OTU Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2026

Description

Dry, Lime, Passionfruit

"Upfront and instantly appealing, the wine showcases green rockmelon, kiwifruit, kaffir lime, and jasmine aromas, followed by a impressively flavoursome palate filled with juicy fruit intensity and vibrant acidity, making it delicious and highly enjoyable. At its best: now to 2029" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Fresh, edgy and intensely aromatic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. Mouthwatering passionfruit, kaffir lime and crunchy apple flavours are balanced by a crisp lime finish. Weighty palate, with delicious fruit concentration, vibrancy and length. with lingering freshness and flavour.

Every 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.

Bold 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.

Our coastal estate in Marlborough’s Awatere Valley enjoyed an excellent 2025/26 growing season. Favourable flowering conditions delivered an exceptional fruit set, followed by a hot, sunny summer that supported healthy vineyard canopies and fruit development.

During the drier months, water use was managed sustainably through carefully monitored drip irrigation supplied by the Estate’s on-site dams. Yields were also carefully controlled to optimise fruit concentration and canopy health. 

Warm days and cool nights during the later ripening period allowed each block to be harvested selectively at optimum ripeness, preserving fruit purity, freshness and balance.

Harvested during the cool early mornings over six days in late March, the 2026 OTU Estate Classic Sauvignon Blanc was sourced predominantly from our elevated coastal M3 block and the lower yielding, high-performing Dysart Blocks D2, D3 and D5. After fermentation, the wine rested on light lees for three months, adding texture and depth before bottling.