Hunters Miru Miru Rosé

Hunter’s Wines is one of Marlborough’s most historic and celebrated wineries, Established in 1979 by Ernie Hunter, the winery gained international acclaim when Hunter’s Sauvignon Blanc won six gold medals at the London Sunday Times Wine Festival in 1986.

Ernie met and married Jane, who came from a family of South Australian grape growers and was a viticulturist herself. Today, Jane runs the winery and is a proud spokeswoman for Marlborough wine and with three decades at the helm, her years of service to the industry have been acknowledged with both an OBE and a CNZM. Hunter’s is now the only Marlborough estate founded in the 1970s remaining in the original family ownership.

The estate comprises over 100 hectares of vineyards in the Wairau Valley, planted to five white varietals and Pinot Noir, all carrying sustainable certification.

The grapes for the blend (55% Pinot Noir, 42% Chardonnay, and 3% Pinot Meunier) were harvested in March 2019, and gently pressed. The juices underwent primary fermentation in stainless steel tanks, followed by a full malolactic fermentation. The individual base wines were kept separate until blending, which occurred just before tirage. The wine underwent secondary fermentation in the bottle, following traditional Champagne methods, and was aged on its lees for an extended period before disgorging in November 2023, and then final bottling.