Meltwater Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc poderi-aldo-conterno Not a typical Cotes du

Not a typical Cotes du Rhone

Eric Chevalier is nothing short of a rising star winemaker in the Loire Valley

chalky flavour on the palate

the beautiful smell of an old cricket bat embalmed in linseed oil

Each vineyard is hand harvested when just ripe to "

Meltwater Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc poderi-aldo-conterno Not a typical Cotes duThis ticks all the right boxes with more texture and interest than the category typically delivers. The fruit also comes from a sustainably farmed vineyard in the southern foothills of the Wairau Valley very rarely the case for Marlborough Sauvignon! It was hand harvested into small bins with indigenous yeast fermentation occurring in tank (this approach is even rarer!) The wine was then aged on lees for six plus months over winter.