Jules Taylor OTQ Single Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Jules Taylor OTQ Single Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022"A delicious wine, modern and complex, an example showcasing the development of style from Marlborough and Sauvignon Blanc overall. Aromas and flavours of pears and golden kiwifruit, white fleshed orchard fruits and fine lees complexities. Not herbaceous and barely tropical, this wine is refreshing and very stylish, a great acid line and satin texture. Flavours of apple and citrus emerge as the wine opens out in glass, a lovely texture and lengthy.

"A delicious wine, modern and complex, an example showcasing the development of style from Marlborough and Sauvignon Blanc overall. Aromas and flavours of pears and golden kiwifruit, white fleshed orchard fruits and fine lees complexities. Not herbaceous and barely tropical, this wine is refreshing and very stylish, a great acid line and satin texture. Flavours of apple and citrus emerge as the wine opens out in glass, a lovely texture and lengthy. Best drinking from 2024 through 2029+" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Sep 2024

Pale green-gold. Complex, elegant aromas of citrus, lemongrass and pineapple interlace with chamomile floral characters and secondary notes of toffee, toasted almonds and creamy nougat. Concentrated flavours of citrus, pineapple, lemongrass and nectarine roll across the palate. Barrel fermentation adds intriguing secondary notes of toffee and toasted almonds and softens the Sauvignon’s trademark acidity whilst retaining its varietal character. The palate is mouth filling, complex and harmoniously balanced, giving way to a very lengthy, refined finish.

The 2022 season started with a very wet spring following hot on the heels of above average winter rainfall. Budburst was earlier than in 2021, and the vines’ potential for the 2022 season was there for all to see! Settled weather in late spring led to good flowering across all varieties, and some high temperatures in January made for healthy canopies to carry the fruit through to ripening. Temperatures cooled down leading into harvest and a spell of rain in February made for some slightly nerve-wracking moments. But in the end, in typical Marlborough fashion, the sun came out and the vines worked their magic. Harvest began with the Meadowbank vineyard in the Taylor Pass sub-region on March 16th. The later ripening Awatere Valley performed especially well this year and contributes a significantly higher percentage of fruit than normal to the Jules Taylor Wines as a whole. The beautiful Altimarloch Vineyard, the star of the show in the Upper Awatere Valley, was the source of grapes for this spectacular single vineyard OTQ wine.

Jules selected the Altimarloch vineyard in the Upper Awatere Valley of Marlborough for this single vineyard wine. Sauvignon Blanc from this site shows particular intensity and a beautiful cross-section of the flavours Jules looks for in great Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. Grapes were selectively hand-picked, taken to the winery and whole cluster pressed into old barriques, where a fast, furious wild fermentation took place. The wine then went through a partial malolactic fermentation to soften the acid profile and add layers of complexity. Occasional lees stirring took place in the barrels over spring and summer before the wine was blended, stabilised and bottled prior to the 2023 vintage.

Food Pairing: This wine would be amazing with pan-fried scallops and a peach salad, or with a Thai prawn laksa. For a vegetarian alternative, try it with a dish of halloumi, smashed garlic potatoes and seasonal salsa