product details
key information
- Region: Nelson
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- Style: n/a
- Vintage: 2008
- Taste guide:
- Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
- Alcohol Content (%): 13
- Organic/Vegan/Vegetarian:
Stretching over 1,000 hectares of prime viticultural land, the Yealands Estate is New Zealand’s single largest vineyard under private ownership. Located in the Awatere Valley, Marlborough, the vineyards are exposed to some of the toughest growing conditions in the country; low rainfall, high sunshine, cool nights and strong winds. The result is a smaller, thicker-skinned berry and lower yielding vines which create wines of intensity, purity and complexity.
The hallmark of Yealands Estate is an absolute commitment to sustainable wine production, from vine to bottle – including the winery constructed under the New Zealand Building Council’s Green Star Building Certification; vineyard accreditation under the NZ Sustainable Wine Growers; wind turbines and solar panels; Carbon Neutral accreditation; development of wetland areas; and recycled packaging.
Yealands Estate brings together winemaker Tamra Washington and winery owner Peter Yealands whose immense vineyard development skills and ‘green’ wine business vision lead the industry in sustainable large-scale premium wine production.
This pale lemon wine shows lifted tropical notes of passionfruit and guava balanced by blackcurrant bud and wet stone characters. The palate is typical of the Seaview Vineyard - full with sufficient weight and underlying flinty minerality followed by a long, dry and crisp finish.