Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh green-lipped mussels, goat cheese salad, or grilled white fish with lemon and herbs.
✨ Technical Specifications
Villa Maria, founded in 1961 by Sir George Fistonich, is one of New Zealand's most iconic and pioneering wineries. The Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc represents a step up in intensity and complexity, blending fruit sourced from the distinct sub-regions of Marlborough: the Wairau Valley and the Awatere Valley. The warmer Wairau Valley provides ripe tropical fruit notes of passionfruit and grapefruit, while the cooler, wind-swept Awatere Valley contributes flinty minerality, fresh herbs, and crisp acidity. Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel to preserve its vibrant aromatics, this wine showcases the classic, energetic style that made Marlborough world-famous.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1961 by Sir George Fistonich, Villa Maria stands as one of New Zealand's most celebrated and pioneering wine producers. From its historic roots in Auckland, the winery has established extensive vineyard holdings across the premier winegrowing regions of Marlborough, Hawke's Bay, and Gisborne. Renowned for its steadfast dedication to sustainability and quality innovation, Villa Maria played an instrumental role in shaping modern New Zealand viticulture and championing regional expressiveness. The estate's diverse portfolio ranges from the globally recognized Private Bin series to site-specific single-vineyard and Reserve wines, excelling in vibrant Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, refined Pinot Noir, complex Chardonnay, and structured Hawke's Bay red blends.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Sauvignon Blanc