Tohu Wines is the world’s first Māori-owned wine company, which created ranges of award-winning, premium quality New Zealand wines that encapsulate their terroir and tūrangawaewae, their sense of place. Each range has been crafted with aroha (love) and is a gift from our land.
Sourced entirely from vineyards located in Marlborough’s Awatere Valley, this Sauvignon Blanc is a unique expression of Marlborough’s high altitude vineyards, a vibrant wine with freshness and length.
VARIETALS 100% Sauvignon Blanc
VINTAGE: 2023
TECHNICAL DATA Alcohol 13% Residual sugar 3.5 g/l Total acidity 6.3 g/l pH 3.21
APPEARANCE Luminous pale golden green in the glass.
NOSE This vibrant wine displays aromas of ripe tropical fruit and passionfruit with lifted notes of currant and tomato leaf.
PALATE The concentrated palate is layered with flavours of sweet juicy pineapple, pink grapefruit, fresh green apple and hints of black olive.With herbal notes and a zesty minerality this wine leads to a pure, lively and focused dry finish that has both freshness and length.
PAIRING Asian-style seafood dishes or Thai food in general.Dishes with herbs and greens, salads with goats cheese and feta, asparagus, avocado or grilled red peppers.
READINESS FOR DRINKING Drink now, at the pick of its freshness.
- Gold and the Best of Show New Zealand award at the Mundus Vini Wine Competition in Germany
- Gold at the Sydney International Wine Awards
- Gold at the New Zealand International Wine Show
- Gold at the New Zealand Wine of the Year Awards
Rated 95 points out of a possible 100 by New Zealand’s leading Master of Wine Bob Campbell
Tohu Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc tops the list of 115 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc’s
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