Sauvignon Blanc
β³ Drinking Window
2023 - 2025
π½οΈ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh goat cheese crostini, Pan-seared sea bass with herbs, Fresh oysters with mignonette
β¨ Technical Specifications
Yealands Sauvignon Blanc is an expressive benchmark of Marlborough's Awatere Valley. Situated on dramatic coastal cliffs exposed to intense sunshine and strong maritime winds, the estate's vines experience cooler temperatures and lower yields, yielding smaller berries with highly concentrated flavors. Fermented primarily in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks using selected yeast strains to preserve aromatic purity, this wine highlights intense thiols and pyrazines without oak influence, yielding a crisp, vivid, and saline profile.
πΎ About the Producer
Yealands Estate was founded on August 8, 2008 (08.08.08) by entrepreneur Peter Yealands and has since transitioned to ownership under Marlborough Lines. Situated along the dramatic, windswept coastline of Marlborough's Awatere Valley, the estate's flagship Seaview Vineyard spans steep, undulating contours directly buffeted by Cook Strait ocean breezes. The rugged maritime microclimate, marked by intense sunlight, cool nights, and low rainfall over loess and clay-loam soils, produces thick grape skins and vibrant, concentrated aromatics. Internationally recognized as a trailblazer in carbon neutrality and environmental stewardship, Yealands utilizes solar power, wind turbines, and miniature Babydoll sheep for sustainable vine management. Under Chief Winemaker Natalie Christensen, vinification emphasizes pure varietal clarity, tension, and precision. The benchmark Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc exemplifies this coastal identity, delivering intense flinty minerality, crisp herbaceous aromatics, salted citrus, and structural saline acidity.
π Grapes
100% Sauvignon Blanc
π· ABV
12.5% - 13.0%