Brancott Estate

From humble beginnings in 1934, we sold our first wines in 1944 and have since grown to become one of our country’s leading range of wines – in no small part due to the success of our, now world famous, Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.

Montana Wines (as we were then known) founder, Frank Yukich uttered the seemingly prophetic words “wines from here will become world famous”, at the planting of the first commercial grapes in Marlborough six year...

In 1975, Brancott Vineyard was the site of our first Sauvignon Blanc plantings in Marlborough – a decision that went against the popular opinion of the time that suggested the South Island was too cold to grow wine grapes. By indulging our curiosity and backing our belief in this land, we soon proved this opinion wasn’t founded, with our very first vintage of the varietal winning an award.

The release of the first Marlborough Sauvignon Bl...

Sauvignon Blanc is grown almost everywhere in New Zealand, but it’s in Marlborough that this variety finds its finest expression of anywhere in the world. Winemaking influences are kept to a minimum. Slow, cool fermentation in stainless steel retains the crisp fruit flavours. Cellaring is normally avoided to retain the youthful freshness of the wine. Tastes like cut grass, gooseberry, capsicum/bell pepper, with riper styles displaying melon, n...

Located on the north-eastern tip of the South Island, the sunny, vineyard-covered region of Marlborough is our home. Since the time of Frank’s famous quote above, Marlborough has become the most highly-regarded grape growing region in New Zealand – in no small part due to the unique flavours and success of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.

Our Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc was awarded in its first vintage - and today, continues to be awarded ...