Tohu Whenua Awa Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Partially barrel fermented, richly textured and complex Notes of citrus, tropical fruit, crushed herbs and flint Mouth-watering minerality and intense fruit concentration Fresh, juicy and persistent finish Sustainably grown grapes using organic practices Majority of grapes pressed into stainless steel tanks with a small portion pressed directly to older French oak barrels for fermentation with wild yeast.

Awatere Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand. Arapoto (Short Path) Block. Planted 2002. 5.06ha.

• harvested using a modern machine harvester in the early morning when the grapes were cool • pressed into stainless steel tanks for cold settling, before being gently racked and inoculated with a select yeast to naturally enhance the aromatic and flavour profiles of the wine • fermentation was carried out at a cool temperature lasting 21 days until cool stopped • left to settle on yeast lees for a short period before being racked again into stainless steel tanks for maturation, ready for bottling without the need for fining

Following fermentation in stainless steel 17% of the wine is racked to older French oak puncheons for three to four months. The remaining 83% of the wine was held in stainless steel tanks on lees post-ferment to undergo batonnage prior to final blending.

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