Cultivation area: 1.2ha.
Planting density: 2,800 trees/ha.
Sedimentary soil with good drainage properties that contains a lot of pebbles and gravel from rivers.
Guyot style.
Planted in 2003.
Stainless steel tank brewing.
Aged in stainless steel tanks.
No malolactic fermentation.
Folium Vineyards was founded in June 2010 in Brancott Valley, Marlborough, in the northeast of New Zealand's South Island.
At Folium Vineyards, our goal is to produce wines of the highest quality by lovingly growing Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir.
The soil in the vineyards is a mixture of clay brought by glaciers during the Ice Age and gravel carried by the flooding of the Wairau River.
Because it contains a lot of clay, it can retain the moisture necessary for grape growth even during dry summers.
By planting at a higher rate than other vineyards in Marlborough, we are able to produce more concentrated, powerful fruit.
In order to maintain New Zealand's clean environment, we practice farming methods in accordance with the regulations of the organic farming certification organization Biogro (certified in 2014).
"The quickest way to make high-quality wine is to grow high-quality grapes," says wine grower and brewer Okada.
We strictly limit yields in the fields and implement canopy management including leaf removal, and in the fall we harvest all of the fully ripe fruit by hand.
In order to make the most of the individuality of the harvested grapes, we keep human involvement in the brewing process to a minimum and produce wines that reflect the terroir of Folium Vineyard.