Summer tomato salad with fresh basil and bocconcini
Sauvignon Blanc
This bold and beautiful Sauvignon Blanc is from the Awatere Valley, Marlborough. The best representation of the finest from each vintage.
Bright aromatic notes of blackcurrant leaf, green pineapple and crushed nettle. A mouth-watering crispness of grapefruit and flintiness with a delicate smoky oak on the finish.
The Brothers Sauvignon Blanc is from the Awatere Valley, another premium sub-region in Marlborough. Compared to the Wairau Valley, the Awatere Valley is slightly cooler, drier, windier with higher elevation.
Using Sauvignon Blanc fruit from the Awatere gives tropical aromatics such as grilled pineapple and dry herbs. Awatere delivers more texture and has more age ability.
The Brothers
Just as the three Giesen brothers journey bought them to New Zealand we travel to great lengths to find the best of every vintage. We strive to ensure The Brothers wines are rich and rewarding while retaining elegance and purity.
Vineyard
Awatere Valley, Marlborough
Winemaking
We age the Sauvignon Blanc on lees for three to four months to build a beautiful mouth-feel.
We age 5-10% of the wine in a mix of French and German oak barrels, sizes 300L - 1000L.
We only select the best parcels to include in our Giesen The Brothers Sauvignon Blanc.
- Tasting Notes
- 2022 The Brothers Sauvignon Blanc Tasting Note
- 2021 The Brothers Sauvignon Blanc Tasting Note
- 2020 The Brothers Sauvignon Blanc Tasting Note
- 2019 The Brothers Sauvignon Blanc Tasting Note
- 2018 The Brothers Sauvignon Blanc Tasting Note
- 2017 The Brothers Sauvignon Blanc Tasting Note
- 2016 The Brothers Sauvignon Blanc Tasting Note
Awards
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2018
2017
2017
2017
2017
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2014
2014
2013
2013
2013
Duncan Shouler
Director of Winemaking
Duncan has always loved science and the outdoors. Winemaking in Marlborough allows him to enjoy his two passions every day. Read more
Celebrate Sauvignon Blanc
Let’s face it who doesn’t love Sauvignon Blanc? For more than 30 years Giesen Sauvignon Blanc has been giving us an opportunity to bring together great people for great times – so its appropriate we toast it. Thank goodness...
Read moreSauvignon Blanc Day
For more than 35 years Giesen Sauvignon Blanc has been giving us an opportunity to bring together family and friends for great times – so its appropriate we toast it – and in fact all Sauvignon Blanc! Fortunately an...
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Giesen Lend A Hand With...
The International Sauvignon Blanc Celebration, known as Sauvignon 2016, is the first of its kind in New Zealand and starts on Monday 1 February running until late in the night of Wednesday 3 February 2016. The celebration is an...
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Dan Murphy's Wine Panel
"This youthful wine has plenty of spritz on entry. It is round, mellow, fulsome and attractive in its smoky pea and honeydew melon nuances. Long finish.
2019 Vintage; Awarded 2020"
90
Decanter World Wine Awards
"2017 Vintage: Vibrant, fleshy, juicy, ripe and very fruity bouquet with sweet gooseberry, golden Kiwifruit and varietal richness. Passionfruit and grapefruit, citrus with a fresh herb layer. Juicy, lush and fresh. Plenty of acidity with a satin texture and lengthy varietal finish. Great balance. Drink now and through 2020. May 2018"
90
Cameron Douglas Master Sommelier
"2016 Vintage: Passion fruit and tomato bud aromas, zesty, sweet fruit. Nice long textural finish. Gooseberries."
91
International Wine Challenge 2018
"2016 Vintage: A blend of grapes from Awatere and Wairau Valleys, this is intensely aromatic on the nose showing feijoa, green rockmelon, lime zest and white nectarine notes. It is concentrated and powerfully expressed on the palate with fine texture and vibrant acidity, leading to a lingering juicy finish. A blockbuster sauvignon filled with delectable fruit flavours. At its best: now to 2019. 94pts"
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Sam Kim - Wine Orbit
"2014 Vintage: Year's best New World Sauvignon Blanc for the Wine & Spirits June 2017 issue."
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Wine & Spirits Magazine
"The 2014 vintage is made from Giesen's 'most expressive parcels', which typically include grapes from the Wairau and Awatere valleys. Pale lemon/green, it is mouthfilling, fresh and vibrantly fruity, in a clearly herbaceous style with good intensity and a crisp, dry (4 grams/litre of residual sugar), lingering finish"
Michael Cooper Buyer’s Guide
"2014 Vintage: A pure wine with hints of lime and white flowers, and touches of tropical fruit and a mineral edge. Moderate length. A solid wine."
International Wine Challenge
"2013 Vintage: Pale straw-yellow. Gooseberry, grapefruit pith and peppery herbs on the nose, plus a whiff of asparagus. Supple on entry, then rather uncompromising in the middle, showing a firm lemony edge to its grapefruit pith and capsicum flavors. Not short but a bit hard to warm to."
Steve Tanzer - American Wine Critic
