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 Stonecroft is a genuine boutique winery, New Zealand family owned and operated. The wines are released in February of every year.
Their first vineyard site was purchased in 1982, with the intention of producing fruit to provide the foundation for high quality wines.
Grapes are from their Mere Road Vineyard and Tokarahi Vineyard, at Roy's Hill. Maximum effort has gone into selecting the sites and developing the vineyards to produce high quality fruit. Both vineyards are planted in very stony, free draining soil in two of Hawke's Bay's best viticultural sites. (This area is now known as Gimblett Gravels.) Consequently, the wine styles in general are full bodied, soft, intensely fruity wines.
A landmark for Stonecroft was the first release of Syrah in 1989 - New Zealand's first commercial release of this variety in recent times. These early endeavors have created widespread interest in this variety for New Zealand. This has now been followed by New Zealand's first Zinfandel.
All harvesting is by hand and the wine making is traditional. The whole philosophy is one of quality without compromise. Since their first vintage in 1987, the development of their style over this period has been significant, and they have progressed towards their original intention - "to produce full-bodied, elegant, fruit-driven wines" capable of significant bottle development.
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