Mayfly Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2023
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Alliance Wine
Founded in 1984. by Christian Bouteiller and Jonathan Kennett, the team already has two Master of Wine winners - Fergal Tynan M.W and Giles Cooke M.W. The company's home is Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland and from this simple idyllic village, today Alliance Wines has grown into one of the leading suppliers of wine in the United Kingdom. They import wine from over 20 countries around the world and represent over 200 producers. Tireless in their pursuit of the extraordinary and thirsty for wines with soul and personality, it is no surprise that they focus and turn to the creation and cultivation of their own wines. This passion leads them to search for specific terroirs and - for now - they make wine in Australia, Spain, France and Chile.
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Marlborough
This is undoubtedly the most iconic region of the island nation of New Zealand from a winemaking perspective! Located in the upper part of New Zealand's South Island, with the Cook Strait to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the east, Marlborough is characterized by a maritime climate. This also makes it a region with a cooler climate, which, combined with some of the longest hours of sunshine in the country, creates the ideal environment for growing aromatic varieties. Here, the French-origin variety Sauvignon Blanc feels particularly at home. The hot days and cooler nights contribute to the complexity of the aromas in the grapes, with the daily range typically being 11 degrees in summer. This ensures intensity and naturally high acidity; the perfect combination for producing exceptional Sauvignon Blanc. These ideal conditions are also suitable for a number of other varieties, with which Marlborough is becoming increasingly famous. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, or sparkling wines from these varieties have long been stars in Marlborough's portfolio. Recently, varieties such as Syrah, Albariño, Arneis, and Grüner Veltliner have also been gradually entering the scene. Subregions Marlborough has three main subregions for grape growing, each distinguished by characteristic soils and climatic features. These are the Wairau Valley, the Southern Valleys, and the Awatere Valley. Wairau The vineyards in the Wairau Valley are planted on the old, gravelly soils of the riverbed of the Wairau River, which now form the basis of the Richmond mountain range. The ridges and depressions are very clearly visible along the vine rows, which run from north to south, showing where the river has changed its course and flowed for many centuries. The soils here are naturally drained and range from old stony riverbeds to fine, deep alluvial soils. The Richmond and Wither Hills protect the Wairau Valley. They create a zone of high sunshine and prevent rain from spilling into the main valley. Southern Valleys The Southern Valleys extend low from the valley floor up to the Wither Hills and the Black Birch mountain range. The soils here are heavier, clayey, and retain more moisture. Most sites here have good northern exposure, which aids ripening in this cooler and drier part of the Wairau Valley. Pinot Noir is widely spread in the Southern Valleys, often on the lower slopes of the hills. This area provides a different aromatic profile and structure due to the clay soils. Awatere The driest, coolest, and windiest subregion of Marlborough is also dominated by its river plains and the specific climate there. Dramatic river terraces, which are de facto vineyards, on alluvial gravels along the riverbanks and clayey and sandy soils in the wider river plains: this terroir, along with the cooler and windier conditions, influences the profile of the wines produced here, making them highly valued and distinctive.
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Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc is one of the most famous white grape varieties, successfully found its way out of the home country France into a second one - New Zealand. The rapid development of the Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is one of the most dramatic events in the world of wine. The intense and readily accessible flavour of a classic Marlborough is the main reason behind this success - fruity, intense, almost magical.The key selling point of Sauvignon Blanc is its straightforwardness – the flavours are rarely hidden away in the background, which makes Sauvignon Blanc an ideal wine with which to begin a journey in the world of wine. Classic Sauvignon Blanc aromas range from grass, nettles and asparagus to green apples and to more esoteric notes such as cats' pee, boxwood and gunflint.
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