Small Family Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023

	By oenologist couple Claudia and Bill Small
	From grapes from Marlborough's finest vineyards
	Expressive and juicy, with notes of gooseberry, kiwi and lime

Description

Winemakers and husband and wife Claudia and Bill Small not only know Marlborough inside out and have a great network there, they also know everything about grape growing and wine making. The two met at the University of Adelaide’s Faculty of Wine, worked for a large wine company in Marlborough for many years and decided to join forces in 2010 to start their own label.

Claudia and Bill run their business on a small and minimalistic basis: they rent part of a wine cellar and buy their grapes from some of the best independent grape growers with vineyards in the most beautiful parts of Marlborough, such as Awatere and the Wairau Valley. Then of course they know best how to translate that beautiful base material into wonderful wines.

The Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is their signature wine. It is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc from various sub-regions and at different stages of maturity for a multi-dimensional aroma and flavour impression. The Smalls ferment the grapes after harvest in stainless steel tanks and mature the wine briefly on the settled yeasts.

The result is a vibrant, modern Marlborough Sauvignon, with an expressive nose of gooseberry, kiwi and lime and an intense, lively and persistent flavour. It goes wonderfully with shellfish, but is also perfect as an aperitif. New to our range and already a favourite!