The Buchanan family have grown their Mount Riley wine growing business enormously. The wine portfolio covers a diverse range of varietals that are proven performers in Marlborough, but also includes some that are more interesting and possibly challenging. There are also a number of alternative styles and limited bottlings of quite individual wines, and tiers leading up to the flagship ‘Seventeen Valley’ range. However, there’s no taking away from the core of the operation, and that’s high quality, classical Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc that offers great value.

A warm early growing season with fantastic bud burst and flowering conditions resulted in generous crops which were heavily thinned in order to create Mount Riley’s classic and highly regarded Estate Sauvignon Blanc.

Our 2014 Sauvignon Blanc is a blend from multiple vineyard sites throughout Marlborough, with 30% from the Awatere Valley and the balance from the Wairau Valley. Grapes were crushed and destemmed prior to pressing and fermentation was induced by the introduction of carefully selected yeast strains. We fermented in stainless steel at cool temperatures to preserve the lifted aromatics in this wine.

Fruit from multiple vineyard sites, 70% from the Wairau and 30% from the Awatere Valleys