Marlborough - Sauvignon Blanc capital of the World
SAUVIGNON BLANC'S BIGGEST FAN?
Jules is Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc’s most ardent ambassador. No one sings this grape’s praises like our Jules. Growing up alongside Marlborough’s vines and honing her craft on this signature variety – it is Jules' “desert island wine”.
BUT NOT JUST SAUVIGNON BLANC!
But it’s not just Sauvignon Blanc. It turns out other varieties love Marlborough’s bountiful sunlight and free-draining soils.
Complex and perfumed Pinot Noir, fresh-tasting Chardonnay, peachy Pinot Gris and even niche Gruner Veltliner have all flourished in Marlborough.
Complex and perfumed Pinot Noir, fresh-tasting Chardonnay, peachy Pinot Gris and even niche Gruner Veltliner have all flourished in Marlborough.
HIDDEN HILLSIDE VINEYARDS
Hidden hillside sites with lower rainfall and clay soils are ideally suited to Marlborough’s increasingly popular Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
Jules tends to avoid the flat vineyards in the centre of the Wairau Valley floor. Her fruit is from tucked-away pockets around the margins of Marlborough – these sites might be more challenging to farm, but they yield the most distinctive, characterful flavours.
Jules tends to avoid the flat vineyards in the centre of the Wairau Valley floor. Her fruit is from tucked-away pockets around the margins of Marlborough – these sites might be more challenging to farm, but they yield the most distinctive, characterful flavours.
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Having grown up alongside Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough wines “taste like home” to Jules. She keeps things personal and hands-on, leveraging her extensive social network of family, friends and colleagues to access the best fruit with stand-out flavours.
Finding these parcels of vineyard deliciousness is paramount for Jules. She firmly believes the best wines are grown in the vineyard and tirelessly seeks them out.
Finding these parcels of vineyard deliciousness is paramount for Jules. She firmly believes the best wines are grown in the vineyard and tirelessly seeks them out.
PACING THE ROWS
Come harvest time, Jules makes the crucial decision of when to pick based purely on flavour. No harvest-by-numbers here!
In the lead-up to vintage, you’ll find Jules relentlessly walking the vineyard rows, tasting berries until her tummy hurts, searching for that precise moment when sugar, acidity and flavour meet in flawless perfection.
From that moment, it’s full steam ahead for harvest, capturing those flavours and getting the wines on their way to your glass.
In the lead-up to vintage, you’ll find Jules relentlessly walking the vineyard rows, tasting berries until her tummy hurts, searching for that precise moment when sugar, acidity and flavour meet in flawless perfection.
From that moment, it’s full steam ahead for harvest, capturing those flavours and getting the wines on their way to your glass.
APPELLATION MARLBOROUGH WINE
Jules is a staunch advocate of the region and its wine styles. This is why she was a founding member of Appellation Marlborough Wine, a group which guarantees member wines are 100% grown in Marlborough, sustainably certified, and bottled in the region. Moreover, every wine must past a blind tasting by a panel of fellow winemakers before it is released to market.
We are proud to be a part of this group.
We are proud to be a part of this group.
