Villa Maria
“Intense, tangy wine with gooseberry, green capsicum, tomato leaf, oyster shell and restrained passion fruit flavours. Essence of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc from the greener side of the flavour spectrum.” – Bob Campbell
Vintage: A near-perfect growing season led up to 2020 harvest with fruit in pristine condition. The summer was dry with high sunshine hours during the day and the cooler nights that are typical for Marlborough. Yields were at their optimum level and the stable autumn weather allowed us to extend the hangtime of the fruit on the vines to achieve physiological ripeness.
Vineyard: The picturesque Taylors Pass Vineyard is located on the northern bank of the Awatere River in southern Marlborough. The average vine age is between14-19 years old. Sheltered from prevailing cool easterly winds, each terrace of the vineyard has varying soil types, stony gravels are nearest the river, whereas the mid-terrace has silt over gravels and the highest terrace is deeper silt over clay-papa base. This patchwork of soil types provides the vineyard with dramatically variable ripening patterns.
Winemaking: 100% stainless steel fermentation using selected textural and
aromatic yeasts. Carefully monitored time on yeast lees to build palate weight and texture
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 105365
