{"product_id":"meltwater-marlborough-sauvignon-blanc-2024","title":"Meltwater Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eYour average New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is a one-trick pony - exploding out of the glass for instant gratification, but falls flat pretty soon thereafter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMike’s Meltwater is more of a thoroughbred - built to last, a much more interesting take on an amazing grape (ok, enough of the horse talk).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMikes sources the grapes from two carefully-farmed blocks in the Wairau Valley in Marlborough. The vineyards sit on a mixture of clay and alluvial river soils and the yields are a little lower than usual - giving the grapes extra complexity and concentration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMike then works his magic in the winery - he waits for the wine to ferment naturally, instead of adding commercial aromatic yeast. This can take up to a week to initiate (instead of 1-2 days), but when it does, you get a wine with more texture, gentler acidity, and less in-your-face intense Sauvignon flavours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt ends up being bone-dry, hugely drinkable, and brilliant with lots of different kinds of food.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WineSpark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56363480908107,"sku":"MELTSB24","price":14.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/0645\/5483\/files\/WS-HighKey_0284.jpg?v=1773250340","url":"https:\/\/winespark.myshopify.com\/products\/meltwater-marlborough-sauvignon-blanc-2024","provider":"WineSpark","version":"1.0","type":"link"}