Smith & Sheth Marlborough Wairau Cru Sauvignon Blanc 2021

	Selected by Master of Wine Steve Smith
	From grapes from old vines from the Wairau sub-region
	Ripe and intense, but also with beautiful freshness and tension

Description

Smith & Sheth is not just any duo. Steve Smith is a celebrity in the New Zealand wine world: he is a vineyard owner, one of the few New Zealand Masters of Wine and was the founder of the famous Craggy Range wine estate. Texan Brian Sheth is an investor and conservationist.

What connects the two is an immense love for New Zealand and – you guessed it – wine. Both of their dreams were to make wines from the most beautiful terroirs in New Zealand. And so the impressive Cru series was created.



The duo harvests the grapes for the Sauvignon Blanc from old vines in Wairau, the Marlborough sub-region that is considered the historic heart of this famous wine region. The gravelly soils near Renwick provide wines with an intense and ripe character because they retain heat. Thanks to the mature age of the vineyard, yields are low and the grapes concentrated.

Once harvested at optimal ripeness, a simple vinification follows: the grapes are destemmed, crushed, gently pressed and fermented in 75% stainless steel tanks and 25% used large oak barrels. The result is a magnificent Sauvignon Blanc that is undoubtedly one of the best in New Zealand.

Drink with

Fragrant, fresh-dry white wine to drink as an aperitif or with light dishes. Great with salads with seafood, fried plaice with pea puree or soft (goat) cheeses.

Tasting note

Complex dry white wine with an expressive scent of lime, passion fruit, granny smith and elderflower. The taste is purely fruity, intensely juicy and layered with refreshing grapefruit acids in the long, refined aftertaste.

Shelf life

Now beautiful; shelf life for at least 7 years after harvest date.