"Pale lemon in colour. Passion fruit and lychee on the nose. These tropical flavours persist on the alongside subtle minerality and balanced with fine acidity.

Barrel fermented and aged 8 months in oak.

The fruit for this wine was grown by the Hunter Family at their home in the Wairau Valley. The 1.5 Ha vineyard which surrounds the family home was planted in 2009. The soil is free draining alluvial. Due to the stoneyness of this old river bed, there is a very low volume of soil. These challenging growing conditions are part of what drives the distinct nature Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc."

--------THE PRODUCER--------

Emerald Wines

Emerald Wines is an independent wine company started for the craic by a Kiwi and an Irish cailín.

Craic /krak/ is an Irish word with no direct English translation. Craic is abandonment, mischief, gossip, an enjoyable conversation, a state of being and atmosphere.

Craic best represents where we are in life and what it is that we want to achieve with our first wine range.

--------THE GRAPE--------

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir produces some of the world's most expensive, most lauded, rarest and delicious wines. Equally it is one of the most difficult grapes to grow successfully and as a result it is quite hard to make a balanced Pinot Noir. It is historically from Burgundy, most specifically in the Cote de Nuits, so much so that people will refer to Pinot Noir as a 'Burgundy'.

--------THE REGION--------

Marlborough

New Zealand's answer to Napa Valley, Marlborough accounts for the majority of New Zealand's vines and wine production. Over 75 percent of the vineyards are planted with Sauvignon Blanc and it is where this varietal really shines. The region is also home to New Zealand’s small sparkling-wine industry, using the traditional method to vinify Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

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