Saint Clair Wairau Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 750ml

Saint Clair Family Estate makes its Wairau Reserve from a single vineyard in the lower Wairau Valley in Marlborough, close enough to the ocean for a maritime influence to shape the fruit. The reserve bottling is chosen the hard way: the finest batch of the vintage, identified through blind tasting.

Winemaking is precise and protective. Minimal skin contact at pressing, fermentation in stainless steel with selected yeast, and cool temperatures throughout, all to retain varietal character and freshness.

The wine is pale green in the glass, with concentrated grapefruit and blackcurrant bud aromas threaded with green herbaceousness. The palate is intense, carrying passionfruit and crushed herb over a mineral line and a long finish. It is vegan friendly.

Saint Clair calls it an exceptional food wine, and points to freshly shucked oysters or steamed mussels. Serve it properly cold. Only a handful of bottles reach the Philippines.