Francesca Bay

This estate is run by a great husband and wife team, Dayne runs the vineyard and winery and Jill promotes the wines. We were lucky enough to be introduced and we were ‘knocked for six’ when we tasted the wine and had to persuade them to allow us to have the sole UK rights - thankfully they agreed!

They sell the majority of their wines to the USA due to comments like this from Robert Parker, “silky textured …scores have sky rocketed…superb value.” We hope you will love them as much as we do.

Sauvignon Blanc 2009
New Zealand’s soil and climate are ideal for Sauvignon Blanc and Francesca Bay is a particularly fine example with its wonderful concentration of fresh crisp fruit. Fresh gooseberry and tinned pear on the nose and the palate. The superb crunchy Granny Smith apple fruit, with tropical fruit notes, makes this Marlborough Sauvignon an ideal partner to seafood dishes.

Pinot Noir 2008
This classic New Zealand Pinot Noir is grown on selected Marlborough vineyards and is carefully and selectively harvested by hand. Aged in oak casks, this fine wine has a vibrant colour and a complex abundance of strawberry, cherry and dark berry fruit.