Seasonal Marlborough Albarino 2020

Bright acidity, structure and body meet a foray of citrus and fleshy stone fruit aromas intertwined with white florals, wild fennel and crushed seashells. A taut but generous palate delivers lemongrass, white peach, a touch of aniseed and a unique salty minerality.

Bold, fresh and the perfect spring weather companion.

A single Vineyard site in the Awatere Valley. A Maritime climate which is typified by hot days and cool nights and boasts the highest number of sunshine hours in the country. Taken from Wine Marlborough - Awatere Valley: Marlborough’s driest, coolest, and windiest subregion is also dominated by its river and flood plains. Dramatic river terraces have been carved out, creating free draining sites with alluvial gravels along the banks of the river and clay and sandstone subsoils on the wider river plains.

Harvest Method: Selective machine-harvested, retaining whole berries to protect aromatic expression Processing: Pressed and cold-settled to clarify the juice Fermentation: Predominantly fermented in stainless steel tanks with a selection of aroma enhancing yeast strains. 10% fermented in seasoned French Oak Barriques for added complexity.

Maturation 3 months ageing on lees to impart texture with a small component in seasoned oak.