The King's A Sticky End Noble Sauvignon Blanc 2018

Tropical aromas of guava and lime are knitted with hints of honeycomb and a slight nuttiness. The opulent palate is silky-smooth; deriving from late harvest sweetness with flavours of apricot, mandarin pith and a suggestion of light oak. The wine finishes moreish and dry due to a concentrated acid seam synonymous with the Waihopai Valley.The 2018 A Sticky End Noble Sauvignon Blanc screams the need to be accompanied with strong cheese and pate. Try it with a rich Saint Agur with fresh pear drizzled in raw honeycomb or with duck liver pate on toasted ciabatta with French cornichons.

Sourced from Blocks 22, 23 & 24 on our Waihopai River Vineyard.

Grapes for this Noble Sauvignon Blanc were harvested at the end of April once the botrytis infection was well established throughout the selected blocks. Hand-harvesting allowed special selection of the optimum noble bunches before being whole-bunch pressed into a stainless-steel tank. The sticky juice was then settled clear before being run into new and seasoned French oak barrels. Fermentation occurred slowly over winter, with occasional lees agitation building up palate weight and secondary notes with further maturation until spring.

Maturation in French oak.