Framingham Sauvignon Blanc 2025

Tasting Note

Classic Framingham – layered, dry, and textural. Engaging and complex aromatics with ripe yellow citrus such as Meyer lemon and gentle herbal notes lead on the nose. The palate is lively with volume and mouthfeel, framed by flavours of passion fruit and sweet jalapeno notes, making for an interesting flavour profile. A fine boned acid finish gives the wine structure and persistence. A small portion fermented in acacia and oak puncheons adds subtle texture and complexity to the finish.

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Additional information

Type: White wine

Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc

Enjoy with: Beautifully matched with all kinds of seafood, particularly shellfish, exotic salads and don't be afraid of spice.

Wine region: Wairau Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand. Sub regions Lower Wairau, Rapaura, Southern Valleys.

Vineyards: The fruit for this wine was sourced from 5 different vineyards all situated in the Wairau Valley. 50% was from the stony river-bed soils of the western Rapaura/Central Wairau, 30% is from the fertile silt loams of Lower Wairau, and the remaining 20% sourced from the clay soils of the Southern valleys. All vineyards are certified sustainable by SWNZ. The vines range in age from 8 to 30 years old and are trained using a 3-cane guyot system.

Soil type: Various, including stony river-bed, fertile silt loams, and clay soils.

Vintage 2025: A mild winter led into a warmer than average and relatively settled spring with timely rainfall which provided excellent conditions for vegetative growth. No frost events were recorded so the vineyards got off to a great start. December provided ideal conditions for flowering and therefore, high yields were set across all varieties. January was cooler, at which point harvest dates felt a long way off. February and March saw more settled conditions and as predicted the bulk of our fruit was picked in early April, which was a week later than in recent years. Despite some unusually humid conditions and the odd rain event, we were able to harvest fruit in great condition whilst meeting flavour and ripeness parameters.

Winemaking: Each of our sites provides different characteristics and are kept separate during the fermentation process to give us options come blending. Juices were predominantly fermented in stainless steel tanks at cool rather than cold temperatures to ensure varietal character is harnessed. 10% of the final wine was fermented in large format (500L) oak and acacia puncheons. The aim here is not to impart an oak signature as such but to add subtle textural qualities to the eventual blend. 80% of the blend was aged on full ferment lees for 5 months to promote mouthfeel, complexity, and longevity. Individual batches were then graded prior to blending in September and bottled in October 2025.

Alcohol: 13.0% vol

Total acidity: 7.0 g/l

Residual sugar: 0.8 g/l

Wine style: dry

Bottle size: 0.75l

Notice: contains sulphites

Cellaring potential: until 2028

Closure: Screwcap

Ingredients: Grapes, antioxidants (potassium metabisulphite (sulphites), L ascorbic acid).

Produced and bottled by: Framingham Wines, P O Box 37, Renwick, Marlborough 7243, New Zealand