OTU Estate Lighter Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025

OTU Estate Lighter Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025"It's splendidly fruited and fragrant on the nose with aromas of kiwifruit, crisp apple, rockmelon, and lime zest. The palate delivers excellent vibrancy and fine flow, well supported by juicy acidity, making it delightfully appealing. At its best: now to 2027" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Nov 2025 "The 9% alcohol wine has a light body with electric acidity and classic flavours of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and a touch of salinity" Candice Chow, Wine Chat

"It's splendidly fruited and fragrant on the nose with aromas of kiwifruit, crisp apple, rockmelon, and lime zest. The palate delivers excellent vibrancy and fine flow, well supported by juicy acidity, making it delightfully appealing. At its best: now to 2027" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Nov 2025

"The 9% alcohol wine has a light body with electric acidity and classic flavours of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and a touch of salinity" Candice Chow, Wine Chat

Fragrant passionfruit, lime zest, melon and sweet. Crafted from our coastal estate, this vibrant Awatere Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc bursts with zesty flavours of passionfruit, lime zest, and a hint of jalapeño. Expertly handled to deliver 30% less alcohol — a bright, refreshing expression of Marlborough’s coastal character. Lingering freshness and flavour.

Every glass of OTU wine sustainably captures the spirit of the wild Marlborough coast, where our wines thrive in the windswept sea air and clean mountain water. Our sea-swept coastal Estate is set where the ancient Otūwhero River meets the wild coast of the premium sub-region of the Awatere Valley in Marlborough, New Zealand.

Bold and intensely vibrant Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, distinctively Awatere Valley, this wine is sourced solely from our finest steeply terraced, north-facing blocks on the OTU Wine Estate. Our coastal Awatere estate enjoyed an excellent growing season for 2024/25. Favourable weather conditions for flowering led to an exceptional fruit set, followed by warm and sunny summer months perfect for healthy vineyard canopies and luscious fruit development. Harvested in the cool early morning, all OTU Lighter Sauvignon Blanc fruit was brought into the winery late March 2025. The new 2025 OTU Estate Lighter Sauvignon Blanc was predominantly harvested from our most elevated, windswept coastal Blocks on the Estate. Selected yeast strains were used to enhance aromatic complexity, with meticulous winery handling ensuring flavour retention while achieving 30% reduced alcohol, without compromise.