{"id":7233,"date":"2022-12-05T06:10:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T17:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=7233"},"modified":"2022-12-05T09:53:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T20:53:25","slug":"a-tasting-at-te-kano-in-bannockburn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=7233","title":{"rendered":"A Tasting at Te Kano in Bannockburn"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7233\" class=\"elementor elementor-7233\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-938a84b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"938a84b\" 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-5ea3310\" data-id=\"5ea3310\" 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-c21f2ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c21f2ce\" 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>We\u2019re staying the night at the Calvert Vineyard on Felton Road in Bannockburn, and the neighbouring property now houses the Te Kano Cellar door, so the chance to drop in and chat with General Manager <b>Nick Hunter<\/b> seems like a logical step at the end of our busy week.<\/p><p>The first wine we\u2019re poured is the <b>2022 Blanc de Noir<\/b>, which is from the lower terrace just down from the Cellar Door, and their other Bannockburn Vineyard \u2013 Jerome, on Cairnmuir Road, near Akarua. The soils at Jerome are wind-blown sands, being at the head of the valley. Clones are 115 and Abel. It really leaps out of the glass. It is gorgeous. I\u2019ve had it before at a tasting amongst dozens of wines. Almost Riesling like aromatics, but with strawberries and cream on the nose as well. They have to treat the wine very gently to minimise the colour extraction. At Te Kano they go for quite a long, slow champagne press cycle on it. And then a long, extended fermentation. Bouquet, freshness, texture.<\/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-d582d78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d582d78\" 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-96748bf\" data-id=\"96748bf\" 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-cd06c66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd06c66\" 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=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Te-Kano-Blanc-de-Noir-22-1024x663.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7220\" alt=\"Te Kano Blanc de Noir 22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Te-Kano-Blanc-de-Noir-22-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Te-Kano-Blanc-de-Noir-22-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Te-Kano-Blanc-de-Noir-22-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Te-Kano-Blanc-de-Noir-22-1536x995.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Te-Kano-Blanc-de-Noir-22.jpg 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-d9c7240 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9c7240\" 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-3cad872\" data-id=\"3cad872\" 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-42557d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42557d7\" 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>There is a first vintage of <b>Sauvignon Blanc 2021<\/b>, from the Northburn vineyard. A mix of three clones \u2013 905, 376 and MS. Fairly subtle on the nose. A portion is put to stainless steel, with cultured yeast, and then the rest goes to old barrels and is left to wild ferment. Kept on lees for about eleven months, so it is quite textural. The vineyard team work at getting a bit of light exposure into the canopy, avoiding the green, herbaceous fruit. It could easily be the best example I think I\u2019ve had from Central Otago. You come to Central for the Pinots, but some of the whites have been sensational.<\/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-923fe0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"923fe0a\" 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-0bf56aa\" data-id=\"0bf56aa\" 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-d282e64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d282e64\" 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=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Te-Kano-Sav-21-1024x620.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7221\" alt=\"Te Kano Sauvignon Blanc 2021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Te-Kano-Sav-21-1024x620.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Te-Kano-Sav-21-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Te-Kano-Sav-21-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Te-Kano-Sav-21-1536x929.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Te-Kano-Sav-21.jpg 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-917c3d5\" data-id=\"917c3d5\" 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-4fd2690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fd2690\" 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>Te Kano are now doing a set of \u2018ranges\u2019 of wines. \u2018Life\u2019 is multi-site blends, \u2018Land\u2019 is particular to either Northburn, Waitaki or Bannockburn. And \u2018Legacy\u2019 has not been made yet.<\/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-bd76313 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd76313\" 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-5e411a2\" data-id=\"5e411a2\" 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-6b40d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b40d7c\" 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>Central Otago is producing some really lovely, elegant Chardonnays now. But you try and tell most people in Auckland that. They would have no idea. Even someone with a reasonable reputation, like Matt Connell \u2013 Aucklanders might know his Pinot, but no-one would have tried, or heard of, his Chardonnay! Te Kano made their first Waitaki Chardonnay this year \u2014 they purchased the Pasquale Vineyard and Winery two years ago, and resurrected the vineyards, which had not been farmed for some time.<\/p><p>An off-dry <b>Pinot Gris<\/b> is a blend of the Jerome and Northburn Vineyards. There\u2019s a signature through the first three wines \u2014 a strand of \u2018family\u2019 that appears a little in each. A precocious, pretty, clean, focussed but generous line. The next wine we try \u2014 a <b>2021 Chardonnay<\/b> is also a blend of those two vineyards. Made from three clones &#8211; Mendoza, 1066 and 548. The last time I tried this, it didn\u2019t have any Northburn fruit in it, and I found it lacking in character. This \u201921 is quite good, fairly straight up and down. Their <b>\u2018Bannockburn\u2019 Chardonnay<\/b> is a different beast \u2014 100% Mendoza, fully organic, and all from the sand hill vineyard. It is attention-grabbing, with a certain amount of oak in it, and well-set for cellaring. Good juice, good weight \u2014 a pale colour but showing a ripe golden flavour. These rich \u2018old school\u2019 styles have their place, and, to be fair, always put a smile on my dial.<\/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-eb46819 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb46819\" 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-f38d952\" data-id=\"f38d952\" 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-eda84d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eda84d0\" 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=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Old-Man-Kowhai-Watching-over-the-Northburn-Vineyard-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7243\" alt=\"Old Man Kowhai - Watching over the Northburn Vineyard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Old-Man-Kowhai-Watching-over-the-Northburn-Vineyard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Old-Man-Kowhai-Watching-over-the-Northburn-Vineyard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Old-Man-Kowhai-Watching-over-the-Northburn-Vineyard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Old-Man-Kowhai-Watching-over-the-Northburn-Vineyard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Old-Man-Kowhai-Watching-over-the-Northburn-Vineyard.jpg 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-4f6ecb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f6ecb8\" 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-6a05223\" data-id=\"6a05223\" 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-47aafaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47aafaa\" 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>We talk about the issues currently facing hospitality but also across New Zealand &#8211; staffing shortages and supply chain slowdowns. We were looking ahead to a day of Cellar Door hopping in Gibbston, and the reality of having to book to make appointments to visit. We laugh that it was probably good (and bad) timing to have built the magnificent Te Kano Cellar Door when they did \u2014 otherwise Nick wonders \u201cWe\u2019d still be building it otherwise. This building was finished in February 2020, but then closed almost as quickly to a lockdown\u201d But I like to take my time over a visit to a Cellar Door, and try to understand the place and why the wines are as they are. The Cellar Door here is gorgeous \u2014 a rusty metal box, lined with warm woods, and with an unfettered view down the valley across fields and vines.<\/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-58c8d5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58c8d5d\" 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-7e380f1\" data-id=\"7e380f1\" 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-adfcc5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adfcc5e\" 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>Nick explains his thoughts on our first red of the visit &#8211; Marcel (Giesen) used to drum this into us \u2014 \u201cA Pinot Noir should be like an aromatic red\u201d. I, of course agree \u2014 the most important part of a Pinot is the smell of it. To me, it is more than 50% of the value of a Pinot. I don\u2019t tend to think of the colour as very important at all \u2014 as long as the colour is bright and fixed \u2014 the aromatics are what draw me in.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bff895\" data-id=\"3bff895\" 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-ff083cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff083cd\" 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>I love wines like the Clayvin Pinot Noir, and Nick tells me \u201cI\u2019ve been fortunate enough to work in that vineyard, for the Giesens. It\u2019s a special piece of land. It\u2019s hard back-breaking work, but the rewards are certainly worth it.\u201d<\/p><p>I wonder if their intention is to produce one of those \u2018classic Central Otago Pinot Noirs\u2019, but Nick is quick to clear up \u201cThat\u2019s what the Kin is for. This <b>Te Kano Pinot Noir<\/b> is a bit more structured. A blend of all three vineyards, and a big range of clones\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-6bf9d0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bf9d0c\" 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-6e6c600\" data-id=\"6e6c600\" 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-484a5c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"484a5c5\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cellar-door-from-terrace.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7262\" alt=\"Te Kano Cellar door\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cellar-door-from-terrace.jpg 920w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cellar-door-from-terrace-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cellar-door-from-terrace-768x512.jpg 768w\" 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-9340f21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9340f21\" 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-02cd613\" data-id=\"02cd613\" 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-3626a9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3626a9e\" 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>It\u2019s not a fruit bomb, fairly dry and savoury, but with enough juiciness. It has some distinctive \u2018hedgerow\u2019 flavours like bramble, rosehip and thyme. With a campari-like edge that borders on bitter orange and cherry. And a prickly, tickle combination of tannin and flavour. It has the taste that I\u2019d expect from the landscape &#8211; if you look around Bannockburn, these are the flavours that I might expect to find in a product from here &#8211; whether that is an Apertivo like they make at Terra Sancta, or a honey, or this Pinot Noir. 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