Yealands Estate Single Block Sauvignon Blanc Named Best
Yealands Estate Single Block Sauvignon Blanc Named Best Sauvignon Blanc In The World
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Yealands Estate Sauvignon Blanc has been recognised as the
best Sauvignon Blanc in the world at the
2012 International Wine Challenge.
The single vineyard wine is made exclusively
from fruit grown in the Yealands Estate Seaview Vineyard, in
the Awatere Valley, Marlborough.
The wine, sold through Marks and Spencer in the UK, was awarded the International Sauvignon Blanc Trophy and the trophy for the best white wine from Marlborough.
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 after a rigorous process where the wines are judged at least three times.
Yealands Estate Owner and Founder, Peter Yealands, says this international recognition for a wine from the Seaview Vineyard is testament to the unique flavours and quality of fruit grown in the Awatere Valley.
“This is the holy grail of wine competitions and we are thrilled to be judged the very best in the world. This reflects our unique location and the efforts of our vineyard and winemaking teams,” says Peter Yealands.
The judges 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!”
Yealands Estate Chief Winemaker Tamra Washington is delighted with the recognition.
“The single block wines provide the purest expression
of our Seaview Vineyard and show the unique potential of
this sub-region for producing outstanding wines. We’re
privileged to work with such premium cool-climate
fruit.”
New Zealand Winegrowers Chief
Executive, Philip Gregan, says this win for New Zealand
wine, in a key overseas market, confirms the world-class
quality Sauvignon Blanc that New Zealand continues to
produce.
“Sauvignon Blanc is
New Zealand’s top exported varietal and international
awards, such as this, reiterate the exceptionally
high-quality of New Zealand wine, and are important for
marketing our wine to the world.”
The
Yealands Estate Single Block S1 Sauvignon Blanc 2011 is
currently sold exclusively through Marks & Spencer in the
UK, however will be released globally later this year.
Judges at the helm of this year's International
Wine Challenge include Tim Atkin MW, Oz Clarke, Charles
Metcalfe, Sam Harrop MW, Derek Smedley MW and Peter McCombie
MW.
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