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Jules Taylor Wines

Marlborough Late Harvest

Marlborough Late Harvest

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  • 95 Points - Sam Kim

This little sweetie is a cool character with a twinkle in its eye. Jules takes everything she loves about Sauvignon Blanc and concentrates it down into teeny tiny quantities of honeyed gold in this lusciously sweet wine.

$185.90 NZD
$185.90 NZD
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Case of 6 bottles
Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand

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NEW ZEALAND

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Free for all orders New Zealand wide.
Orders will be dispatched within 1-2 working days and are usually delivered within 2-3 working days from dispatch. 
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WINEMAKERS NOTES

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5 STARS

Jules Taylor Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 2024

"Energetic and incredibly aromatic, this wine roars with honeysuckle, passionfruit curd, creamed honey and caramelised peachy characters. Intensely sweet, but beautifully balanced and refreshing and finishing with zesty, candied mandarin and toffee apple notes.
It’s a zesty, mango-tastic style."

Yvonne Lorkin

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95 POINTS

Jules Taylor Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 2024

"This is magnificently composed and styled, showing dried apricot, honey, orange peel, and warm spice aromas on the nose with an elegant herbal infusion. The palate delivers silky flow and creamy texture, splendidly enhanced by attractive sweetness and beautifully pitched acidity, finishing long and delicious."

Sam Kim

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94 POINTS

Jules Taylor Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc

"A pungent and enticing bouquet of candy and ripe tropical fruits, scents of concentrated gooseberry and mango lead to a palate of silky textures and sweetness, flavours of sweet peach and gooseberry, some nettles and candied passionfruit. Delicious, balanced, well made and ready."

Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier

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5 STARS

Jules Taylor Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 2024

"Already delicious, this unabashedly sweet wine was hand-picked in the Awatere Valley in late autumn and early winter. Light gold, with a soaring, gently honeyed bouquet, it has intense, peachy flavours, hints of spices and apricots, a slightly oily texture and vibrant, mouth-watering acidity. Hard to resist. 375ml. (11% alc/vol) $30-$36 Already delicious, the 2024 vintage (*****) was grown in the Awatere Valley, hand-picked in late autumn (May 14) and early winter (June 6), and fermented in stainless steel tanks. Light gold, with a fragrant, gently honeyed bouquet, it has rich, peachy flavours, hints of spices and apricots, a slightly oily texture, and fresh, appetising acidity to balance its plentiful sweetness (157 grams/litre of residual sugar). Hard to resist."

Michael Cooper, The Listener Magazine

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SWEET SAUVIGNON BLANC?

"We make it because it's cool." Hear Jules explain why she loves "the little sweetie" so much... 

FOOD MATCH

Food and wine pairing doesn't get much better than a glass or two of Jules' Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc matched with a sticky (or stinky!) cheese platter, garnished with caramelised figs and honey toasted nuts. YUM!
FOOD MATCH

WINEMAKERS NOTES

The 2024 vintage was one of those times when Mother Nature created the perfect conditions for some wonderfully dehydrated berries that provided us with intensely flavoured viscous juice.

Wine technical notes

AROMA & FLAVOUR

This wine has outstanding aromas of passionfruit curd, apricot jam and caramelised fig with a touch of white floral fragrance. The palate is decadently sweet with concentrated flavours of ripe passionfruit, apricot marmalade and a hint of candied citrus. A soft line of acidity from its Sauvignon Blanc heritage cuts through the sweetness to balance the rich flavours to perfection. Luscious!
AROMA & FLAVOUR

VINTAGE NOTES

A strong El Nino weather pattern dominated in 2024, causing strong westerly winds and warm, very dry conditions down NZ’s east coast. Vine growth began later than previous years and a couple of very cold nights in early October caused a touch of frost damage in the Southern Valleys. Flowering was relatively poor, and it quickly became clear that the harvest would be much smaller than 2022 or 2023. Warm weather began in mid-December and continued right through to March, causing one of the shortest ripening periods on record. However clear, cold nights retained fruit acidity during ripening. Our first pick was Pinot Gris on the 8th March and the last block was a parcel of Sauvignon Blanc for the Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc, picked on 6th June. All the 2024 fruit was packed with flavour due to the amazing growing conditions. It was an ideal vintage!
VINTAGE NOTES

VINIFICATION

We hand picked the grapes across two cool mornings in May and early June 2024. The raisined berries were crushed and pressed a first time. The juice from the initial pressing was chilled and returned to the press, allowing the skins to rehydrate, so we could obtain a little more of the precious nectar. The viscous juice was settled, then once clear, fermented in a small tank over the next four weeks. It was a slow affair due to the high concentration of sugars in the juice. Once the perfect balance of flavour and sweetness was achieved, we bottled in October 2024.
VINIFICATION

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FAQs

Is this wine vegan-friendly?

Yes - all of Jules' white and rosé wines are vegan-friendly.

Is this a dry or sweet wine?

It is lusciously sweet! It is a dessert-style wine, though fresh acidity keeps it from feeling heavy or cloying.

How is this made differently from Jules' classic Sauvignon Blanc?

The grapes for this Sauvignon Blanc are left on the vine into late autumn and early winter until they raisin, then they are pressed twice — the second press rehydrates the skins to draw out extra concentrated, honeyed juice. Then they are left for a very slow, four-week fermentation. It is a very different process from the winemaking for Jules' regular Sauvignon Blanc.

Does this wine see any oak?

No - it's fermented in stainless steel to protect the wine's pure honeyed fruit character.

Why is so little of this wine made?

It depends on Mother Nature coming to the party - only certain vintages produce the grapes that can last on the vine long enough and concentrate their flavours enough to make this style - and one heavy rainfall at the wrong time might ruin it all! So it's only made in tiny quantities when conditions allow.