Reserve Sauvignon Blanc
100% Sauvignon Blanc
This wine is predominantly from the Southern Valleys with smaller portions from our Awatere Valley vineyard and our coastal, Wairau Valley block. All our blocks were picked when we considered them to have maximum passionfruit characters and while the acidity was still bright and crisp. The grapes were gently pressed before the juice was fermented in stainless tanks with selected yeast or in old French barriques (10%). This wine is a blend of the tanks that we felt stood out for aromatic intensity and concentration on the palate, with the old oak portion.