Clos Henri is a distinguished Marlborough vineyard, established by the renowned Sancerre winegrowing family, Henri Bourgeois. With a legacy spanning 10 generations in France's Loire Valley, the Bourgeois family sought to explore new terroirs, leading them to Marlborough in 2000, and the creation of their meticulously developed Clos Henri, an organically run estate specialising in Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir wines.
Clos Henri's commitment to organic viticulture and traditional French winemaking techniques are part of the reason they produce elegant, textural wines that capture the intense character of Marlborough.

The vineyard encompasses three distinct soil types: clay, gravel, and silt, each imparting unique characteristics to the wines. Visitors can experience these nuances firsthand at the tasting room, set in a quaint, restored chapel amidst the vines.

In discovering Clos Henri, Rémi and Jean-Marie found a unique site: a crossroads of three unique soil types on one 110 hectare estate (Otira Glacial Stones and the two Waimaunga Clays: Broadbridge Clay and Wither Clay). The Glacial Stones create elegant, mineral wines, whereas the Windblown Waimaunga clays gift intense and generous wines that are textural, rich and complex.

Their experience in Sancerre and cool climate winegrowing has taught the Bourgeois least that high density farming produces smaller amounts of fruit with a higher concentration of flavours.

The complex combination of high-density planting, low vigour, low yields and organic practices, allows Clos Henri to gradually work towards dry farming (no irrigation). As expected, they observe a naturally reduced vigour in the vines, which in turn enhances concentration and minerality.