Neal and Judy Ibbotson have been viticulture pioneers in Marlborough since 1978. The grapes from their vineyard were originally supplied to local wine companies, however they wanted to showcase the quality they had achieved in their vineyards through to the finished wine as well. This desire is what led to the establishment of Saint Clair Family Estate in 1994.

Our mission is to create world-class wines that exceed our customers’ every expectation. Neal combines his extensive viticultural expertise, the unique mix of Marlborough’s climate and soils, and the talent of one of New Zealand’s leading winemaking teams to achieve this mission.

We harvest and ferment each grape variety and vineyard separately which not only allows us to obtain the best possible quality from our vineyards, it also gives us great flexibility to be adaptive to market needs and to make the best management decisions in the vineyard.

We are proud to be certified Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand.