Yealands Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2024 (Marlborough)

Yealands 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.

Vintage 2024 was another one for the history books, with a hot, dry summer and low rainfall impacting the Marlborough region. It’s a year that can be celebrated for its outstanding quality. Several factors contributed to lower yields, with early spring frosts, cooler temperatures during flowering, and prolonged dry conditions and water restrictions throughout summer and the harvest period.

The unique seasonal conditions of vintage 2024 have produced wines of exceptional quality and showing the wonderful hallmarks that our Marlborough vineyards are known for - highly concentrated flavours, with underlying purity and minerality. We are excited to share them with the world.

The fruit selected for this wine came from our more coastal blocks and was harvested when it was at optimum ripeness. When the fruit arrived at the winery, it was gently pressed and left to settle for 48 hours. The clear juice was then racked and fermented with specially selected yeast to help 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.