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WOOLLASTON WOOLLASTON SAUVIGNON BLANC 2009

Bright pale green-gold colour. This is a riper style of Sauvignon Blanc with aromas of passionfruit, mandarin and red grapefruit. On the palate juicy tropical fruits linger to a long finish. A defining minerally texture embraces the fruit core and gives the wine a refined elegance.

Technical Information

WINEMAKING NOTES
Grapes were machine harvested into individual 1,500L bins and tipped directly into the press to reduce oxidation and to preserve flavours and aromas. Gentle pressing ensured the juice was extracted with minimal astringent harshness. A brief cold settling and racking preceded inoculation with yeast strains selected to preserve the primary fruit aromas. The finished wine was bottled using gravity.

pH 3.2
T.A. 6.2
R.S. 6.0
Alc 12.3%

VITICULTURE
The vines were carefully managed through pruning, trimming and leaf plucking to ensure open healthy leaf canopies were maintained and that the crop level per vine was in balance with its ability to yield premium quality fruit. This resulted in yield per hectare of 7.5 T to 11.5 T depending on the age of the vines in the block.

Awards & Reviews

New Release

Silver - NZ International Wine Challenge
4 stars - Winestate

Food & Wine

Shellfish (scallops, mussels), white fish (snapper, blue cod, terakihi, trevally), smoked fish, asparagus, dim sum, sushi, sashimi

Tasting Notes

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