This wine pays tribute to David Herd, who established Marlborough's first commercial vineyard and winery at Auntsfield in 1892. Using David's original vineyard site and specific Muscat Clone, this wine is made by applying the Méthode Ancestrale technique, which can be traced to production of the first sparkling wine "Blanquette de Limoux" in 1531. As in the 1530's and 1890's, fermentation with natural yeast is completed in bottle. The result is a wine that honours the foundational work of our ancestors and celebrates continued discovery and pleasure. With each bottle being it's own fermentation no two bottles are exactly the same.