Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh goat cheese crostini, grilled asparagus with lemon zester, or green lip mussels in a white wine broth.
✨ Technical Specifications
Southbank Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc captures the classic cool-climate expression of New Zealand's hallmark grape. Sourced primarily from the alluvial gravel plains of the Wairau Valley and the cooler clay-rich sub-regions of Marlborough, the wine is harvested in cool conditions and fermented strictly in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. This crisp, protective winemaking approach prevents oxidation and preserves the vibrant thiols and pyrazines responsible for its quintessential aromas of passion fruit, gooseberry, and fresh cut grass.
🍾 About the Producer
Southbank Estate is a New Zealand wine label established within the portfolio of Yealands Wine Group, located in Marlborough. Originating as part of the Ager Sectus portfolio before merging into Yealands, the brand focuses on expressing the vibrant, pure regional typicity of Marlborough's alluvial terroirs as well as Hawke's Bay. Sourced primarily from gravelly river terraces and rolling plains—most notably where the Waihopai River meets the Wairau, along with Awatere Valley parcels—the vines benefit from high sunshine hours, diurnal temperature shifts, and well-draining soils. Viticulture adheres to New Zealand sustainable winegrowing principles, incorporating low-impact vineyard stewardship such as natural grazing. Vinified under Yealands' modern cellar regime, the wines undergo stainless-steel fermentation with skin contact to maximize primary aromatics. Benchmark releases include the flagship Southbank Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, known for its crisp passionfruit, boxwood, and gooseberry profile, alongside a Hawke's Bay Chardonnay and a lively Sauvignon Blanc Rosé.
🍇 Grapes
100% Sauvignon Blanc
🍷 ABV
12.5% - 13.5%