Martinborough Vineyard

THE SEASON

The 2024 vintage will go down as one of the greats for the Martinborough region. The season started very well with good soil moisture and warm winter temperatures. Spring frosts were minimal and we got through this period relatively unscathed. The critical flowering period of late November and early December was cooler than expected and lead to crops being reduced by about 30% across Pinot and Chardonnay. Luckily the second half of the season from Chrismas onwards was near perfect with dry, warm, settled conditions throughout. Autumn started early with cooler nights in late Feb and we commenced picking on the 11th March and were finished three weeks later. Similar to great vintages like 2021, 2015 and 2007, the wines in their youth are showing great form - they have impressive structure, concentration, weight and richness.

VINEYARD BLOCKS

Te Tera Sauvignon Blanc comes from our younger vineyards (vine age ranges from 9-24 years old) within the Martinborough appellation. These vineyards are cooler and sit on a mix of alluvial and clay soils. Our younger vineyards tend to produce Sauvignon Blanc that is lively and intense, with beautiful aromatics and a clean fresh palate.

WINEMAKING

Harvested from our coolest vineyard in Martinborough during the cool nights and mornings of autumn. The grapes were pressed and the juice fermented in stainless steel tanks to maximize flavour and intensity.

TASTING NOTES

Pungent passionfruit, capscium and snowpea aromas. Fresh vibrant and juicy sub tropical fruit flavours, lovely length and texture coming through in mid palate.