Sauvignon Blanc 2020

A fresh and vibrant style displaying ripe grapefruit, passionfruit and citrus. A wonderfully textured wine with a tactile core and a delicious fresh zesty acidity.

Single vineyard wine, 100% Mass Select Clone. Planted in 2005, in the Wairau Valley sub Region. Pruned to 4 cane VSP. All the grapes used for this wine are grown on a sustainable viticulture approved site. 2020 was an excellent vintage, with care and patience allowing for an autumn of extended ripening. The Sauvignon Blanc was harvested in one single batch at optimum ripeness and flavour.

The grapes were gently machine harvested and sorted, gently pressed reductively with the juice being clarified via floatation, racked directly to ferment three hours post float. Fermentation was conducted at an average of 13 degrees C to retain as much primary aromatics as possible, the wine was co-fermented with competing strains to ensure vibrancy and complexity in the wine. Ferment lasted approximately 5 weeks. Just prior to completing fermentation, the wine was racked off primary solids, but left on light lee for an extended period