Sauvignon Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh seafood such as grilled oysters or green-lipped mussels, tangy goat cheese salads, and light chicken dishes seasoned with fresh herbs.
✨ Technical Specifications
Villa Maria, founded in 1961 by Sir George Fistonich with just an acre of leased land, has grown to become a global icon of New Zealand winemaking. This quintessential Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc represents the pioneering spirit of the region, showcasing a blend of fruit from both the Wairau and Awatere Valleys. The unique terroir, characterized by high sunshine hours, cool coastal breezes, and free-draining stony soils, imparts a distinctive mineral edge and intense aromatic profile. To preserve the pristine, vibrant fruit character, the grapes are harvested in the cool of the night and fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, avoiding oak contact to maintain the wine's celebrated freshness, zip, and purity.
🍾 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