Settlement
Barossa-born Steve Planthaber and his Marlburian wife, Kirsty Sutherland, used to run the bed & breakfast at Dog Point, where Sutherland’s father, Ivan (ex-Cloudy Bay viticulturist), oversees the vineyard. The pair planted Settlement Vineyard in Marlborough's Omaka Valley just as the 2008 global financial crisis hit. It was a pretty bold move, and the fruit from Settlement has since been sold to several rising stars (Corofin and Blank Canvas). After acquiring a winery facility for Greywacke and Auntsfield, Planthaber had an itch to make his own wine. In 2019, the first Settlement wine was produced and released in mid-2021. With Greywacke’s Kevin Judd and the Cowley brothers from Auntsfield sharing the winery space, he has plenty of knowledge to draw upon, and the first vintage is an exciting debut. Planthaber sources his Riesling and Chardonnay from some of the area's best-known sites, as well as his own vineyard. The excellent 2021 vintage delivered a tightly coiled Chardonnay – the best to date – with judicious use of oak and reductive notes. It will age well, as will the 2021 Riesling. The 2023 Sauvignon Blanc is a restrained, textural and balanced white. While the vineyard is organic and the wines are wild fermented, the vines are currently machine-picked. I’d love to see the difference hand-picking would make.
From 2023 New Zealand Whites: The Cyclone Vintage (Apr 2024) by Rebecca Gibb MW
2021 Chardonnay
Color: White
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2023 Sauvignon Blanc Heritage Vineyard
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2021 Riesling Ashmore Vineyard
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