Named after Tim and Judy Finn’s daughter, this is made to be an elegant and restrained style.  Whole-bunch pressed and barrel-fermented (15 percent new), the wine is then aged for 10 months on its lees. The wine is lean, citrus-led and precise, but with the intensity of its Moutere provenance.
Cool & discreet.
100% Chardonnay.

Churton is a small Marlborough winery, owned and operated by Sam and Mandy Weaver. They focus on producing Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir that combines the renowned flavour and aromatic intensity of Marlborough fruit with the finesse and complexity characteristic of fine European wines. Sam has had a distinguished and varied career in the wine trade, not least his early job working in the Basingstoke cellars of Berry Bros. & Rudd!

The grapes selected for this wine come from a very small block on the western side of Churton’s vineyard. On the nose, the wine is wonderfully aromatic with aromas of orange blossom, peach and cut grass. On the palate, the fruit flavours are backed up by a creamy texture and long finish.

As always with Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc, it is open and expressive straight from the off. Gooseberry, grapefruit, greengage, asparagus, elderflower… so pure with great minerality. It is the palate weight and texture that sets this wine apart. It is rich and creamy and stands up beautifully with food. So fresh and pure – will drink well now but well worth aging! Beautiful length.
Gareth Birchley - Wine Buyer

Fresh lifted gooseberry, lemongrass notes alongside a graphite rock, mineral note that ties down the aromatics from becoming too pungent. As always it is the medium bodied smooth palate with its textural feel, pithy tannin at the back and with great acidity that sets it apart from other Sauvignon blanc wines. A silky and vibrant finish that offers a persistent finish. Drink from 2016 to 2020+.
Stuart Rae - Private Account Manager