Lawson's Dry Hills
The original company vineyard was planted in 1980 by Ross and Barbara Lawson, who launched the Lawson’s Dry Hills label some twelve years later, in 1992. Today, the company’s wines include Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir and their famous Gewurztraminer, all made from fruit grown in Wairau, Waihopai, Omaka and Awatere Valleys. These different regions and carefully selected vineyard sites provide varying characteristics derived from the different soils and microclimates, giving many options when it comes to blending to that much-anticipated Lawson’s style.
The dedicated bunch of people that make up the small team at Lawson’s Dry Hills are very ‘hands on’, living and breathing every part of the viticultural and winemaking process. They do a lot of talking and tasting before pouring our shared inspiration into every bottle.
The resulting wines offer an authentic expression of the place and the grape variety they are made from together with a certain special something that they believe can only come from passion.
Tasting Notes
Beautiful ripe passion fruit and citrus aromas leap from the glass. The palate display's a full array of flavour's from passion fruit, lime and tropical fruits, through to gentle fresh green herbs. This wine is finely balanced, the dry palate has crisp acidity and a lovely minerality.
Viticulture Notes
The grapes for this wine come from seven different vineyards and represent all of the Marlborough sub-regions, with an emphasis on the clay soils of the Southern Valleys (70%) with an important contribution from the Rapuara area (10%), and the Awatere (8.3%). Our Chaytors Road Vineyard and other vineyards in the lower Wairau Valley make up the balance. This mixture provides the diverse array of flavours, aromas and textures that are seen in these different areas. We shoot thinned and leaf plucked as needed, we harvested based on flavour and condition of the fruit, with the aim being - crisp acidity and a high level of passion fruit flavour.
Cellaring: Two to five years.
Food Match
Enjoy in moderation with strong flavoured fish dishes, feta cheese salad and tomato based meals.
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