{"title":"Oraterra Wines","description":"\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eOraterra was founded by the team behind Dry River wines: winemakers Wilco Lam and Sam Rouse, vineyard crew James Pittard, Michelle Mills and McKenzie Smith, and general manager Sarah Bartlett. When that brand changed ownership in 2022, they chose to move as one and create something new. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinemakers Wilco and Sam worked closely together for the first two vintages. Sam's contribution helped shape not just those formative vintages but Oraterra wines as a whole. He has since moved on, with Tom de Hamel joining the winemaking team for the 2025 harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"oraterra-pinot-noir-2024","title":"Oraterra Pinot Noir 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBeautiful vintages like 2024 risk losing a certain hook, or friction, in the wine. By picking early they avoided this risk and were able to retain good acidity and a degree of disposition to provide interest in the wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark and bright fruit are the antagonists, with Morello cherry cutting through the riper characters. This Pinot Noir goes beyond typical varietal qualities to offer an array of complex and inviting aromatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine is rounded and softly cushioned, moving effortlessly over the palate, with soft tannins acting as chaperones and guiding the fruit toward each corner of the mouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgeing: Age for 10-15 years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnjoy at a temperature of 18°C-20°C\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martinborough Wine Merchants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42505884532818,"sku":null,"price":94.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/7431\/files\/Oraterra_Pinot_Noir_24_Bottleshot.jpg?v=1784001023"},{"product_id":"oraterra-chardonnay-2024","title":"Oraterra Chardonnay 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eFruit dominance is seen in kumquat, cut meadow flowers, buttercups and chalk. None, perhaps, is typical for Chardonnay, but so characteristic of ours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine moves steeply and swiftly over the palate like a river, with amazing textures and shapes. The acid is a solid levee, guiding the wine and giving it direction. However, its full-bodied nature wants to spill over the sides, filling the mouth from front to back and forward again like a wave, full of energy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martinborough Wine Merchants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42505900032082,"sku":null,"price":82.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/7431\/files\/Oraterra_Chardonnay_24_Bottle_Shot.jpg?v=1784002035"},{"product_id":"oraterra-pinot-gris-2024","title":"Oraterra Pinot Gris 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe aromatic profile is complex and distinctively “other” fruit. The wine transports you to a place where one experiences potentially unexplored territories of colour and feeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe richness and decadence of the nose are unmistakable and laced with white flowers like daphne, clover and Christmas lilies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the acidity in the Chardonnay 2024 is a river, here with the Pinot Gris it is a spring. The wine bubbles up to the surface, gushing out over the palate. There is acidity and plenty of tannins that rally to give order and structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the anarchy is stronger. There is not one direction in which this wine flows. It is dynamic; it pulls and draws with voluptuous weight and buoyancy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martinborough Wine Merchants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42506050437202,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/7431\/files\/Pinot_Gris_23_Bottle_shot.jpg?v=1784000885"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/7431\/collections\/Untitled_design.png?v=1783999253","url":"https:\/\/www.martinboroughwinemerchants.com\/collections\/oraterra-wines\/wine.oembed","provider":"Martinborough Wine Merchants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}