Decibel Giunta Hawke's Bay Albariño 2025

A fruit bomb, this Albariño is vibrant with the high-summer flavours of apricot, yellow nectarine, fragrant florals and a pop of citrus. While totally dry, this has a textural component adding a roundness to the palate and accentuating the sweet fruit characters. Quite simply a delicious drop. Hawke’s Bay lies on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The region enjoys dry summers with moderate, cool nights. This wine reflects a single vineyard Albariño which was grown in the Mangatahi Terraces, near the small rural township of Maraekakaho. The Two Terraces vineyard is owned and operated by dedicated growers Ian and Linda Quinn. Over the past 15,000 years, the nearby Ngaruroro River has laid down some spectacular terraces with shallow stony silt loams over red metals. The soils contain volcanic deposits from past eruptions on the volcanic plateau in the central North Island. To extract every ounce of deliciousness from the grape skins, the fruit was machine harvested and then left to rest as a slurry overnight before pressing. The juice was fermented in a combination of seasoned oak barrels and stainless steel tanks to build a complexity of flavour. The wine was unfined and crossflow filtered before bottling in December 2024.