It has matured beautifully, with a hint of honey, pear and white pepper. The taste is round and smooth, with pear, apple and nutty flavours, a hint of saltiness and a pleasant acidity that lingers with a long finish. The soil is made up of layers of clay and river soil containing gravel and pebbles. The growing season in 2013 was dry, but there were many cloudy days, and the GDD (climate-based indicator for evaluating crop growth) was close to the long-term average. It was dry, and it was the third year since dry farming began, so the grape trees were a little weak, and the yield was low, resulting in a wine with a strong sense of concentration. The vineyard is located at an altitude of 63m in the Southern Valley, facing gently north. Folium Vineyards was founded in June 2010 in Brancott Valley, Marlborough, in the northeast of the South Island of New Zealand. At Folium Vineyard, we grow Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir with great care, aiming to produce the highest quality wine. 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 soil contains a lot of clay, which allows the grapes to retain the moisture they need to grow even in the dry summer. By planting more trees than other vineyards in Marlborough, we can produce more concentrated and powerful fruit. In order to maintain New Zealand's clean environment, we follow the regulations 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 Okada, the grower and winemaker. We strictly limit yields in the vineyard, manage the canopy by removing leaves, and in the fall, we hand-pick all the fully ripe fruit. 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.