Lawson's Dry Hills Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Lawson's Dry Hills Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021Dry style Tropical fruit Fresh herb Silky texture "Bright, fruity, intense and varietal aromas of fresh white peach and citrus, tropical fruits and fresh herbs. A silky texture touches the palate first highlighting a core of fruit then contrasting acidity highlights the fresh herb and tropical fruits. A saline taste on the finish showcases how delicious this wine is with a lovely texture and core of fruit flavours" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier,

• Dry style
• Tropical fruit
• Fresh herb
• Silky texture

"Bright, fruity, intense and varietal aromas of fresh white peach and citrus, tropical fruits and fresh herbs. A silky texture touches the palate first highlighting a core of fruit then contrasting acidity highlights the fresh herb and tropical fruits. A saline taste on the finish showcases how delicious this wine is with a lovely texture and core of fruit flavours" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Sep 2021

"One of the region's best, widely available Sauvignon Blancs, this stylish wine is vibrant, intense and finely structured. The grapes are grown at several sites, mostly in the Southern Valleys, and to add a subtle extra dimension, part of the blend (5 per cent in 2021) is fermented with indigenous yeasts in old French oak barrels. The wine typically has strong impact in its youth, but also has a proven ability to age, acquiring toasty, minerally complexities. The 2021 vintage is still unfolding. Bright, light lemon/green, it is mouthfilling, with very good intensity of ripe, tropical fruit flavours, a herbaceous undercurrent, a touch of complexity and a dry (2 grams/lltre of residual sugar), lingering finish" Michael Cooper, Mar 2022

The 2021 Estate Sauvignon Blanc offers delicate floral notes and ripe tropical fruit layered over the typical Marlborough characters of passionfruit, lime and fresh, green herbs. The palate has lovely concentration, balanced acidity and a gentle, dry finish. This is a beautiful wine from a great vintage! Incredible right now – but it will mellow after a little time in bottle. You can enjoy this wine for two to three years, at least.

This wine comes from a handful of our vineyards mostly situated in Marlborough’s Southern Valleys and is complemented by a small amount of fruit from the Awatere. An early budburst and inclement weather at flowering lead to low yields, however the upside of this is that the 2021 season produced ripe and intensely flavoured grapes.

Low crops and fine weather during the harvest period allowed us to pick these grapes in perfect condition. Each block was picked when we considered them to have reached maximum passionfruit characters and while the acidity was still bright and crisp. The grapes were gently pressed before being fermented in stainless steel tanks with selected cultured yeast, while 5% was fermented with wild yeast in old French barriques.
100% Sauvignon Blanc, 13%, 2.0g/l, TA 6.5 pH 3.25, Vegan.

Food Pairing: Seafood, shellfish, salads, feta, goat cheese, fresh herbs, Vietnamese-style dishes, garlic prawns, light Thai dishes.