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Auntsfield Estate

2023

Sauvignon Blanc

Marlborough - New Zealand
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About

The 2023 vintage was an excellent one across the board for Marlborough, a fact to which the flagship Sauvignon Blanc from Auntsfield is a great testimony. Located in the Southern Valleys on rolling Loess clay hills, Auntsfield’s estate-grown Sauvignon Blanc has a deeper, riper, more intriguing flavor profile than many of the vineyards located on the valley floor. Cooler temperatures kept Botrytis at bay and poor fruit set in some patches led to looser bunches, also helping to mitigate rot. All in all, this was an exceptional vintage that critics are calling “good to exceptional” on the Southern Island.

The fruit was hand-harvested during cool evenings and fermented at low temperatures with cultured yeast in stainless steel tanks. After fermentation, half of the wine underwent an extended period of lees contact, adding texture and length. It rested in the tank for about 2-3 months before being bottled with a gentle fining, cross-flow filtration, and dose of sulfur.

Stats

  • Grapes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
  • Vineyard: Auntsfield Estate
  • Vine Age: Average 20-years-old
  • Soil Type: Loess clay over greywacke rock
  • Viticulture: Sustainable
  • Fermentation: Inoculated with cultured yeast - stainless-steel
  • Skin Contact: None
  • Aging: 2-3 months
  • Alcohol: 13.5%
  • pH: 3.21
  • Total Acidity: 7.5 g/L
  • Total SO2: 125 ppm
  • Total Production: 13,333 cases
  • UPC: 9421020691206

Tasting Note

In this pale straw elixir, vibrant aromas of fresh passionfruit, ripe citrus, and zesty lime dance on the nose. The palate unfolds with power and elegance, showcasing intense flavors of luscious passionfruit, succulent white peach, and bright citrus, all tethered by a balanced minerality and structured tension. This wine leaves a memorable impression with its lively character and textured balance.

Press & Reviews

Vinous

90

"Hailing from the richer soils of Marlborough's Southern Valleys, Auntsfield's 2023 Sauvignon Blanc Single Vineyard is its usual textured, supple self. It is richly aromatic, offering up an array of flavors, from gooseberry, mint and green capsicum to pineapple and passion fruit. It’s dry, pure and round, with a line of racy yet balanced acidity that carries the wine's fragrance across the palate and on to the long finish."

- Rebecca Gibb, MW
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Auntsfield Estate

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Marlborough

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New Zealand

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