The Valleys Wairau Sauvignon Blanc 2009
This 100% Marlborough grown Sauvignon Blanc is dedicated to my grandfather, James Randall, a pioneer in Marlborough who passed on to me his farming skills and love of the land. I have hand selected grapes from my oldest vines and stoniest sites in the Wairau River Valley – coaxing from this unyielding land its own individual expression of Sauvignon Blanc. Hand selected bunches from low yielding vines (5 – 6 ton/Ha) where whole bunch pressed, and the juice either cold settled for a long slow fermentation in tank or directly placed in old oak barriques for fermentation and extended yeast lees aging lasting 8 months, prior to final preparation for bottling. Minimalist winemaking to allow the unique terroir to speak directly to you.
Tasting Notes
Subtle dry herb, citrus and white flower aromas, the wine shows deliciously aromatic yet restrained nose. Richly textured, weighty and showing just a hint of leesy complexity – yet austere with defining steely minerality and crisp dry acid backbone for seamless aging. “The Sancerre of the South” to quote Bob Campbell M.W. |
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