{"product_id":"2025-wairau-reserve-sauvignon-blanc-saint-clair-family-estate","title":"2025, Wairau Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, Saint Clair Family Estate","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHow it tastes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntensely fragrant, with tropical blackcurrant bud and passionfruit lifted by delicate green nettle. Rich and balanced on the palate, with vibrant passionfruit and melon over an underlying mineral note, leading to a long, saline finish. — 100% Sauvignon Blanc\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe producer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeal and Judy Ibbotson planted one of Marlborough's first vineyards in 1978 and founded Saint Clair Family Estate in 1994; they now farm 160 hectares across ten sites, certified under Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand, with winemaker Stewart Maclennan leading the team. The Wairau Reserve is the single best batch of the year, chosen by the winemaking team in blind tastings, from the lower Wairau Valley, where the nearby ocean brings warm days, cool nights and a long hang time, on fertile, free-draining alluvial silt laid down by gentle flooding. The fruit is pressed immediately to keep skin contact to a minimum, settled, and fermented cool in stainless steel with a selected yeast to keep the varietal freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFood and drinking\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood with freshly shucked oysters, steamed mussels, crab and goat's cheese. Under screwcap and best young — drink now and over the next three years. Serve at 8–10°C. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saint Clair","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55718664995199,"sku":"HNW-5451925A","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/4192\/4998\/files\/2024_SauvignonBlanc_WairauReserve_SaintClair.png?v=1755807437","url":"https:\/\/www.edkawines.com\/products\/2025-wairau-reserve-sauvignon-blanc-saint-clair-family-estate","provider":"Edka Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}