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The ‘eureka’ moment came one afternoon as Paul relaxed on the back deck, looking across the empty paddocks. Out of the blue, he announced, “I want to change this view.”
Before you could say “appellation,” he was on the phone seeking advice on soils and vines. Thus began the Boulder Bay journey.
A self-confessed viticulture rookie with a pioneering spirit, Paul set out to do what no one had attempted on Moturoa: grow grapes and produce quality wine. He sought advice from the right people, and in 2010 broke ground. With expert guidance and careful planting, the 2,200m Boulder Bay paddock was transformed.
From the outset, our motto has been, “We’re going to grow wine, not make juice.” Our aim was a full-bodied premium wine that is approachable now and rewards cellaring. Moturoa’s high sunshine hours and fast-drying clay soils called for something special, so we planted Syrah 470 on 3309 rootstock and Syrah MS/Hermitage on Riparian rootstock—among the finest Syrah plant material available.
From soil to cellar our vines are closely monitored and hand-tended to ensure that only our highest quality fruit leaves the island. We believe Moturoa’s microclimate offers the best possible grape growing conditions in Northland, and as our vines mature we can proudly say that we are not the only ones getting excited by the future of our little vineyard by the sea.
History of the island
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