Jackson Estate

Lying at 41.3 degrees south, Marlborough has a heat summation figure of 2070 – 2250 degree days about the same amount of heat as Burgundy and slightly less than Bordeaux. In these bright but relatively “cool” climate conditions, the grapes have the advantage of a long slow, flavour-intensifying ripening period. The average daily temperatures during summer is nearly 24 degrees celsius but clear cool nights keep acid levels high in the grapes.

Our Homestead vineyard is named after the original site settled in 1855 by Adam Jackson, now named Jacksons Road where the original Homestead still resides. This is Jackson Estates oldest vineyard and is planted with Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling and Pinot Noir. This land has been sustainably farmed by the Jackson family for five generations.

Fruit from this vineyard delivers intense notes of stone fruit, white melon and tropic...

Our new winery contains 52 tanks, enabling us to develop even more high quality Pinot Noirs. Situated on Jackson’s Road in Marlborough, our winery gives us greater control of our premium small-batch wines, says head winemaker, Matt Patterson-Green.

“It gives us hands-on control of the top 10% of our wines and is almost entirely devoted to Pinot Noir, which has been our biggest focus for the past 10 years,” he says.

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