Bursting with tropical fruit characters!
An enticing palate full of ripe citrus fruit, finishing with a fresh zesty acidity
Enjoy with goat's cheese & feta either in a salad or on crackers with honey
Villa Maria Reserve Wairau Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Villa Maria Reserve Wairau Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Accolades
Awarded Trophy: Champion Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand Aromatic Wine Competition
Awarded Gold Medal
New Zealand Wine of the Year Awards 2018
Awarded 5 Stars & Top New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
Cuisine Magazine 2018
Description
A classic representation of Sauvignon Blanc from the Wairau Valley in Marlborough, bursting with aromatic tropical fruit characters found in this warmer sub-region. The 2018 Wairau Valley Reserve wine displays powerful aromas of blackcurrant, passionfruit and guava. The palate has an enticing array of ripe citrus fruits mixed with pungent herbs such as fresh rosemary, finishing with a fresh zesty acidity.
The 2018 growing season started with an excellent spring and a sub-region flowering period which was followed by a long spell of hot weather with regular rainfall events through the summer months. With ample soil moisture, our harvest started earlier than the previous two vintages, luckily the cooler autumn weather helped retain natural acidities as the season progressed. Despite the challenges in the season due to intermittent rainfall events, the Marlborough winery team are delighted with the quality and flavours of the wines this year.
The later ripening due to elevation and cooler night temperatures of the Laugeson vineyard in the upper Waihoipai valley played a key part of the success of this block in 2018, contributing the boxwood greener thiol flavour spectrum. Whereas the free draining soils, older vines and open canopies from the earlier ripening Omaka Valley sub-region the classic ripe tropical notes.
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