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Marlborough
Marlborough is the heartland of the wine that made New Zealand famous.
In the mid-1980s, almost against all odds, one wine rose to extraordinary fame — Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc — and its first few vintages put the whole of New Zealand on the international wine map.
It was the first time a single wine had ever had such impact, made more surprising because sauvignon blanc was then considered something of a second-string variety.
Key grapes
- Pinot Noir
- Riesling
- Sauvignon Blanc
- climate
- cool maritime — no New Zealand vineyard is more than 80 miles from the sea; long, gentle growing season
- signature
- explosive yet taut sauvignon blanc — fresh greens over an exotic tropical backdrop
- winemaking
- mostly stainless steel to protect green/tropical flavours; top examples are dry
- history
- Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc (mid-1980s) put New Zealand on the international wine map
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