefront of this movement in this country."
Gewurztraminer, Riesling and Pinot Gris grow together in this single vineyard in Marlborough so it made sense to blend the three grapes into the Toru White 'field blend'. It's an elegant, dry white wine that goes well with spicy food and it is beautiful on its own. This wine was made by the winemakers as a wine they want to drink and it often sells out rapidly upon release