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Sauvignon Île du Sud Canterbury vin blanc tranquille

Origin

Bordeaux

Growing regions

France, Australia, Austria, New Zealand, United States, South Africa, Chile

Sauvignon blanc from Canterbury — grown in the Canterbury region (Waipara, Christchurch), south of the South Island, on the limestone, loam and gravel soils with a cold and dry continental climate — produces Sauvignons less exuberant than Marlborough, but with fine freshness and distinct minerality.