Philippe De Bourgogne Crème de Cassis NV Size::6 Bottle Case The original Riesling vines on

The original Riesling vines on our home block here at the winery were planted in 1979 and are the oldest Riesling vines in Marlborough

The vineyard is situated at the end of a valley at the entrance to the Apsley Gorge in a marginal area for spring

Only the first presses of our best quality batches make it into the final blend

Syrah and Cinsault grapes

A white Bordeaux that’s sealed with a screw cap

Philippe De Bourgogne Crème de Cassis NV Size::6 Bottle Case The original Riesling vines onCassis is the French word for blackcurrant. The blackcurrant itself is of Nordic origin. It was only towards the beginning of the eighteenth century that Europe embraced it, both as a garden plant and for its medicinal qualities which earnt it the description of elixir de vie. However, as far back as the sixteenth century monks from the famous Dijon region of France are recorded to have been growing blackcurrant bushes. The drink they made from it was