Giesen The Brothers Sauvignon Blanc 2019

This Sauvignon Blanc is a rich yet lively expression of Marlborough, with freshly sliced tropical fruits, bright herbal notes and refreshing citrus. These vibrant flavours and aromas are elegantly rounded out by a subtle nutty flavour imparted by German Fuder barrels and French oak barriques, all leading to a satisfyingly clean, dry finish.

The fruit selected for this vintage was predominatly from Awatere Valley with small components from Rapaura and Dillons Point — fruit from the Awatere gives tropical aromatics such as grilled pineapple and dry herbs, delivers more texture and has more age-ability. The dry 2019 vintage created a bounty of intense flavour and quality for our Marlborough vineyards. From veraison throughout the growing season the hot, dry conditions favoured our vineyards as they have good access to water. This coupled with the warmth, created quality fruit with generous aromatics, concentrated flavour, texture and lovely natural acidity.

We age the Sauvignon Blanc on lees for three to four months to build a beautiful mouth-feel, using stainless steel and a select portion of the wine is aged in a mix of small 300L French oak barriques and 1000L German Fuder oak barrels.