Cloudy Bay Sauv Blanc 750ml

About the Producer: Cloudy Bay Vineyards

Cloudy Bay Vineyards is the most famous producer in the Marlborough region of New Zealand, and its Sauvignon Blanc wine is one of the most popular wines in the country. The winery owns four vineyards in the Wairau Valley sub-region of Marlborough and buys fruit from another nine Wairau. vines. The Vairau Valley itself was the product of several ice ages that ended 14,000 years ago, and the resulting soils range from washed stone to gravel, alluvial silt and clay. Marlborough has a maritime climate and some of the longest hours of sunshine in New Zealand. The best Cloudy Bay wine is Sauvignon Blanc, but it also produces Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, as well as Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Pinot Gris, late harvest and Pelorus sparkling wine. Cloudy Bay was one of Marlborough's first wineries and is recognized as one of the producers that led to the international success of New Zealand's Sauvignon Blanc. The flagship offering is more fruity than its French counterparts, with a little less acidity and grasslands typical of the region. However, Cloudy Bay also produces an alternative style, Te Koko, which is fermented in oak with wild yeast, producing a more flavorful and complex wine. The property was founded in 1985 by David Honen, founder of Cape Mentelle Vineyards in Margaret, Western Australia. River region. Honen sold Cloudy Bay to Veuve Clicquot in 1990 but remained in charge. It finally left in 2003, after Veuve Clicquot was bought by transnational luxury group LVMH. The result was a significant increase in production and an expansion of the international market: in 2009 alone, 100,000 cases of Sauvignon Blanc were produced.