Saint Clair Barrique Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Colour: Pale straw. Aroma: Gooseberry and nashi pear characters seamlessly overlain with perfumed herbal notes of coriander and green coffee bean. Palate: Creamy and textural with generous layers of ripe gooseberry and blackcurrant with a hint of tropical starfruit and green mango. Ageing Potential: A style of Sauvignon Blanc that has good ageing potential and will evolve in complexity and character over the next five years with careful cellaring.

A hand crafted wine with greater winemaker influence than Saint Clair traditional terroir driven Sauvignon Blanc. The grapes were pressed, briefly settled then racked into seasoned French oak barriques. Some barrels fermented naturally and some inoculated with a selected yeast strain. Post fermentation the wine was aged on its lees for eleven months, with regular barrel stirring to facilitate yeast autolysis. Each barrel was tasted regularly by the winemaking team and only the very best and most interesting barrels were selected for the final blend.