{"id":14771,"date":"2026-05-22T06:07:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=14771"},"modified":"2026-05-22T06:29:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:29:22","slug":"an-evening-with-destiny-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=14771","title":{"rendered":"An evening with Destiny Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14771\" class=\"elementor elementor-14771\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6da9f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6da9f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ab2cbd\" data-id=\"4ab2cbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1a04c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a1a04c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Caro\u2019s last night, Destiny Bay co-owners, Mike and Sean Spratt hosted an evening of stories and showcasing two exceptional vintages: the critically acclaimed 2014 and the debut of the 2024 vintage. Mike has written a book &#8211; \u201cForged in Fire\u201d about the family\u2019s Waiheke exploits, and shared a few of the tales about the birth of the label with us.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>It seems that the label was initially going to be known as \u2018Rocky Bay\u2019, but Mike thought \u201cthat sounded too much like we were growing oysters\u201d. In conversations about the site, it was commented that \u201cthe land had chosen them\u201d &#8211; like it was their destiny. The name resonated, and stuck. The comet logo represents not only the serendipity of how they came to find the land, but the winery&#8217;s uncompromising commitment to quality.<\/p><p>Sean is the winemaker, and confesses that his personal favourite of the wines is the Mystae. It is quite close to being a true representation of what is growing in the vineyard &#8211; the blend being \u201cpretty much the percentages of what our vineyard is planted as\u201d. He laughs when he says \u201cIt would make my life a lot easier if we just made this one wine &#8211; I could just pick it all and put it all in together!\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc857d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc857d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acef6e6\" data-id=\"acef6e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-869f25d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"869f25d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Destiny-Bay-Magna-P-2024-797x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14773\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Destiny-Bay-Magna-P-2024-797x1024.jpeg 797w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Destiny-Bay-Magna-P-2024-234x300.jpeg 234w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Destiny-Bay-Magna-P-2024-768x986.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Destiny-Bay-Magna-P-2024.jpeg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba35e73\" data-id=\"ba35e73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d148b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6d148b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When they open the tanks, the \u2018free run juice\u2019 is what gets taken out before the grapes are even pressed. Destiny Bay pay close attention to the \u2018press fractions\u2019 though. Their meticulous attention to detail in sorting allows them to know that these harder presses will be clean, and crucially, contain some really interesting phenolic and tannin characters. In particular, they get high concentrations of Beta\u2013damascenones &#8211; the holy grail of aromatic compounds.<\/p><p>Starting to taste the wines &#8211; this is the first showing on the new vintage. Here are my thoughts. These aren\u2019t \u2019formal reviews\u2019 &#8211; it would be good to try these in my usual review setting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6ecc0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6ecc0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67f2952\" data-id=\"67f2952\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a5178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8a5178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Destinae 2024<\/b> &#8211; 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 12% Malbec, 11% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot. A dark garnet red shade in the glass. The bouquet has blackberry, plum, cherry, tapenade and lovely floral notes of lavender and rose. A touch of wood &#8211; cedar and acacia. Quite structured, with fine tannins and a linear acidity. Lush and juicy too, that offsets the youthful tightness.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Mystae 2024<\/b> &#8211; 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 7% Malbec, 7% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot. Shows a deeper colour and has a softer perfume. Boysenberry, cassis and liquorice. Youthfully tight just now &#8211; \u00a0but a well-balanced structure, with a drag of tannin and driving acidity. More so than the Destinae &#8211; this needs time.<\/p><p><b>Magna Praemia 2024<\/b> &#8211; 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 6% Malbec, 4% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot. A bright claret red colour in the glass. The nose is so Cabernet, with blackcurrant, graphite, damson plum and violets. The palate is very complete &#8211; detailed and elegant. Quite a grip of tannin but there\u2019s also a lightness of touch here, without too much reliance on concentration or weight.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb4fc36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb4fc36\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-239cf56\" data-id=\"239cf56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf49977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf49977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Destiny-Bay-20.05_main-h1-1024x659.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14774\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Destiny-Bay-20.05_main-h1-1024x659.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Destiny-Bay-20.05_main-h1-300x193.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Destiny-Bay-20.05_main-h1-768x494.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Destiny-Bay-20.05_main-h1-1536x988.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Destiny-Bay-20.05_main-h1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b609484 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b609484\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9c6c8b\" data-id=\"a9c6c8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7b88d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af7b88d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Destinae 2014<\/b> &#8211; 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 18% Malbec, 13% Cabernet Franc, 7% Petit Verdot. Showing a delightful development after years in bottle. Cherry pie, plum, nutmeg and peppercorn flavours, alongside some secondary characters like a smoky incense, and a mushroom\/earthiness. Lots of plush fruit lingering into a lengthy finish.<\/p><p><b>Mystae 2014<\/b> &#8211; 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 11% Malbec, 9% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot. Again, some good development here &#8211; good to see after I felt it hard to get into the new release. Well-balanced, walking a tightrope of acidity, tannin and fruit. Some toasty oak frames the dark berry flavours. Is there a touch of heat here &#8211; I think this, of the older trio, still has some ay to go to hit a peak drinking window.<\/p><p><b>Magna Praemia 2014<\/b> &#8211; 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot, 3% Malbec. The signature fragrance &#8211; utterly beguiling &#8211; stops you and you find it hard to move on to tasting &#8211; the aromas are that good. This is a transformation on the 2024 expression &#8211; which seems very primary when I return to it afterwards. A touch of mocha. I find a level of polish and smooth shine to this. 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