Sauvignon Blanc Rose
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh seafood platters, goat cheese salads, and light summer pasta dishes.
✨ Technical Specifications
A modern and playful twist on Marlborough's signature style, the Southbank Estate Sauvignon Blanc Ros e marries the vibrant, tropical energy of classic Sauvignon Blanc with a delicate blush of red fruit character. Sourced from the sun-drenched, stony soils of Marlborough's Wairau and Awatere Valleys, this style is typically crafted by blending a dominant portion of crisp Sauvignon Blanc with a small splash of Pinot Noir. This technique imparts a beautiful pale pink hue and introduces subtle notes of wild strawberry and raspberry to the wine's classic passionfruit and fresh herb profile. It represents the innovative spirit of New Zealand winemakers, who constantly push boundaries to create refreshing, terroir-driven expressions that capture the cool maritime climate of the South Island.
🍾 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% Pinot Noir