Organic winegrowing practices at Clos Henri

Through our organic management of the estate, it is our commitment at Clos Henri to show respect for the terroir through the respect of the land. We believe organic practices preserve our place, retaining healthy and alive soils for future generations to carry on our passion of traditional winegrowing. 

Our way to work 

• Aiming for zero waste : we recycle our grape marc and cardboard into our organic compost. This compost is then spread in the vineyard annually.

• Using mussel shells : Spread throughout the vines and locally sourced from the Marlborough Sounds, mussels shells are acting as a source of calcium for the soil. 

•  Dry-farming practice: planted in high density, our vines are naturally in competition which force them to go deeper into the soil to find the water by their selves. 

• Beehives of the estate: we welcome bees from Wairau Valley during Springs. This helps with the biodiversity of the vineyard. 

• Rehabilitation project of native plants: Since 2019, we have planted over 4,000 native plants in and around our estate, opting for various species such as Sedge, Cabbage Trees, Kahikatea, Kānuka, Tree Daisy, Kōhūhū, Ribbonwood, Tōtara, Karamū and Kōwhai.
   

We believe that natural winegrowing techniques paired with no irrigation leads to true terroir expression in our varieties of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, and produces fruit of the highest quality possible.