Colour:  Pale green.  Aroma:  Powerful and expressive with  concentrated aromas of grapefruit  and blackcurrant bud with a green  herbaceous thread.  Palate:  Pure and refreshing with intense  flavours of passionfruit and crushed  herb. The palate is generous and rich  with a salty mineral note that leads to  a lingering, weighty finish.  Ageing Potential:  Drinking beautifully now and will be  at its best over the next three years.  Viticulture:  Proximity to the ocean sees stronger  maritime influences on the single  vineyard in the lower Wairau Valley  where fruit for the Saint Clair Wairau  Reserve Sauvignon Blanc was grown.  The daytime temperatures are warm,  facilitating ripening, while the night  temperatures are typically cooler than  the central and upper parts of the  Wairau Valley. This promotes increased  hang time and flavour development.  Nutrient rich soils deposited over  time due to non-erosive flooding  (prior to stop bank flood protection 

 being introduced) have formed  even and fertile sites. The nutrient  hungry Sauvignon Blanc vines utilise  this fertility to produce extremely  concentrated flavours and aromas.  Winemaking:  The juice was pressed off immediately  to minimize skin contact following  harvesting. After settling, the juice was  fermented in stainless steel using a  selected yeast strain. The fermentation  was carried out at cool temperatures  to retain varietal characters and  freshness. This parcel was identified  by our winemaking team during  comprehensive blind tastings as the  very best batch of wine produced for  the 2024 vintage and therefore bottled  as the Saint Clair Wairau Reserve.  Wine Analysis:    Alcohol 13% v/v  Residual sugar 2.1g/L  Acidity 7.4g/litre  pH 3.33  Food Match:  An exceptional food friendly wine  which will match beautifully with  freshly shucked oysters or steamed  mussels.