“The Massey Ferguson Tractor is ingrained in rural New Zealand history. As kids, the farm was all about that big red tractor, the name was such a mouthful that from our earliest memories, it was known as the Massey Dacta”

Sauvignon Blanc

The colour of freshly cut hay, with notes of pithy lemon and lime fresh off the homestead trees. Tropical getaway flavours of rock melon and passionfruit brought back to earth with lemongrass and a generous weighty mouthfeel. Classic Sauvignon Blanc from rural Marlborough, New Zealand.

TASTING NOTE

Pinot Noir

The colour of dark Damson plums, with notes of fresh morello cherries from the orchard on the nose . A concentrated palate of hand picked raspberries and wild berries combined with rich generous tannins and a line of acidity giving a long lingering finish, almost as long as our driveway.

TASTING NOTE

The Glover Family Farm on Dillons Point Road in Marlborough, growing Sauvingon Blanc and Pinot Noir.

Our farm

The Glover Family’s vineyard is located in the Dillons Point sub-region, of Marlborough. Only 3km from the sea, along the banks of the Opaoa River. The soils are fertile, Kaiapoi silt loam. But more importantly, is the whitebait running past the front door along with crayfish and paua a short ride on the Massey Ferguson 135 tractor down the road.

The vineyard is planted with Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling and Pinot Noir. These are perfect wines to match to food we are lucky enough to forage from our farm surrounds.

Our family

Wendy and Owen Glover ran a dairy farm on Dillons Point Road, Marlborough. It was a fourth-generation dairy farm, and that’s how it was. Their four children along with Owen and Wendy, were always found milking, feeding out, shifting the electric fence, but it was the 4am starts that finally did it, the kids just didn’t want to get up! So Owen decided to sell the heard and use the land for something else.

The first grapes went in the ground, the spring of 1988 and the kids went from pulling teats to titivating young vines, a backbreaking job, but at least they got to sleep in! Eldest son Ben went off to winemaking school and earned his stripes working for brands over the years such as Wither Hills, Lindeaur, Corbans and Mud House, with always a dream to return to the family farm and the Ferguson tractor.

Nowadays, Ben runs the family winemaking operation, Glover Family Vineyards, along with his wife Susie, their four (yes another lot of four) free range children. He is aided by his two youngest siblings, Lucy, her husband Francis, and Jack along with his partner Georgie, and all their brood, 9 in total.

Most of Owen’s time is now mostly spent in the shed fixing the machinery that his grandchildren routinely break whilst out on the farm. He likes to instil in them all, the lessons of the land; being resourceful, observant and patient. Owen still gets on the tractor and tools, he is the active manager running the farm, although he is always up for a tractor ride with his grand-kids.

Awards and reviews

2016 Massey Dacta Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

Distributors

United States

Massanois Imports
Bobby Conroy
bconroy@massanois.com
T: +001 6462023264 | M +9712376504
Massanois LLC, 443 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016, U.S.A.
massanois.com

Denmark

VildMedVin & Wine Family
Jesper
jesper@vildmedvin.dk
T: +45 2124 8040
Nybovej 34 Port 1-2 7500, Holstebro Denmark
vildmedvin.dk

Hong Kong

Continental Wines
Gareth Punton
g.punton@continentalwines.com.hk
T: +85234699962 | M: +85291319661
Unit 201B, 2/F, Block B, Sea View Estate, 4-6 Watson Road, North Point.
continentalwines.com.hk