A Thousand Gods Giara Sauvignon Blanc 2022
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A Thousand Gods Giara Sauvignon Blanc 2022

A Thousand Gods
$35.00

Grape: Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier
Vintage: 2022
Type: Orange

This skin-contact orange wine is crafted using fruit from a biodynamic vineyard in the Waihopai Valley of Marlborough. A blend of ninety percent sauvignon blanc and ten percent viognier, the grapes are hand-picked and co-fermented with wild yeasts. The juice rests on its skins inside an eight-hundred-liter clay amphora for seven months, allowing for a slow, structural extraction. It is bottled entirely unfined and unfiltered without any sulfur additions.

It shows a light amber hue in the glass, releasing complex aromas of orange blossom, mandarin peel, and dried apricot. The palate is plush and broad, balancing the fruit profile with fine-grained, tea-like tannins that add noticeable structure. A clean, alpine acidity cuts through the honeyed and spiced mid-palate notes. It finishes completely bone-dry and savory, leaving a lingering impression of grapefruit pith and raw hazelnut. The textured mouthfeel provides excellent length and width.

After spending a decade making wine in the Cahors region of South-West France, as well
as collectively working over forty vintages across nine different countries; Simon and Lauren have returned back to New Zealand to make wine under their own label ‘A Thousand Gods’. Their aim is to make wines they can call their own, both representative of site, yet in their own way, surprisingly unique.
Working closely with their biodynamic grower in the Waihopai Valley of Marlborough, meticulously farmed grapes are hand-picked and undergo wild fermentation. No additions, fining or filtration processes are used. Instead, thoughtful guidance into becoming wines that are generous and approachable, yet
also complex and cellar-worthy.
Their name is inspired by an expression in Occitan 'miladiou' (mille-dieux in French). Occitan was the language spoken in the south of France prior to French, and certain dialects of Occitan can still be heard in rural areas of southern France today, although the language is gradually dying out. “Miladiou!” is an exclamation of surprise that can be used in a myriad of situations and an English equivalent would be Blimey! or Holy Cow! but it literally translates as “A Thousand Gods!”