{"product_id":"otu-estate-marlborough-sauvignon-blanc-2025","title":"OTU Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Intensely aromatic, the inviting bouquet shows crunchy apple, feijoa, kaffir lime, and green tea aromas. The flavoursome palate offers terrific fruit purity and vibrancy, splendidly supported by bright acidity, making it delicious and highly appealing. At its best: now to 2028\" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Jun 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFresh, edgy and intensely aromatic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. Mouthwatering passionfruit, kaffir lime and crunchy apple flavours are offset with a crisp lime finish. Weighty palate, with delicious fruit concentration, vibrancy and length, lingering freshness and flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery glass of OTU wine sustainably captures the spirit of the wild Marlborough coast, where our Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir thrive in the windswept sea air and clean mountain water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"423\" data-start=\"233\"\u003eBold and intensely vibrant Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc distinctively Awatere Valley, this wine is sourced solely from our finest steeply terraced, north facing blocks on the OTU Wine Estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"692\" data-start=\"425\"\u003eOur coastal Awatere Valley Marlborough estate enjoyed an excellent growing season for 2024\/25. Favourable weather conditions for flowering led to an exceptional fruit set, followed by warm sunny summer months ideal for healthy vineyard canopies and fruit development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"992\" data-start=\"694\"\u003eDuring the drier summer months, the OTU Viticulture team managed the vineyard’s water use sustainably through carefully monitored drip irrigation and from the Estate’s on-site dams. Yields in the blocks were also carefully managed to ensure that fruit concentration and canopy health was optimised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1251\" data-start=\"994\"\u003eClassic Marlborough weather conditions of warm days and cool nights in the later ripening period enabled selective harvesting when blocks were at optimum ripeness, with fruit purity and balance of freshness being at the forefront of harvest decision making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1462\" data-start=\"1253\"\u003eHarvested in cool early mornings, the majority of our OTU Sauvignon Blanc fruit was harvested on the 31st March - 1st April, with a small parcel from our most coastal block being harvested on the 4th of April.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1643\" data-start=\"1464\"\u003eThe 2025 OTU Estate Classic Sauvignon Blanc was predominantly harvested from our most elevated coastal Blocks M3 \u0026amp; 4, and our lower yielding, high performing D Blocks 2 through 5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1764\" data-start=\"1645\"\u003eTo ensure added texture and depth, after fermentation, the wine was kept on light lees for three months until bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OTUWine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51699051004221,"sku":null,"price":95.94,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/9211\/5773\/files\/OTUEstateMarlboroughSauvignonBlancNV.jpg?v=1778560382","url":"https:\/\/www.blackmarket.co.nz\/products\/otu-estate-marlborough-sauvignon-blanc-2025","provider":"Black Market","version":"1.0","type":"link"}