Sauvignon Blanc 2025

Tasting Notes

Distinctively aromatic, with vibrant gooseberry, passionfruit  and citrus  layers, this wine showcases its herbaceous spine with a touch of salinity, stonefruit, melon and lime, culminating in a crisp, zesty finish. A classic Sauvignon Blanc.

In the Vineyard

Marlborough is known world-wide as the epicentre of Sauvignon Blanc production. We were fortunate to access these grapes from the Waihopai Valley from a single vineyard.
Balancing a canopy management system to expose the fruit to sunlight alongside judicious leaf plucking to provide an element of shading, resulted in the development of the classic Sauvignon Blanc characteristics. 

In the Winery

Made from premium Marlborough fruit by our winemaker, James Rowan, with free-run and pressing components treated separately then recombined. The juice was co-inoculated with a combination of yeasts to provide different aromatic and structural revelations. A portion of the juice was taken to complete its ferment in seasoned French oak barriques, to engage some more textural elements, then returned to blend with the coolly fermented stainless steel portion.

Cellaring Potential

As with most Sauvignon Blanc, this wine is designed to drink over the year following harvest. Enjoy chilled with a wide variety of summer food flavours, green herb-laden summer salads, fish, seafood and shellfish or simply as a refreshing aperitif from now through 2027. 

Vintage Notes

Harvest Date: 6 April 2025
Bottling: 9 September 2025
Composition: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Alcohol: 13.5% ABV
Total Acidity: 6.3 g/L
pH: 3.22
Residual Sugar: 2.0 g/L
Closure: Screw cap
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Production: Limited release of 161 dozen bottles