Arataki Road was a special place to us. We lived there and ran the Village Orchard for 30 plus years. The road itself is a stones throw from our Merlot block so we named these vines the Arataki Block. It sits just under the watchful eye of the sleeping giant Te Mata-o-Rongokako. The artwork is of the view from the block looking toward the peacefully resting warrior legend (Artist Lisa Nicole).
Arataki Block is a red blend of Merlot (80%), Syrah (15%) and Petit Verdot (5%). The grapes were hand de-stemmed, fermented wild and plunged by foot. No fining products used and unfiltered. The fruit was taken from our vineyard in its second year through organic conversion.
Arataki Block
Red Blend ‘21


DARK
PLUM
AND
SUMAC
SPICE.
CHOCOLATEY,
MOUTH
COATING
TANNINS