For Babich Wines, New Zealand’s Marlborough Vineyards make a heavy contribution to the company’s portfolio. Located at the top of the South Island, Marlborough is celebrated as New Zealand’s largest wine growing region.
It is enviably known for producing the best Sauvignon Blanc in the world – the region’s most planted grape variety. With its tropical, fragrant, and fresh flavour profile, it’s a drop that’s taken the world by storm, topping every good wine list in the world and raising the international standard for Sauvignon Blanc.
There’s no Sauvignon Blanc in the world quite like the ones produced here.
While it has become a familiar name for this particular varietal, Marlborough is also renowned for its Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Riesling as the free-draining, alluvial loams over gravelly sub-soils in the Wairau, Waihopai and Awatere valleys provide ideal growing conditions. Producing wines that are Crisp, unique, distinct, and recognized throughout the world.
Babich’s Marlborough vineyards total 499-hectares (1109.5 acres).
Built in 2013 this 6000 tonne capacity winery is the processing facility for all of our Marlborough vineyards.
Sauvignon Blanc – 42.5 hectares / 105 acres
A spectacular terraced site with sandy loam soils above the Awatere River. This particularly free-draining vineyard planted exclusively with Sauvignon Blanc has a frost-free microclimate that is ideal for grape growing.
Sauvignon Blanc – 64.2 hectares / 158.6 acres
The Tetley Brook Vineyard (49 hectares) is planted exclusively in Sauvignon Blanc in a north sloping valley sheltered from cold southerly winds by surrounding hills.
Sauvignon Blanc – 79.1 hectares / 195.5 acres
Situated west of the Wairau Village, the Pennarth Farm Marlborough Vineyard was developed in 2017 with 60 Hectares of Sauvignon Blanc. This is the coolest and latest ripening of the Babich Family Estates vineyards.
Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Grüner Veltliner and Albariño – 59.8 hectares / 147.8 acres
Planted on lighter loam soil over underlying gravel, this vineyard has plantings of several varieties. The vineyard is certified Organic (Biogro) across the entire site.
Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris – 25.6 hectares / 63.2 acres
The slightly heavier soil produces grapes that are ideal for blending with fruit grown on lighter, gravelly soils.
Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Riesling and Pinot Noir – 115.9 hectares / 286.4 acres
Glacial outwash, forming free draining clay loams soils are perfect for growing Pinot Noir as well as the aromatic varieties.
Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris – 93.8 hectares / 231.8 acres
Echelon is an elevated 94Ha. property overlooking the controversial Waihopai Valley surveillance base. Deep silt loam “Jordan” soils over underlying clay rather than gravel are a feature of the site which is planted in Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris.
