The wine has a pale lemon yellow colour, with flavours of lemon, grapefruit skin and white flowers, as well as salty shells, minerality and lively acidity, giving it complexity and structure. Folium Vineyard was established in June 2010 in Brancott Valley, Marlborough, in the northeast of New Zealand's South Island. Folium Vineyard aims to produce the highest quality wines by growing Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir with great care. The soil of the vineyard is a mixture of clay brought by the movement of glaciers during the Ice Age and gravel carried by the flooding of the Wairau River. The high clay content allows the grapes to retain the moisture they need to grow even in dry summers. By planting more vines than other vineyards in Marlborough, the vineyard produces more concentrated and powerful fruit. In order to maintain New Zealand's clean environment, they follow the rules of the organic farming certification organization "Biogro" (certified in 2014). "The fastest way to make high-quality wine is to grow high-quality grapes," says Mr. Okada, the grower and winemaker. They strictly limit yields in the fields, manage the canopy by removing leaves, and in the fall, they hand-pick all the fully ripe grapes. To make the most of the characteristics of the harvested grapes, they keep human involvement in winemaking to a minimum and produce wines that reflect the terroir of Folium Vineyard.