No other estate causes so many problems to the independent wine merchant as this ultra popular Marlborough producer. As soon as the wines are released there is a mad frenzy akin to the Harrods sale! Founded in 1985 by David Honan, Cloudy Bay forms 140 hectares of vines at three sites. One surrounds the winery in the Wairau Valley at Rapaura; the others are at Renwick and in the southern foothills of the Brancott Valley. They also enjoy long-term contracts with five top growers. Named after the bay at the eastern extremity of the Wairau Valley, which itself was named by Captain Cook on his voyage to New Zealand in 1769, Cloudy Bays flagship wine is the Sauvignon Blanc, which has made the Marlborough region of the South Island one of the most famous wine producing regions of the world. (Very Limited Availability)
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