Not only do Eradus make an outstanding Sauvignon Blanc they do a fine job with their Pinot Gris too. The vines are now 18 years old and deliver a wine with great concentration and a real juiciness in a fresh and dry style (less than 2gm rs) with a portion barrel aged to add textural richness.
Winery notes (2023 Vintage)
"Lifted floral and white peach notes leading to delicious flavours of red apple, pear, white peach with a hint of spice and that Awatere Valley flinty minerality. In Essential Awatere fashion the finish is lively, crisp and lingering. A delicious wine that brings together “new world” fruit and “old world” elegance and minerality.."
5 Stars & 93/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, June 2023 (2023 Vintage)
"Pristine and elegantly aromatic, the wine shows ripe pear, rockmelon, fig and white floral aromas, followed by a succulent palate offering bright fruit flavours with smooth texture and refreshing acidity. Beautifully composed and immediately appealing. At its best: now to 2026."
90/100 David Walker Bell, WineFolio.co.nz, January 2024 (2023 Vintage)
"A wine from the Awatere Valley in Marlborough. A translucent gold in the glass, with an elegant set of aromas that take in apricot, white nectarine, pear and melon, punctuated with notes of baking spice and jasmine. Generously ripe juice is balanced by soft acid freshness. A streak of minerality runs through the palate, with energy and vigour the key to the middle of the wine. A softer texture underpins the briskness, coming together at the finish in a dry, silky persistence."