2024Summer Village Cellars Wine CatalogueFor wine information, please see www.village-cellars.co.jp.LDH's estate vineyardLDH vineyards in 3 sub-regions of MarlboroughSee moreWairau ValleySouthern ValleyVarietiesSee the QR code belowAwatere Valleysmaller rivers as well, so there is a diversity of soils from pure gravel to pure clay, and everything in between. Most of it is a mixture and the proportions change. However, we like everything grown on clay, but particularly Pinot Noir, the clay seems to give real guts to the wine. Towards the coast is more silt based. The Awatere is quite a mix of soil profiles, it depends where you are. It has the same sunshine hours but is a bit more windswept, which is where the greenness comes from, and is generally later ripening. All of Marlborough is maritime influence, and it is also siltier closer to the coast. And really close to the coast there is a saline influence as well. It is important with Sauvignon Blanc to tell these stories and show that the wines from different areas are different. One thing that amazes people coming through the winery is that Sauvignon Blanc is not all the same, we ferment each batch separately and there are a vast array of styles and characters. Appellation Marlborough is helping us tell our story, and say ‘we have a special patch of land here’ which produces these characters that are worth recognizing, and emphasizes the care and attention the little guys give, which is part of the future.We have got a lot better at adapting and making decisions on the fly. When I first started, both in viticulture and winemaking, it was almost prescriptive like we were following a recipe. Whereas now we are more nuanced, ‘this vineyard gives us these characters, and we have this year after year experience,’ so we know, for example, the blocks which are best to harvest a little early because it never hits the passionfruit highs that some of the other blocks do. So we are able to drill down and make the most of each block. In winemaking the biggest thing has been the ability to invest in equipment which is state-of-the-art and reliable. We have our own harvester, and the capacity to do what we want, when we want, at the speed we want to maximize the quality of fruit we have on the vine. We have good equipment in the winery, and invested a lot of money in the front end, and our ability to press the grapes. So if we need to we can do nearly everything in about 10 days. One of the key decisions is picking. Once you harvest the grapes, their potential is set. We can make them worse in the winery, but not better. CODE12559A dry Rose with bright red fruit and lively acid notes. Made with Pinot Noir predominantly from the seaward side of the Wairau Valley, fermented at low temperatures with yeast from Provence, France and aged on lees. Comes in a new fluted bottle from this vintage.Rich aromas of lemon and peach with a long, flavourful and elegant finish. Spontaneously fermented in oak barrels and aged for 10 months in 22% new oak with MLF. Double Gold, New Zealand International Wine Show 2023.CODE12653Large-scale planting of vineyards in Marlborough’s Wairau Valley only began in 1973 with Montana Wines. In the 1980s Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc put New Zealand on the international wine stage, and the growth became exponential. Today the nearly 30,000ha of vines account for two-thirds of all vineyards in New Zealand, and 85 per cent of exports. The driver is Sauvignon Blanc which accounts for 85 per cent of all wines, followed by elegant Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and aromatics. Marlborough has 3 main sub-regions, the Southern Valleys, Wairau Valley and Awatere Valley, with diverse soils and meso-climates.*A group of 12 family-run premium wineries in New Zealand established in 2005 to exchange information and collaborate promoting their wines at home and around the world.Varietal: Chardonnay 100% Alc. 13.5%RRP ￥3,600Our Pinot Noir just gets better and better, largely due to vine age. In 2019 we looked at the wines we were making, did a review with a consultant coming in to taste them with us, and I travelled through Burgundy, and spent a lot of time over the years talking with members of the Family of 12* about their wines. The holy grail is the fruit flavours reflect the region you’re from, and we have such lovely brightness and acidity. Then the question is how do you frame that? In a big tannic framework, or do we want to have beautiful concentration and a bit more softness, which is the style we’ve moved towards since 2020. However, I don’t think we could have done that with the younger vines. With Sauvignon Blanc we are just starting a replanting program, because some vines are nearly 25 years old and the crop level and quality of the fruit are declining. It is a mixture of things, we have a bit of trunk vine disease in some of the blocks, and also age. We aren’t alone, there is quite a lot of replanting of Sauvignon Blanc going on in Marlborough. The new vineyard in Awatere is planted on drought-tolerant rootstock because we see the future being drier. A. In general, as an industry, we do a very good job. At LDH, we have always been Sustainable Wine NZ certified. We then decided to take it one step further and acquire ISO14001. It took us a long time to get there, but on the back of doing ISO there was a strong positive response from the marketplace: ‘this is great, we’re really impressed with what you do.’ Part of the ISO system is about continuous improvements, so carbon neutral became an important and logical next step. We are currently the only New Zealand wine producer to hold both ISO14001 (Environmental Management) and ISO14064 (carbonzero) accreditations. For me personally and the staff at Lawson’s sustainability is something that mirrors our values. You need to have that level of buy-in, because verification is expensive and time consuming with a lot of work involved in the details. We feel positive about what we are doing, and have always been very positive about the quality of the wine. CODE12558ReferenceVarietal: Pinot Noir 100% Alc. 14.2%RRP ￥3,750Cool red and black fruits, with a supple and elegant finish. The stony clay soils of the inland Southern Valleys provide moderate vigour and give the Pinot Noir depth and structure. Gold Medal, Drinks Business Global Pinot Noir Masters 2024.Q How have viticulture and winemaking evolved in your time at LDH?Varietal: Pinot Noir Alc. 12.4%RRP ￥2,500Lawson’s Dry Hills Pink Pinot 2022 (Screw Cap)Lawson’s Dry HillsReserve Chardonnay2022 (Screw Cap)Q. What impact do you see with the aging of the vines in the quality of the fruit?Q. What’s the guiding philosophy for sustainability?－7－Lawson’s Dry Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 2020 (Screw Cap)
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