Delta Pinot Blanc 2018

COLOUR: LIGHT STRAW NOSE: DELICATE AROMAS OF CAMOMILE FLOWER, WHITE PEACH AND LEMON ZEST PALATE: AN ELEGANT COMBINATION OF RIPE WHITE PEACH, PEAR DROPS AND FRESH LEMON PEEL WITH A REFRESHING AND CRISP FINISH.

Pinot Blanc is the white mutation grape of Pinot Noir and is an elegant, aromatic variety. Selected from a single vineyard alongside the Waihopai River, just north of the founding Delta Vineyard. Grown on soils with a clay underlay and free-draining river stones on the surface.

During a cool evening, the vineyard was machine harvested and the grapes quickly transported to the winery to be pressed. The juice was fermented at cool temperatures to retain aromatics and fresh fruit flavours. The juice was then left on the lees to add extra depth, texture and complexity to the wine. The wine was then gently fined prior to bottling.