Clos Henri, Estate Sauvignon Blanc

Henri Bourgeois and his sons are one of the most established winemakers in Sancerre. They were inspired to explore outside of the borders of what has already been done before. After 12 years of research, they discovered the ideal land in Marlborough, New Zealand, and as a result set up the Clos Henri Vineyard there.

Clos Henri crafts textural and elegant wines, capturing the intense Marlborough character with the aim to reveal the identity of the Clos Henri Terroir and a true sense of place in the wines.

Clos Henri uses natural methods from the vineyard to the winery, practices dry farming and is a proud member of MANA: Marlborough Natural Winegrowers. The estate has been fully certified organic by the harvest of 2013.

The entire vineyard is high densely planted, forcing the vines to compete with one another, resulting in highly concentrated grapes. The wine was fermented in stainless steel tanks to retain fruit purity and flavour, it was then aged on fine yeast lees for three months. Lees stirring over this time allows the wine to stabilise naturally, enabling them to fine the wine only once before a light, non-sterile filtration. This extended lee contact also helps the wine to gain roundness and texture.