Philip and Sarah Barber of Petane Station in the Esk Valley district of Hawke’s Bay are rapidly establishing themselves as serious producers of wine, especially with the aromatic varieties. Startin...

YVONNE LORKIN - CANVAS MAGAZINE, 7/11/15

Raymond Chan, November 2015 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Brilliant lemon-straw colour with pale green-gold hues. The nose is fine in proportion with rich aromas of exotic yellow and rose-petal florals along with Tu...

Cameron Douglas - NZ Master Sommelier, May 2015 ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Petane Station Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2013 - Lots of juicy ripe red and black fruit aromas with black cherry, black raspberry and blackcurran...

Yvonne Lorkin - Hawkes Bay Today, 4/4/15 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is the first release I've tried of this wine from Hawke's Bay's newest edition to the Esk Valley wine fold. It wowed me from the first sniff...

Yvonne Lorkin - Hawkes Bay Today, 31/1/15 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Esk Valley excellence is on show here, hardly surprising then that it won gold medals at the 2014 Bragato Wine Awards and the 2014 Hawke's Bay A...