‘MEET THE MARLBORIST’ with regional wines

Like to meet the The Marlborist? Joelle Thomson Vino did. Take a look at what she had to say about our Grande Sauvignon in a write up published on Regional Wines.

THE NEWLY LAUNCHED 2021 THE MARLBORIST GRANDE SAUVIGNON IS A CREAMY, FRESH AND SOFT TAKE ON THE COUNTRY'S MOST POPULAR WHITE GRAPE - SAUVIGNON BLANC

It has all the flavours that make it recognisable as Sauvignon Blanc but it's also imbued with complexity from fermentation in a mixture of older French barrels and older French oak puncheons (300 litres) in which the wine went through spontaneous malolactic fermentation with what Ellis describes as "occasional lees stirring", a winemaking technique also known as battonage which builds texture and mouthfeel into this wine. It was bottled unfined and unfiltered to retain flavour and mouthfeel.

"The 2021 year was arguably one of the best vintages in recent times and our latest release provide a good indication as to the direction The Marlborist wines are headed," says Ellis.