This offers all you'd expect and more for a Wairau Valley Sauv Blanc! The nose has lots going on, a plethora of citrus fruit, grapefruit, apple and gooseberry sit with herbal notes of sage, oregano and a touch of ginger. Soft on the palate initially, the layers of fruit unfold to reveal more savoury notes, giving way to a zesty, dry finish.
Vintage to vintage this keeps improving, it's kind of wine that you will want to come back to again and again!
Awards and Accolades - 2016 Vintage:
BLUE GOLD - Sydney International Wine Competition 2017 GOLD - New Zealand International Wine Show 2016 SILVER - Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2016 ☆☆☆☆ - Winestate Magazine
From the Winery:
After picking and gently pressing, each vineyard block was separately fermented, with a portion occurring naturally in barrels before blending and bottling.
Sauvignon Blanc is grown in our Marlborough vineyard on stony riverbed terraces, gently pressed and fermented in stainless steel tanks to give intense passionfruit and gooseberry fruit characters. The wine is fruit-driven in style, with complexity from lees ageing for several months in stainless steel tanks before bottling. This wine is a classic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc with intense flavours and crisp acid in a dry style.
