Yealands Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2022 (Marlborough)

Yealands Seaview Vineyard in the Awatere Valley is one of New Zealand’s most coastal vineyards. Breath- taking vistas of rolling hills and wild coastline define our wines. The strong offshore winds encourage the grapes to grow small with thickened skins and wonderfully concentrated characteristics.

Yealands Estate Single Vineyard wines are the truest expression of our coastal location, showcasing our unique environment and diversity of flavours across this singularly incredible vineyard.

Vintage 2022 was an exciting classic Marlborough harvest. A warm Spring secured good fruit set throughout the region. Some challenging weather in February was rewarded with clear warm days throughout harvest. The cool crisp nights and warm days in March retained vibrant acidity while allowing flavours to develop fully. A slow and steady ripening resulted in beautifully intense and structured wines. The resulting wine is showing the wonderful hallmarks that our Marlborough vineyards are known for – highly concentrated fruit flavours, with underlying purity and minerality.

The Seaview Vineyard in the Awatere Valley is exposed to some of the toughest growing conditions in Marlborough. High sunshine and wind, cool nights and low rainfall which produces a smaller, thicker skinned berry with intense fruit flavours. This wine is a blend of three different blocks on the property, each uniquely contributing to the expressive nature of the wine.

Optimal fruit selected from the Yealands coastal M, N and O Blocks were harvested and field de-stemmed. After gently pressing and removing solids, the clear juice was fermented with specially selected yeast to enhance varietal character. A long cool fermentation followed to capture and enhance the pure aromatics. Post fermentation, the wine was stabilised and filtered prior to bottling.