A wine from the Churton vineyard in Marlborough, made by this excellent producer based in Rolleston. Created from 100% Petit Manseng – which is rare that there’s currently only 1ha of this varietal planted in New Zealand. An amber-bronze colour in the glass. The perfume suggests mulberry, apricot, lemon peel, butterscotch, blood orange, walnut and oolong tea. Smells sweet, but tastes very dry, and quite rich. Acidity is quite saline and fresh. The fruit is plush and quite intense, with plenty of phenolics and tannin to back it up and add complexity. For something so unusual, and potentially unconventional, this has a very easy-going nature and the finish is very long, dry and characterful. 94pts
A Thousand Gods ‘No Devices’ 2023
