A bright and memorable drop, named after the imperial Mt Tapuae-o-Uenuku, the ‘footprint of the rainbow’. Here in the South Pacific Ocean, Mt Tapi, as the locals call it, is a beacon that rises above the famous Marlborough wine region.
This snowy-topped peak is at the heart of the Altschwager Kenneally story, where the vision for our company began and where our first grapes were picked.
Our Wairau Valley vineyard beneath the mountain is home to true cool-climate viticulture and winemaking, and half of the Altschwager Kenneally team. Tapi’s fruit comes from several hand-picked, organically-certified blocks throughout the Marlborough Valley.
All hands-on processes, all heart. You’ll know it by the nose.
Tapi Organic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023
93 Points Decanter
Vineyard
10-year-old vines, greywacke soil, cane pruned.
Winemaking
Machine picked, pressed off skins, cold settled, fermented cool for 15 days.
Aroma
Passionfruit, gooseberry, green capsicum.
Palate
Passionfruit, lemon, grapefruit, zingy acid.
Tapi Organic Marlborough chardonnay 2022
Vineyard
Clone 95, 15-year-old vines, greywacke soil, cane pruned.
Winemaking
Handpicked, 5% Viognier whole bunch pressed, barrel fermented, barrel stirred, 100% malolactic fermentation, 15% new oak, 1 year aged in oak.
Aroma
Lemon, red apple, pear, nectarine.
Palate
Lemon, red apple, apricot, flint, oak, good acid length.
Tapi Organic Marlborough pinot gris 2022
Vineyard
10-year-old vines, greywacke soil, cane pruned.
Winemaking
Machine picked, pressed off skins, cold settled, fermented cool for 15 days.
Aroma
Fresh pear, white peach and toasted almond.
Palate
Quince, pear, rock melon, crisp acid.
Tapi Organic Marlborough pinot noir 2020
Vineyard
Clone 115, 777, 10/5, 15-year-old vines, clay soil, cane pruned.
Winemaking
72-hour cold soak, 10% whole bunch, 10-day ferment, 50% new oak (French), 1 year aged in oak.
Aroma
Cherry, liquorice, oak, spice.
Palate
Dark cherry, ripe strawberry, oak, five-spice, chalky tannin, balanced acid.