Composite wines are from Ara, a new origin of wine that lies at the confluence of the Wairau and Waihopai rivers in the world famous Marlborough region of New Zealand.Ara is an extensive and ancient river terrace - a remarkable feature on the New Zealand landscape presenting superb conditions for growing exceptional cool-climate sauvignon blanc and pinot noir.

"The winemaking philosophy blends new and old world vinicultural philosophies and practices to produce a new standard in wine.

Composite wines are made up of complex and related parts. The wines, name and label designs are an integrated expression of the place - Ara - a whole that surpasses the sum of its many component parts – from soil classification, vineyard design, trellis construction and water networks to small batch winemaking and careful blending.

Composite wines – the fruits of a unique fusion of land, people, nature and climate.

This wine is from Ara, Marlborough, an ancient river terrace formed through unrelenting geological processes. Here is an extraordinary convergence of environment and people.

Our vision is to harness the land's unique potential, embracing old and new world philosophies, to shape a new world standard in wine.

Composite wines are a fusion of grapes sourced from all areas of Ara and considered its most complete expression, year on year delivering absolute consistency in terms of style, flavour and balance." (Winegrowers of Ara Winery Notes)

2007 COMPOSITE SAUVIGNON BLANC - 5 STARS

“Fine flavours that show a greener, grassier influence thanks to a cooler vintage and earlier harvest than 2006. Green capsicum, lemon grass and mineral salt evident. Impressive intensity and length. A nod to Sancerre.”

(Bob Campbell MW, Decanter June 2008)

“Classy and immaculate wine, full of personality, from Winegrowers of Ara, at Renwick in the Wairau Valley. Weighty and concentrated, with sweet fruit flavours of grapefruit, melon and lime, a slightly minerally streak and a tight, bone-dry, lasting finish.”

Michael Cooper, Winestate May/June 2008)