Grape Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

Growing Region: Marlborough, New Zealand

Viticulturist: Jeremy Hyland

TASTING NOTE:
Great wine is made in the vineyard and the Grower's Mark wines champion this and their grape growers. Every farmer has a 'reserve block' or a few select rows which show something special each vintage. They also chose the rose as their Growers Mark as it has long been utilised in grape growing as an early warning system for disease. All the wines are sustainably grown, ensuring the vineyards remain for our future generations along with producing a range of exciting varietal-expressive wines.

Renowned viticulturist Jeremy Hyland selected three vineyards to supply grapes for this wine. One in the lower Awatere to give minerality to the wine, one in the lower Waihoepai to give tropical notes and one in the Wairau to give the herbaceous punch. Once in the winery the grapes were crushed and gently pressed, cold settled for 36 hours and then juice was inoculated and fermented towards dryness.

In the glass the wine is a pale straw colour, with a subtle green hue. On the nose the wine has lifted sweet passion-fruit notes along with beach grass, underscored with typical herbaceous characters associated with good Sauvignon Blanc. On the palate the wine is quintessentially a Marlborough Sauvignon. A burst of ripe fruit, passion-fruit and gooseberry backed with subtle herbaceous and delicate white pepper notes. The palate also has firm acidity which is balanced with good fruit weight, giving the wine great persistence of flavour on the finish. Chill and serve at 8C.

CELLARING POTENTIAL:
Drinking perfectly well this summer season; and over the next 12 months.

SUGGESTED FOOD MATCHES:
Perfect wine match with shellfish, freshly caught white fish with a summer salad - enjoy.

A dynamic Sauvignon Blanc.