Best Sauvignon Blanc in the World and a Trio of Trophies
12 September 2012
Best
Sauvignon Blanc in the World and a Trio of Trophies for
Yealands Estate at the International Wine Challenge
Yealands Estate has collected a trio of trophies at the International Wine Challenge Awards ceremony held in London last night.
In addition to the International Sauvignon Blanc and the White Marlborough trophy, Yealands Estate Single Block S1 Sauvignon Blanc 2011 was also awarded the 2012 James Roger Trophy.
The James Roger Award is presented to the best wine in the International Wine Challenge, in its first year of production. The wine must be a new blend and label, or from a recently acquired single vineyard site.
The winning wine is made exclusively from fruit grown in the Yealands Estate Seaview Vineyard, in the Awatere Valley, Marlborough.
Tamra Washington, Chief Winemaker at Yealands Estate, collected the three trophies last night and says the recognition signifies that the quality of Sauvignon Blanc coming out of Yealands Estate is amongst the best in the world.
“The Single Block Sauvignon Blanc is a pure expression of the Yealands Estate Seaview Vineyard. The vineyard consistently produces distinctive, aromatic and textured Sauvignon Blanc, which has obviously resonated with the judges.”
The judging panel, including Tim Atkin MW, Oz Clarke, Charles Metcalfe, Sam Harrop MW, Derek Smedley MW and Peter McCombie MW, described the wine as “a great example of a Sauvignon Blanc from the Awatere Valley with a fragrant slightly floral nose with herbal aromas, striking acidity on the palate with a fresh finish. A thrilling wine!”
The
Yealands Estate Single Block S1 Sauvignon Blanc 2011 is
currently sold exclusively through Marks & Spencer in the
UK, and is expected to be released in New Zealand later this
year and will be available for purchase from leading
retailers.
“This wine has been an overwhelming success
in the UK market, so we’re looking forward to making it
available to New Zealand consumers. The success reflects the
efforts and hard work of our vineyard and winemaking
teams,” says Yealands Estate Owner and Founder, Peter
Yealands.
The International Wine Challenge is considered
the largest and most prestigious competition in the world,
featuring over 12,000 wines. Trophies are awarded to the
very best examples from their class and selected from the
gold medal wines, after a rigorous process where the wines
are judged at least three
times.
ENDS
About Yealands
Estate
Yealands Estate is New Zealand’s leading environmentally sustainable winery based in the Awatere Valley, Marlborough. Developed by entrepreneur Peter Yealands, the privately owned winery features advanced green technology in every aspect of design and function.
It
received carboNZeroCertTM certification in
April 2009 and in doing so was the largest winery in New
Zealand to achieve this status for its organisation and wine
products. The winery and vineyard is also accredited under
Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand and was recently
announced the international runner up for the “Green
Company Of The Year” category in the Drinks Business 2012
Green Awards, in the UK.
Yealands Estate wines launched
to great acclaim in August 2008 and have collected more than
250 awards to date, which goes to show that being green also
means making a great drop.
www.yealands.co.nz