Nestled in the heart of New Zealand's prominent wine-producing region, Central Otago, lies the Bendigo wine region. It is renowned for producing some of New Zealand's most captivating and beguiling wines. Occupying an enthralling landscape of rustic mountains and sweeping valleys, it offers wines a distinctive terroir, wherein to flourish and impart unique characteristics.
Bendigo's wines offer an appealing medley of fruity richness and delicate florality, primarily generated from Pinot Noir grapes, and also from Chardonnay and Pinot Gris. These wines are decisively intense, layered, and complex, delivering remarkable structure and concentration presented in a bold richness of ripe black cherries and wild herbs.
Despite its cool climate, Bendigo retains a high temperature variation between day and night, enabling the perfect ripening condition for the grapes, helping to produce wines with intense, concentrated fruit flavours. The region's thin, coarse and free-draining soils of schist rock and sand luminously reflect the surrounding environment, magnifying the vines' exposure to intense sunlight and heat during the day.
Bendigo, unlike other sub-regions, stands out for its vastness and the elevation of its vineyards, posturing it as New Zealand's highest-altitude wine region. This unique orientation helps to establish the majesty of the wines with a fusion of the sunny and continental climate that aids the ideal ripening of the fruit, offering sumptuous texture and an exquisite taste palate.
From the crate to your glass, the winemakers of Bendigo are committed to revealing the true essence of the region in every bottle. The taste is replete with an enchanting dance of elegance and power, reflecting Bendigo's unique wine-making heritage. Each sip takes you on an immersive journey of discovery, interlacing the rugged beauty of Central Otago with the passion and craft of its winemakers. Thus, luring wine aficionados across the globe to savour the joy of Bendigo's distinctive wines.
Buy Bendigo wine below.
