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EarthGarden embodies our holistic vision of sustainability where natural agriculture means healthy soils and vine ecosystems, creating healthy vines and wines full of life and flavor, just as nature intended. When you taste EarthGarden wines, you taste the care for the soil, the conscientious care of the vines, the careful treatment of the fruit produced and the respect for our relationship with the land. Villa Maria wines are made for the moment and these wines perfectly capture a moment in time, whether it's cool nights, long hot days or the warm Pacific breeze during the growing season. The essence and purity of New Zealand's landscape has been bottled in the EarthGarden range, and we can't wait to share these wines with the world. Contains sulfites.

All varieties are vinified by direct pressing. Cinsault and Tibouren in stainless steel vats. Grenache & Rolle are partially vinified in tulip-shaped concrete vats with a rounded bottom. This ovoid shape gives rise to a natural convection movement that suspends the lees creating the same effect as a batonnage and gives the wine a lot of structure. It has a very clear light pink color with bluish reflections. This wine offers an elegant nose with delicate notes of grapefruit and white flowers. Fresh and balanced, the palate is lively and reveals seductive aromas of citrus fruits and marine iodine. Contains sulfites.

Manual harvest, in small open boxes to preserve the integrity of the fruit. The maceration and winemaking takes 2 to 3 weeks. Maceration and fermentation temperatures under total control. Joseph Drouhin seeks full control of the extraction process; the extraction gives color and substance to a wine, but it should never be detrimental to its delicacy and typical character. An exceptional wine, deep ruby ??red in color, with the lively shine of the great Burgundies. Intense and fresh nose for young wines. The primary notes of red fruits dominate, such as Morello cherry, raspberry, blackberry. There are notes of complexity with smoky flavors that evolve into licorice. When the wine is maturing, aromas of pepper, tobacco, humus and undergrowth appear. When drinking wine, the first impression is always crisp and the texture fleshy. The body is firm without being rough, well geared without being heavy. In younger wines there is great freshness. With age, wine becomes round. It acquires "gras" (velvety texture) and a more precise architecture, supported by silky tannins. It is alive and at the same time exquisite. A final and very pleasant sensation of harmony, fullness and delicate tannins remains, as the wine lingers on the palate. Contains sulfites.