2024 Clos Henri Sauvignon Blanc Estate BIO

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Very tasty, rich Sauvignon Blanc from the New Zealand winery Clos Henri, a special project in Marlborough started by the famous Bourgeois wine family from Sancerre, France.

This white Sauvignon Blanc Organic 'Estate' is a pleasant wine with fine hints of citrus fruits and yellow kiwi. In taste the wine is fresh, balanced and round. Very tasty, nicely dry, lively with pleasant fine acids and yet also a kind of mildness and richness. The flavor palette is caressed by a rich, juicy mouthfeel, dominated by exotic fruit, with a pleasant mineral tone. This Sauvignon Blanc is intensely fragrant, nicely open and stimulating, even exotic with pineapple and gooseberries. The color is light straw yellow with a beautiful green hint. The wine has a powerful aftertaste. This wine replaces the Petit Clos Sauvignon Blanc.

The wine is very good as an aperitif, and is also delicious with a terrine of fish with vegetables, salads (for example with goat's cheese), and warm vegetable pie.

In the French tradition, the entire vineyard is planted in high density. This forces the vines to compete with each other, resulting in highly concentrated grapes and more mineral flavours in the wine. Petit Clos wines come from younger vines that grow on different soil types. The younger Sauvignon vines are located on 3 different soil types. This wine is certified organic. The grapes come from young vines with an average age between 8 and 13 years old. The climate in the Wairau Valley is maritime with warm, sunny days and cool nights. This variation ensures that the grapes retain their crisp freshness. The vines are close together, so that they compete with each other for water and nutrients. This competition results in a higher flavour concentration. The wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks to retain the fresh character. The wine is then matured on the lees for three months to make the wine a little rounder.

FACT: In the tab 'Attachments' you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send you this when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount . You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.

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Specifications

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Packing information Box
Type of Wine White
Country New Zealand
Region Marlborough
Appellation Marlborough (Appellation)
Winery Henri Bourgeois
Grape Sauvignon Blanc
Biological certified Yes
Natural wine No
Vegan No
Vintage 2024
Drinking as of 2025
Drinking till 2028
Alcohol % 14
Alcohol free/low No
Content 0.75 ltr
Oak aging No
Sparkling No
Dessert wine No
Closure Screw cap
Promotion Tier Price
James Suckling rating 91
Tasting Profiles Aromatisch, Droog, Fris, Fruitig, Groen & grassig, Strak, Tropisch fruit, Wit fruit
Drink moments Borrelen, Cadeau!, Met vrienden, Summer party, Terras, Voor alledag

Professional Reviews

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James Suckling

91

9/10

R

Wijnhuis

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Domaine Henri Bourgeois winery has been working with passion and care with Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir grapes for 10 generations to make wines with a unique expression. Every member of the family: Jean-Marie Bourgeois, Arnaud, Lionel and Jean-Christophe uses his knowledge and expertise to achieve this goal. The winery is located in the heart famous town of Chavignol, on the largest terroirs of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé. The area is located at the headwaters of the Loire.

The pioneering spirit within the family ensured that in 2000 a winery could also be started in Marlborough, New Zealand: Wijnhuis Clos Henri. Here too Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir bloom on the large terroirs of this region.

Clos Henri is a special new project in Marlborough, started by the renowned Bourgeois wine family from Sancerre, France. There, his wines are marketed under the name of the founder, Henri Bourgeois. This beautiful company in Chavignol is one of the references in the Sancerre. Henri is no longer alive, but his children and grandchildren continue the house in a magisterial way. Based on partly own vineyards and partly purchased grapes, the Bourgeois family produces mature and classic Sancerres, totaling some 1.2 million bottles, with 72 hectares of vineyards at the base.

They were able to apply the knowledge they gained in the Sancerre about the cultivation and vinification of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir one-on-one in their special new winery in New Zealand. For this purpose, the family acquired 109 hectares of meadows in Marlborough in 2000, in order to be able to unleash their passion in another country. They chose the Wairau River district, in the river valley west of Blenheim, the central town of Marlborough. A logical choice, because the soil here is very poor, due to the old deposits of river boulders, and therefore perfectly suitable for planting Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. But at the same time, the location has been chosen so that some of the vineyards are located on the hills. As a result, three types of terroir can be found on the purchased land, which enhances the complexity of the wines. The wines of the different parts of the vineyard have a distinctly different character.

One of the reasons for choosing this particular piece of land was that it was still so unspoilt. There was a sheep farm here, and the land was never plowed or fertilized - there was really no human intervention whatsoever. That meant a healthy surface, ideal for planting a beautiful vineyard. While maintaining the biological balance, Jean-Marie Bourgeois first planted plants that would give the soil some extra nutrition to compensate for the shortages of certain nutrients. The first canes were planted in August 2001. Each year, six hectares of vineyards are planted, so that it takes a total of twelve years before the whole piece is transformed from farm to vineyard. This also makes it possible for the family to get an even better idea of the special terroir step by step, as well as to further improve and adjust the vineyard management where possible. In this way, a special vineyard has been created for exactly the same two grapes with which Bourgeois is also successful in Sancerre and its surroundings: Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. The first wines under the name Clos Henri were made in 2003 and the following years benefited from the special terroir of this new vineyard. A beautiful project, which already yields special wines.

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