An outstanding ripening season two years in a row has resulted in two exceptional vintages from award-winning winery Wither Hills.
Situated in the Marlborough region, the winery continues to impress with the consistency and range of its wines.
Chief winemaker Ben Glover says the 2011 Wither Hills Sauvignon Blanc is looking fantastic thanks to ideal spring conditions and a long, warm ripening season.
“Favourable weather conditions helped produce healthy vines with some of the best looking canopies at harvest since 2003. Vines were able to work at their own pace and when the predicted warmer summer arrived, the vines thrived and the fruit settled in for a great run into harvest.
“These warmer nights and days have given our 2011 Sauvignon Blanc a lovely texture and riper acidity, and it is showing beautifully as a young wine. I can see it being thoroughly enjoyed over the coming summer months,” he says.
Wither Hills’ 2010 Pinot Noir had the perfect vintage to kick off the new decade in exceptional style.
“With a 10-year low in temperatures, we were worried that the fruit wouldn’t reach ripeness in December, but luckily the weather was on our side and advanced ripening perfectly. By harvest some of our cooler sites looked absolutely stunning; producing beautiful structure with amazing intensity and spectrum of pinot aromas.
“With the Vistalys optical berry sorter optimising fruit selection, it has been rewarding to see how different pinot batches have developed in the barrel over the last 15 months,” Glover says.
The Wither Hills 2011 Sauvignon Blanc (RRP $20.99) and 2010 Pinot Noir (RRP $27.99) are available now from all wine retailers.
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