Rimapere Sauvignon Blanc 2023

New Zealand, Wairau Valley

Sauvignon Blanc

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Description

Colour: Pale straw with flashes of gold

Nose: Lifted citrus fruits, with clear notes of grapefruit and ripe lemon; subtle white flower fragrance and a nice minerality on the finish.

Palate: Elegant structure with good concentration and a ripe acid line that reinforces the persistence. Lively citrus flavours: lemon, pink grapefruit, some nice aromatic notes of passion fruit.

Cellaring: 1 to 3 years.

Certifications

Alcohol

12.5%

Analytical data

2.3 g/l residual sugar

7.0 g/l acidity

3.27 pH

Vineyard

This area’s cool climate is perfect for ripening high quality Sauvignon Blanc grapes and providing them with their typical lemon and grapefruit flavours, together with crisp acidity.

Vinification

WINEMAKING: Gentle pneumatic pressing, cold settling, fermentation in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks for 3 weeks (11 to 18°C) AGEING: Stainless steel vats

AGEING DURATION: 5 months

PRODUCTION: 180,000 bottles

Was malolactic fermentation used: no

Was high-solid fermentation used: no

Maturation