“If only all certified organic wines displayed their ‘street cred’ as boldly as this one, with its elegant but no holds barred organic logo on the front label. It’s a newcomer on the Sauvignon scene and is dry, medium bodied and powerful - a style that drinks well now and has great ageing potential too. 18.5 /20
Joelle Thomson, for Drinksbiz.
February 2020
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Scotch Wine Bar 24-26 Maxwell Rd, Blenheim
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Starfish Cafe & Bar The Esplanade, St Clair, Dunedin
Atelier Nash Fine Wine Experiences, Britomart, Auckland
We are Callum & Sarah Linklater, second generation organic producers. Callum’s family have been farming organically since the late 90’s originally with sheep and beef and recently viticulture. In 2014 we purchased a small property in Renwick, Marlborough and set about planting a small Chardonnay vineyard. We decided to plant Chardonnay because its a personal favourite and not a variety we have on any of our family owned properties. This vineyard has become an obsession and it has given us a great amount of satisfaction to get it to a point where we are able to release this wine, enjoy!
Our family who makes this wine:
Callum is a grower, vineyard consultant, manager, networker, traveller, hunter & rugby playing old boy.
Sarah is a brand manager, packaging lover and home cook.
Duncan, aged 5, is a creative, builder and practical thinker. He can reverse his pedal tractor like a pro.
Eleanor, aged 3, is the free-spirit, tog wearing singer & dancer. She doesn’t like to brush her hair.
Art by Eleanor Linklater, 2018 Aged 3.
