2023 Lake Chalice The Nest Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

2023 Lake Chalice The Nest Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

2023 Lake Chalice The Nest Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc Apricot kernel with Cape gooseberry and sweet grapefruit. Palate : Crisp citrus fruits supported with blackcurrant and soft tropical notes, finishing with a medium bodied acidity. Clear, bright with light green hues.
About the producer
Lake Chalice Wines is one of the few remaining privately and locally owned wine companies in New Zealand and is located in the country’s main wine-growing region, Marlborough. Launched in 1989 on a 11ha (28 acre), stony paddock in Rapaura, Wairau Valley, Lake Chalice Wines now owns four key vineyard sites, as well as sourcing fruit from several carefully selected contract growers. Founders Chris Gambitsis and Phil Binnie, who were joined in 1998 by winemaker Matt Thomson, share a simple philosophy: to make quality varietal wines from Marlborough grapes. The Karearea or NZ falcon emblem features on the Lake Chalice Wines’ label. In a land with no native mammals, this rare, endemic raptor has always flown fearlessly above the rest. Lake Chalice Wines is a proud sponsor of the Wingspan Birds of Prey Trust, dedicated to preserving New Zealand’s raptors. Sauvignon Blanc and now Pinot Noir wines from Marlborough, New Zealand, have earned worldwide recognition for their zing and vibrant flavours, but other varieties and styles also deserve attention. We pride ourselves on producing high quality, varietal wines. Alongside the Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, all wearing the Lake Chalice Wines label, are Chardonnay, Merlot, Riesling, Pinot Gris and Late Harvest or Botrytised Riesling. Two of our directors Matt Thomson and Chris Gambitsis are also our winemakers ensuring a “”hands on”” approach. The wine is now made at South Pacific Cellars, a joint venture winery. With our own barrels and tanks on site at this state-of-the-art, 2500 tonne complex, we can enjoy the modern facilities and laboratory of a large winery, while retaining the critical hands-on winemaking traditions of a boutique business. Look for the Lake Chalice Wines’ distinctive label, featuring the rare, endemic New Zealand falcon, karearea. We define “”Platinum”” as more like: single vineyard, our own vineyards, top flight as well as made to be aged. The “”Raptor”” label: small parcels of fruit, maybe from single vineyard, that stand out as excellent or superior examples of a particular variety, in the past that has been Sauvignon Blanc, but we don’t see the Raptor label being limited to Sauvignon, there could be a Raptor Pinot Noir in our future.