Havelock Sauvignon Blanc 2025

£11.95 per bottle

ABV 12.0%

Tasting Notes
This wine is named after the town of Havelock, which is notorious in New Zealand for green shell mussels. This wine displays the typical aromatics of Marlborough a fresh aroma of lemon grass and lime peel precedes an array of citrus, gooseberry and white peach flavours on the palate. Refreshing, cool and with a smooth lingering finish.

Food
As shown on the label, this would be a fine pair for seafood such as mussels, oysters and shellfish.

Region
Marlborough is by far New Zealand’s largest grape growing region with more than two-thirds of all plantings. First planted in 1873 it is known in the region by the Maori name, Kei puta te Wairau meaning ‘the place with the hole in the cloud’ due to its very high 2,410 sunshine hours a year. High sunshine and a dry growing season help to create the famous intense flavours. Generally, plantings are in two main valleys of Wairau and Awatere. Much of the land is alluvial river basin with welldrained soils that provide an ideal for Sauvignon Blanc and clay slopes better suited Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris.

Producer
These wines have been specifically chosen for Ellis by our team of buyers. The focus of this range is to create high quality wines which capture the quintessential characteristics of varietals from around the winemaking world. As sustainability is something very close to our hearts here at Ellis, these wines have been shipped in the most environmentally friendly way and bottled at a carbon minus bottling facility.