Darnault + Easthope Sauvignon Blanc Boxed Wine 2021
About the wine
An all-time Naked classic made bigger, smarter and better for the planet
When we made our first ever boxed wine a couple of years ago, we weren’t sure if Angels would go for it. So we put it to a vote. We asked if we should go big on boxed wine in the future and a whopping 54,356 Angels gave us a resounding ‘YES’.
It was a no-brainer to give Ben and Rod’s 95%-rated unique Sauvignon Blanc with French charm and Kiwi throttle the big 2.25L box treatment. Boxed wine produces up to 10 times less CO2 than a traditional glass bottle equivalent - so you get the win-win of enjoying Ben and Rod's bestseller with a clear conscience, all the while getting a heck of a lot more bang for your buck.
Ben and Rod combined two totally different styles of winemaking to make this wine. And the result is just, wow. Technically it’s French, but in the glass, it’s 100% turbo-charged Kiwi Sav, a tropical fruit-bowl of aromas and flavours. But then you get the colder-climate complexity and refinement of the French grapes kicking in, leaving your taste buds wondering what the heck just happened.
Best before
Drink now to 2024
Serving advice
Pop the box in the fridge and serve at 8-10°C
Food match
Oven baked asparagus: https://thevigneronswife.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/philippas-oven-baked-asparagus/
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
France
Languedoc-Roussillon
Sauvignon blanc
Fruity White
12.5% ABV
225cl
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Benjamin Darnault
- When Ben left a safe winemaking job in Australia to move back to France with his young family in the noughties, at first he really struggled. The financial crash of 2007/08 clobbered the winery he was working at, so they had to let him go. He couldn’t catch a break.
- That was until Angels freed Ben from the corporate fat cats and transformed his livelihood. Thanks to Angels, Ben was finally able to set up on his own and realise his lifelong dream of putting his own name on the label. Even better, he had an advance on his next vintage!
- With Angel support, Ben has been able to invest more, source even better fruit and establish strong relationships with local growers to improve the quality of his delicious wines year-on-year. With thousands of rave reviews, he’s a bonafide Naked icon.
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