Kono Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough
Ref. 0547
Marlborough’s free-draining, alluvial loams over gravelly subsoils provide ideal growing conditions for our KONO Sauvignon Blanc. With the abundant sunshine, cool nights and a long growing season in this region, this wine is vibrant with intense citrus and gooseberry flavours and notes of capsicum and passionfruit. A blend of fruits from the Awatere, Waihopai, and Lower Wairau Valleys gives this Sauvignon Blanc the classic Marlborough fruit burst with great palate weight and a clean, acid finish.
- Colour: White
- Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc
- Vintage: 2011
- Closure: screwcap
- Alcohol: 13%
- Other info: KONO in Maori means 'food basket'. It is a traditional woven basket used to carry, protect and present produce by the Maori. It is made from New Zealand's native flax, the harakeke plant. Harakeke is an integral part of the indigenous Maori world. Since ancient time it has been recognised for its strength, durability, adaptability and growth. These qualities are a metaphor for the way we operate. KONO is a brand that has been developed and is owned by Wakatu Incorporation based in Nelson, New Zealand. The Incorporation was established in 1977 by Government order in council to take over the administration of some 1400ha of Maori reserved land. These were the remnant of lands, set aside as a condition of purchase from the original Maori owners by the New Zealand Company in 1841.
- Winery website: www.kono.co.nz
- Press: Stunning Value - Standlake Times. 2010 VINTAGE: COMMENDED, IWC 2011.
£9.95
or £9.45 when purchasing any 12 mixed bottles.