The Churton vineyard is east-nor-east orientation, 200 metres above sea level and spanning a ridge line between Marlborough’s Omaka and Waihopai Valleys.
It captures the cool morning and warm daytime sunshine ideal for long, slow ripening. Soils here are older and denser than neighbouring valley floor. Loess above a clay subsoil which, at deep levels, has good water holding capacity. Planting density 4,630 vines per ha. The Clod Block is one of 17 individual vineyard blocks planted to the hillside contours by Sam and Mandy Weaver. Vine age approx. 12 years. Striking for its purity and immediacy, this expresssion of Churton is sappy and structured, with layers that build seamlessly into a velvety richness.
Biodynamic farming regime and BioGro certified.