Colour:
 Pale green.
 Aroma:
 Powerful and expressive with 
concentrated aromas of grapefruit 
and blackcurrant bud with a green 
herbaceous thread.
 Palate: 
Pure and refreshing with intense 
flavours of passionfruit and crushed 
herb. The palate is generous and rich 
with a salty mineral note that leads to 
a lingering, weighty finish.
 Ageing Potential:
 Drinking beautifully now and will be 
at its best over the next three years.
 Viticulture:
 Proximity to the ocean sees stronger 
maritime influences on the single 
vineyard in the lower Wairau Valley 
where fruit for the Saint Clair Wairau 
Reserve Sauvignon Blanc was grown. 
The daytime temperatures are warm, 
facilitating ripening, while the night 
temperatures are typically cooler than 
the central and upper parts of the 
Wairau Valley. This promotes increased 
hang time and flavour development. 
Nutrient rich soils deposited over 
time due to non-erosive flooding 
(prior to stop bank flood protection 

 being introduced) have formed 
even and fertile sites. The nutrient 
hungry Sauvignon Blanc vines utilise 
this fertility to produce extremely 
concentrated flavours and aromas. 
Winemaking:
 The juice was pressed off immediately 
to minimize skin contact following 
harvesting. After settling, the juice was 
fermented in stainless steel using a 
selected yeast strain. The fermentation 
was carried out at cool temperatures 
to retain varietal characters and 
freshness. This parcel was identified 
by our winemaking team during 
comprehensive blind tastings as the 
very best batch of wine produced for 
the 2024 vintage and therefore bottled 
as the Saint Clair Wairau Reserve. 
Wine Analysis:   
Alcohol 13% v/v
 Residual sugar 2.1g/L
 Acidity 7.4g/litre
 pH 3.33
 Food Match: 
An exceptional food friendly wine 
which will match beautifully with 
freshly shucked oysters or steamed 
mussels.