Churton Natural State Sauvignon Blanc 2019, Marlborough

Aromas sweet lemon and gooseberry, wild white flowers and sweet hay, peaches and peach tea, a touch of chamomile and wet stone. On the palate - crisp, crunchy, fresh, citrusy, fruity and dry. There’s lots of texture with a mealy almost chewy acid-line, citrus pith then stone fruits and orange. Balanced, well made , intriguing and pleasantly different. best drinking upon purchase and through 2023.

91 Points

The Pied de Cuve text on the label refers to the technique of starting the ferment in the vineyard with naturally occurring yeasts from those on the skin of the grapes and floating in the air or disturbed off the vine itself.