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Auntsfield Estate

2025

Sauvignon Blanc

Marlborough - New Zealand
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About

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. The 2025 vintage in Marlborough was characterized by excellent yields and a warm dry long summer. Regular winter rainfall and a warm late spring encouraged optimal canopy growth and fruit set. Summer was dry but stayed relatively cool resulting in healthy vines with no disease or water stress. Many hours were spent throughout the season reducing yields to optimal levels. There was a slow progression into autumn with a long, drawn-out ripening period where the fruit reached optimum ripeness in perfect harvest conditions.

The fruit was hand-harvested during cool evenings and fermented at low temperatures with native (10%) and industrial (90%) yeast in stainless steel tanks. After fermentation, the wine underwent an extended period of lees contact for six weeks, adding texture and length. The wine was then bottled with a vegan fining, cross-flow filtration, and dose of sulfur.

Stats

  • Grapes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
  • Vineyard: Auntsfield Estate
  • Vine Age: 21-25-years-old
  • Soil Type: Loess clay over greywacke rock
  • Viticulture: Sustainable
  • Fermentation: Native (10%) & Inoculated (90%) – stainless-steel
  • Skin Contact: None
  • Aging: 6 weeks on lees
  • Alcohol: 13%
  • pH: 3.06
  • Total Acidity: 7 g/L
  • Total SO2: 120 ppm
  • Total Production: 15,000 cases
  • UPC: 9421020691206
  • SRP: $19.99

Tasting Note

Vivid aromas of passionfruit, lime, and citrus blossom are layered with hints of dried herbs and lemongrass. The palate is powerful yet poised, offering concentrated tropical fruit and white peach framed by focused acidity, underlying minerality, and a taut structure that drives a long, tension-filled finish.

Press & Reviews

James Suckling

92

"Well-made, flavorful and crisp, showcasing lemons, papayas and herbaceous notes on the nose. Medium-bodied with bright acidity. Vibrant and limy with a long, textural finish. Sustainable. Drink or hold. Screw cap."

- James Suckling
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Auntsfield Estate

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Marlborough

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New Zealand

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