Tasting notes

The 2011 vintage has delivered zesty gooseberry, passionfruit, and citrus flavours with a hint of capsicum. While it remains a distinctively New Zealand sauvignon blanc the palate is full with great weight and length.

Wine maker notes

The grapes were harvested according to flavour and skin ripeness. To allow the purity of fruit flavours from the vineyard to be expressed we have fermented the majority of our grapes in stainless steel at low temperatures whilst adding complexity and mid palate weight with the balance fermented in old oak barrels. The combination of these two portions provides a wine full of varietal fruit expression balanced with texture and weight. A multi-dimensional wine.

Technical notes

alcohol 14.0% by vol ph 3.2 total acidity 6.9g/l residual sugar 3.0g/l

Food pairing

The wine is suited to all occasions but particularly well matched to seafood.