Jackson Estate GREEN LIP Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough NZ

Jackson Estate Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough NZ from New Zealand, Marlborough by Jackson Estate (6 x 75 cl)

"This pristine 2002 is fine, long smooth and thirst-quenching with the right amount of lime, papaya, elderflower and mango flavours. Shut your eyes and sniff (12 x 75 cl)

This Chardonnay is a complex mix of the fresh fruit flavours of peach, apricot and melon combined with smoky oak and crisp acidity. Traditional Burgundian winemaking techniques including fermentation and maturation in French oak barrels, malolactic fermentation and prolonged ageing on lees were applied to grapes picked at optimum ripeness. A classic Marlborough Chardonnay with excellent early development and potential for cellaring. (6 x 75 cl)

The combination of low yields, warm days and cool nights produced very ripe, highly coloured and flavoured Pinot Noir grapes. Traditional Burgundian winemaking techniques such as hand plunging in half tonne fermenters, and ageing in Vosges and Troncais oak barriques were adopted. The result is a concentrated and powerful Pinot Noir showing ripe berries, spices, mushroom and earth aromas with well-integrated oak. The wine will age well for up to six years. (6 x 75 cl)

Isabel Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc NZ from New Zealand, Marlborough by Isabel Estate Renwick Marlborough (12 x 75 cl)

This wine is a blend of fruit from our vineyards with varying soil characteristics. Fruit sourced from the Estate vineyard on the upper terraces encompassed five parcels of varied Waimakiriri type soils of alluvial origin with free-draining basalt pebbles. This was supplemented by portions from the Tatou and Raupo vineyards, where the soils are a mixture of alluvial shingles with slightly higher clay contents. Indigenous yeasts and a selection of cultured yeasts were utilised for fermentation, for added complexity and texture. A small percentage of the blend was fermented in older French barriques to add depth, which when combined with regular batonnage, contributes a yeasty creaminess to fill the mid-palate. The indigenous yeast, barrel-fermentation, and extended lees contact are all used to contribute complexity, texture, and integration to this wine. (12 x 75 cl)

A ripe, lush style of Sauvignon entirely fermented and aged in French oak. The concentration of ripe gooseberry fruit flavours is subtley enhanced by the undertone of creamy oak. Fine acidity gives balance and persistence. (6 x 75 cl)

Jackson Estate Rose Pinot Noir Marlborough NZ by Jackson Estate

Isabel Estate Dry Riesling Marlborough NZ from New Zealand, Marlborough by Isabel Estate Renwick Marlborough (12 x 75 cl)