Puriri Hills Estate 2007 Top-Ranked in Bordeaux-Blends Tasting in Dusseldorf

On 16 January 2013, the Commanderie du vins de Bordeaux á Düsseldorf conducted a private blind tasting of "merlot - inspired wines", including Puriri Hills Estate 2007. The results, on a 20 point scale, were:

  1. 2007 Puriri Hills Estate 18,8 points

  2. 1989 L´Evangile 18,4 points

  3. 1989 La Conseillante 18,4 points

  4. 1998 Ausone 18,0 points

  5. 2000 Le Gay 17,8 points

  6. 2008 Napanook (Pirate) 16,5 points

Said Dr. Klaus Wiefels, who sent Puriri Hills word of this tasting, “It was a great pleasure drinking and tasting the wine from your vineyard!"