Summerhouse Sauvignon Blanc 2010 is light yellow in aspect with some greenish notes, and aromas of nettles, goosberries and lime zest. Lively and vibrant on the palate, with green fruit character, along with some notes of nettles and cut grass, suppported by lively acidity and a persistent finish. Serve with shellfish, seafood, goats cheese and asparagus.

This special vineyard was developed in 1995 on a beautiful site in Marlborough’s Wairau Valley. With the rich backdrop of the Kaikoura Ranges and views to the Richmond Ranges, together with the more practical elements of ideal soil structure aspect, and climate. Heather and Meric Davies knew they had found their ideal site.

The vineyard was planted with Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and the resulting grapes sold to existing producers of Marlborough wines. Heather and Meric had a deep passion and knowledge for growing quality grapes and wanted this to be their focus, preferring to sell the fruit rather than make wine themselves. This uncluttered approach lead to very strong demand for their grapes which have in turn contributed to award-winning wines for a number of producers.

After much thought and discussion, Heather and Meric decided that based on the quality and demand for their grapes, they would like to see them bottled as single vineyard wines rather than as components of bigger blends. They wanted to share the rewards of this unique vineyard with others and had a strong feeling that what they had to offer was different to that of the many other Marlborough wine producers.

Understanding their own strengths and weaknesses, Heather and Meric outsourced the expertise required in order to realise this newly revised goal and produced their first wines. As is their way, they made no fanfare of releasing their first wines and just quietly sold a few cases here and there before officially celebrating their creation with family and friends.