Today, the valley is home to one of New Zealand’s unique wine growing climates — one that sits close to the margins of wine growing and subsequently yields some of the most complex and nuanced wines known to New Zealand.Situated on the Eastern slope of the South Island’s main divide, the Waitaki Valley is a large, braided river valley draining the highest peaks of Aotearoa’s Southern Alps. The name Waitaki, translated fromTe Reo, is said to mean ‘the tears of Aoraki’ — Aotearoa’s highest peak.It is with this considered knowledge of the land beneath us that we produce our wines. Clos Ostler pays homage to the Grand Cru limestone vineyards of Burgundy, bringing together a rich winemaking tradition of minimal intervention and a truly unique terroir to truly express the complexities of ClosOstler grapes.