Seresin 'Marama' Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022

94 POINTS: Cameron Douglas MS
5 STARS: Michael Cooper

"Fragrant and enticing bouquet that ticks the boxes of ripeness and intensity, complexity and power, core fruits and drying herbs of the variety and layers of intrigue from the use of barrel-fermentation. Aromas and flavours of cape gooseberry and peach, a touch of vanilla and barrel spices, ripe almost sweet grapefruit and a lemon mineral quality. Acidity and fine tannins and moderate alcohol set the structure in place and the core fruit and non-fruit flavours solidify the wines sense of place and time. Well made, dry on the finish and ready to drink from day of purchase through 2029."
 - Cameron Douglas MS

"Estate-grown and hand-picked in the Raupo Creek Vineyard, in the Omaka Valley, and fermented and matured for 14 months in oak barrels. Light lemon/green, it is medium to full-bodied, with strong, fresh, tropical fruit flavours, savoury, biscuity notes adding very good complexity, and a fully dry, appetizingly crisp finish."
 - Michael Cooper

Showcasing the old Sauvignon Blanc vines largely from the Noa vineyard in the upper Wairau valley, Marama is a wine with its own clear identity. Ripe and concentrated, Marama shows dense, fleshy, ripe exotic fruits and white skinned passionfruit, that is interlaced with mealy, leesy, savoury notes. The palate is full and structured, with the focus being on mouthfeel and texture rather than fruit. 

ABV: 12.5%