Sauvignon Blanc Satellite 2019

SPY VALLEY

Sauvignon Blanc Satellite
2019

  • Sustainable
Country
New Zealand
Regulated designation
Table wine
Region
South Island
Subregion
Marlborough
Varietal(s)
Sauvignon Blanc 100 %
Colour
White
Producer's website

About this winery

Spy Valley Wines is one of Marlborough’s few remaining 100% Kiwi family-owned wine companies, owned and operated by the Johnson family since 1990. The winery is located up the road from a Five Eyes Spy base and is known as one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed producers. Established in 1993 on land considered too hard and too unfertile for wine, Spy Valley comprises of 180 hectares of estate vineyards. Pioneering what was then a Marlborough sub-region, the Johnsons continued to develop the...

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Product notes

Waihopai Valley - alluvial stony silt loams, very well drained. Mid Wairau Valley – varying depth of alluvial silt loam over gravel, well drained. Lower Wairau Valley – deep alluvial silt deposits over gravel. Awatere Valley – loess over deep free draining gravel.

Production notes

Harvested predominantly in the cool of early morning, gentle juice extraction, and pressing under inert gas. Cool settled and mainly fermented in stainless steel tanks.

Tasting notes

Aromas of citrus, lemon pith, ginger spice over a layer of tropical fruits. Juicy and crisp on the palate, this wine is layered with stone fruit giving generous length of flavour.

Press reviews

Wine Spectator

- 90 points -

October 2023 (Vintage 2022)

Intense, with passion fruit, pineapple, lime and Meyer lemon flavors that are bold and mouthwatering, while fresh ginger and makrut lime emerge on the finish.

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