The Garden Breeze of Marlborough.
Vibrant, aromatic, and full of Marlborough sunshine, the 2024 Isabel Estate Sauvignon Blanc is a masterclass in precision and purity. Bursting with aromas of passionfruit, lime zest, gooseberry and fresh-cut herbs, it’s as lively as a summer garden after rain. The palate is crisp and juicy with waves of citrus and tropical fruit balanced by stony minerality and a mouth-watering saline edge. Elegant rather than brash, it finishes long, clean, and refreshingly dry, a beautiful reminder of why this style conquered the world.
For when: you need instant brightness in the glass.
Pairs with: goat’s cheese salad, oysters, or lemon-grilled chicken.
If this wine were: a season, it’d be the first day of spring – fresh, bright, full of promise.
Isabel Estate, founded in 1980 and one of Marlborough’s pioneers, sits in the Wairau Valley on some of the region’s oldest Sauvignon plantings. The estate’s free-draining alluvial soils, cool nights and maritime breezes create the perfect conditions for Sauvignon Blanc of striking aromatic intensity and natural acidity.
Today, under the guidance of winemaker Jeremy McKenzie, Isabel Estate continues to refine its signature: expressive yet poised wines that highlight vineyard character over flashiness. The 2024 vintage, long and temperate, produced fruit of exceptional ripeness and balance. Fermented mainly in stainless steel with a small portion in neutral oak for texture, this release shows the estate at its best, a finely tuned Sauvignon that marries Marlborough’s exuberance with Isabel’s hallmark elegance.
