• Dry style
• Passionfruit
• Fresh herbs
• Crisp finish

"A blend of grapes from the Wairau and Awatere Valleys. Quite a rich, textural Sauvignon Blanc, with an obvious yeast lees influence adding ginger and subtle nut flavours to melon, capsicum and passionfruit characters" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Dec 2019

"This has a very attractive, passionfruit core of aromas and flavors with a fresh, fleshy and attractive palate that carries a wealth of bright, fresh fruit on the finish" James Suckling, Sep 2019

This a very aromatic and intensely flavoured wine true to its Marlborough origins. Cooler harvest conditions have produced a wine with flavours tending towards green fruits and fresh herbs. It is a rich and full-flavoured style with a crisp dry finish which provides freshness and length to the palate.

Vineyards in the warm Wairau Valley and cooler Awatere Valley (92%) were utilised for this wine. The vineyards are planted on a mix of free draining gravel and clay soils which provide both elegance and structure to the blended wine. This was a cooler Marlborough harvest which resulted in grapes with moderate sugars and excellent acidity.

The individual parcels were harvested and transported to the winery for immediate processing to capture the freshness of the fruit. Fermentation was conducted at cool temperatures utilising selected yeast strains along with 5% barrel fermentation to add further richness to the finished blend. Post-fermentation the wines were left on their yeast lees with regular stirring to gain further richness and body before blending and bottling.

Food Pairing: A perfect match for seafood, goats cheese and many Asian inspired dishes.