Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Clos Henri

Estate Sauvignon Blanc
2023

$26.05

* Retail price including taxes and service fees if applicable
Service fees
$ 0.00
Product code
15123100
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
SAQ Specialty by lot
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$22.61
Country
New Zealand
Regulated designation
Table wine
Region
South Island
Subregion
Marlborough
Classification
Not applicable
Varietal(s)
Sauvignon Blanc 100 %
Alcohol percentage
13.5%
Colour
White
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Metal screw cap
Producer's website

About this winery

A journey born millions ago and honed by 10 generations of winemakers, Clos Henri is home to extraordinary, organic Marlborough wines. Nestled in the foothills of the Wairau Valley, carved by powerful glacial and tectonic forces, the Clos Henri Estate sits upon some of the Marlborough’s most fascinating soils. Headed by members of the famous winegrowing family of Henri Bourgeois, from Sancerre, France, the Estate has been meticulously cared for since its establishment in 2000. Drawing on over...

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Production notes

After the grapes are harvested, we gently press them and separate our free run from the hard pressings. The juice is fermented in stainless steel tanks to retain purity of fruits and flavour. The wine is then aged on fine yeast lees for three months, while lees stirring over this time which allows the wine to stabilise naturelly. The resulting wine is then textural, complex and round, showcasing our unique terroir.

Tasting notes

Clos Henri Estate Sauvignon Blanc offers notes of peach and nectarine are paired with elderflower and soft gunflint minerality. Textural, with zingy acidity and a flinty, mineral nuance this wine is both fresh and concentrated. Enjoy on its own as an aperitif or with fresh shellfish.

Press reviews

 Wine Enthusiast

- 93 points -

Christina Pickard, January 10 (Vintage 2023)

From a top biodynamic estate, this punches well above its price point, with none of the underripe Marlborough Sauvignon characteristics and all of the enticement of orchard blossoms and honey-drizzled citrus fruit. There's a signature stony mineral nuance at its core. The palate is harmonious with just-right acidity, lovely texture, flavor concentration and a long limey finish. Yum.

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James Suckling

- 93 points -

March 2024 (Vintage 2023)

Very fresh and clean with a mountain stream-like transparency. It’s light-bodied but has a density and tension as well as subtle and vivid flavors of Meyer lemons and crushed stone. Drink now. Screw cap.

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