21.12 \
Our Flagship Wine.
Made in only the very best of vintages. A Cabernet Sauvignon dominant blend with Cabernet Franc and Merlot.
The winemaking team at Paritua have one simple aim, to have 21·12 placed alongside the greatest Bordeaux Blends New Zealand has ever produced. For the release of 21·12, Paritua’s flagship wine, they went ‘Beyond Bordeaux’ and confidently lined up 21·12 shoulder to shoulder with some of New Zealand’s best Cabernet based wines.
12.12 \
Winemakers Notes
Whole bunches are de-stemmed, and the berries are then sorted using our optical grape sorter, then crushed to a closed fermenter.
After a period of cold soak, we inoculate with preferred yeast. Temperatures are then managed to reach about 30°C. Once the ferment is dry the wine is tasted to evaluate maceration time, usually 20 to 28 days post ferment, Malolactic fermentation occurs on skins during maceration, and then finally basket pressed to barrel.
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Barrels are stored in temperature-controlled rooms, at 8 degrees Celsius. We aim for about 50% new French oak barriques. Elevage in barrel will take up to 24 months. Final barrel selection and blending takes place approximately 8 weeks before bottling.
Tasting Notes \
A complex aroma of blackberry, black currant, black Doris plum and cocoa powder with floral hints of violet and spicy notes of cardamom, anise and clove. The palate has great structure and intensity of flavour. A silky textured attack with plush, concentrated blackberry and firm mid palate tannin. Ripe Black Doris plum, cocoa and spice flavours with a hint of petrichor minerality and a long savoury fine grained tannin finish. The wine has fine cellaring potential. Recommended drinking from 2021 till 2036. Enjoy with red meats, hearty roasted game, and rich mushroom dishes.
Blend \
Cabernet Sauvignon 65% · Merlot 20% · Cabernet Franc 15%
Alcohol: 14.5%
Paritua Range \
Our best vintage expression.
The wines are made from very low yielding vines from specially selected areas of the vineyard. The grapes are hand harvested and only the very best quality fruit is used to make these wines.
Stone Paddock Range \
Our finest regional wines.
The Stone Paddock Range of wines, crafted by Paritua Vineyards, represents the best of New Zealand’s diverse viticultural regions, our commitment to quality and pure varietal expression.
Our Chief Winemaker \
A lifetime love affair with wine.
After a chance tasting of a 1961 Chateau Haut Brion Magnum, Chief Winemaker Jason Stent decided wine was his future Jason’s passion is creating wines that have a sense of place that respect the varietal nature and the terroir in which the vine is grown.