Yealands Estate Single Vineyard P.G.R. 2020

Bouquet: Ripe exotic fruits, white peach and orange blossom, with underlying citrus flavours and a touch of spice and ginger.

Palate: The palate shows good fruit concentration, and a wonderful balance between texture, fruit weight and acidity, with a refreshing crisp citrus finish.

Food Match: Beautifully matched with all Asian cuisine, seafood, chicken and pork dishes.

Dietary: Suitable for vegetarians, vegans and a gluten free diet.

Cellaring: Enjoy now, or cellar 2-4 years

Introducing Yealands

Our 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. The cool site regularly commences harvest up to one week later than other sub regions. All three of these aromatic varieties sit on sheltered, north facing slopes. The soil is predominantly windblown loess.

The 2019 growing season in Marlborough was a hot and dry one. We received small amounts of rain around the end of December, but then no further until late February. These rain events had very little impact on soil moisture levels, but helped to replenish our rivers, setting us up nicely to see us through to harvest. Vintage started in mid-March and it provided us with incredibly stable weather. This meant we could pick blocks at their optimum ripeness with fruit that was full of flavour, naturally balanced acidity and lovely weight. Fruit from contrasting areas in the Seaview Vineyard was selected for this wine and harvested individually. The fruit was de-stemmed then pressed gently prior to cold settling for 72 hours. The clear juice was then racked off and each parcel was fermented separately using a specially selected yeast to enhance varietal character. A long cool fermentation followed to capture and enhance the pure aromatics. The wine was blended, stabilised and filtered prior to bottling.