Villa Maria Private Bin Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Description

Dry

• Dry style
• Ripe citrus
• Jalapeño peppers
• Fresh herbs

"It's delightfully attractive on the nose with kiwifruit, rockmelon, lime zest and sweet basil notes, leading to a lively palate displaying juicy fruit intensity with bright acidity, finishing lingering and refreshing. Upfront and instantly appealing. At its best: now to 2024" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Sep 2022

"Bright and fruity with crisp notes of lemongrass, passion fruit, lemons and white grapefruit on the nose. Vibrant acidity with a medium body and juicy finish. Sustainable" James Suckling

Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc always combines the best of both sub-regions for a consistently classic Marlborough style. Initially, the cool climate Awatere aromas jump out of the glass, such as lemongrass, jalapeño peppers and fresh herbs. In contrast, the warmer Wairau Valley vineyards produce a pungent Sauvignon Blanc with ripe citrus and tropical fruit flavours.

Cool temperatures enhance and protect aromatics and natural acidity. Selected aromatic yeasts are chosen to emphasis tropical notes from Wairau valley and herbal notes from Awatere valley. Wines are bottled in their youth to promote freshness.

The Marlborough growing season started off well with very little frost pressure during spring. Flowering went without a glitch and due healthy soil moisture levels the canopies looked lush and vibrant. The start of 2022 summer was slightly colder; February was below the long-term average in temperature, but the weather settled, and we saw a mild although slightly damp autumn.

Food Pairing: A perfect aperitif wine, serve chilled on warm summer days. Fresh herbal flavours match well with most salads, whereas the riper tropical flavours match well with any fish recipes.