Citrus Fruit, Tropical Fruit, and Herbaceous, Smokey
BODY: Medium -
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: High
TANNIN: Light
ALCOHOL (%): Moderate (9-12%)
Origin: Marlborough, New Zealand
Grape Varietals:
Sauvignon Blanc
Winemaking:
On Lees Ageing
Maturation: 7-12 Months Oak Barrels
Awards:
WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Baked fish, vongole, pork and roast ham.
ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Auntsfield continues the proud heritage of Marlborough’s first vineyard and winery established in 1873.
Grape Varietals & Region: Auntsfield's Single Vineyard wines are made from grapes grown at Auntsfield Estate. Each wine shows the distinctive characteristics of ripeness, texture and minerality – qualities unique to the ancient Greywacke rock and Loess clay soils of the vineyard. This is a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc but with extra complexity and minerality than most others.
Taste Profile: Pale straw colour. Bursts out of the bottle with intense fruit aromas of passionfruit, gooseberry and canteloupe melon with hints of lime and white peach. Notes of dried herbs, lemongrass, mandarin and blackcurrant add pungency and intensity to the aromatics. Powerful, tight and elegant. Concentrated with a generous weighted mouthfeel. Balanced by an underlying minerality and tight structure for lively tension and textural balance.
Winemaking Process: A portion of the fruit underwent cool fermentation with cultured yeast in stainless steel tanks. Another portion was subjected to traditional winemaking practices: handpicked, whole bunch pressed and fermented in seasoned oak barrels.
WINES FROM UNIQUE REGIONS & BOUTIQUE WINERIES
Founded in 2019, we were bored with the typical Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Amarone & Moscato offerings at most bars & restaurants, and were inspired to dive deeper into the wine world!
