Wairau River Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021
- Dry styles
- Partial barrel ferment
- Peach & mango
- Lengthy finish
"A powerful bouquet with pungent aromas of fresh herbs and apple, mango and peach, sage and passionfruit, oyster shells and crushed rock mineral qualities. On the palate - salivating and fruity, flavours of tropical fruits, apple and citrus invade the senses quickly. Flavours of peach and tangerine, sage and fresh apple follow. A delicious wine, balanced and ready with a lengthy finish. Great drinking from 2022 through 2025+" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Feb 2022
A striking nose with layers of lemon and lime, cut herbs, floral notes and passionfruit. A portion of this wine underwent barrel fermentation giving weight in the mid-palate with aromas of toast and brioche leading to a complex, lengthy finish.
Flowering commenced in the first week of December. During this period, the region experienced less than perfect flowering conditions which resulted in a lower-than-average potential yield. Balance of yield to canopy health was excellent. January, February, and March produced some of the driest months ever recorded with picking beginning in the last week of February and concluding in the last week of March culminating in one of the earliest vintages in the region and also one of the most exceptional harvests we have seen. The warm fine weather through the late summer provided exceptionally clean and healthy fruit, creating the a riper spectrum of tropical fruit flavours, this provided the winemakers with an extensive array of complimentary blending components from which to assemble some fantastic wines. The resulting wines from the 2021 vintage have wonderful fruit concentration aromatic power and defining elegance which are all hallmarks of this outstanding vintage. The elegance and poise seen from the 2021 wines will truly make this one of the most celebrated years for some time.
The grapes were harvested in the cool hours of the morning and left on skins for six hours before gentle pressing. Some of the juice was fermented with cultured yeast in stainless steel vats at low temperatures, and a portion was fermented in new and old oak barrels with wild yeast. Following fermentation the wine was left on lees for two months before being blended and finished for bottle.
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Wairau River Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Wairau River Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021
- Dry styles
- Partial barrel ferment
- Peach & mango
- Lengthy finish
"A powerful bouquet with pungent aromas of fresh herbs and apple, mango and peach, sage and passionfruit, oyster shells and crushed rock mineral qualities. On the palate - salivating and fruity, flavours of tropical fruits, apple and citrus invade the senses quickly. Flavours of peach and tangerine, sage and fresh apple follow. A delicious wine, balanced and ready with a lengthy finish. Great drinking from 2022 through 2025+" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Feb 2022
A striking nose with layers of lemon and lime, cut herbs, floral notes and passionfruit. A portion of this wine underwent barrel fermentation giving weight in the mid-palate with aromas of toast and brioche leading to a complex, lengthy finish.
Flowering commenced in the first week of December. During this period, the region experienced less than perfect flowering conditions which resulted in a lower-than-average potential yield. Balance of yield to canopy health was excellent. January, February, and March produced some of the driest months ever recorded with picking beginning in the last week of February and concluding in the last week of March culminating in one of the earliest vintages in the region and also one of the most exceptional harvests we have seen. The warm fine weather through the late summer provided exceptionally clean and healthy fruit, creating the a riper spectrum of tropical fruit flavours, this provided the winemakers with an extensive array of complimentary blending components from which to assemble some fantastic wines. The resulting wines from the 2021 vintage have wonderful fruit concentration aromatic power and defining elegance which are all hallmarks of this outstanding vintage. The elegance and poise seen from the 2021 wines will truly make this one of the most celebrated years for some time.
The grapes were harvested in the cool hours of the morning and left on skins for six hours before gentle pressing. Some of the juice was fermented with cultured yeast in stainless steel vats at low temperatures, and a portion was fermented in new and old oak barrels with wild yeast. Following fermentation the wine was left on lees for two months before being blended and finished for bottle.
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- Dry styles
- Partial barrel ferment
- Peach & mango
- Lengthy finish
"A powerful bouquet with pungent aromas of fresh herbs and apple, mango and peach, sage and passionfruit, oyster shells and crushed rock mineral qualities. On the palate - salivating and fruity, flavours of tropical fruits, apple and citrus invade the senses quickly. Flavours of peach and tangerine, sage and fresh apple follow. A delicious wine, balanced and ready with a lengthy finish. Great drinking from 2022 through 2025+" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Feb 2022
A striking nose with layers of lemon and lime, cut herbs, floral notes and passionfruit. A portion of this wine underwent barrel fermentation giving weight in the mid-palate with aromas of toast and brioche leading to a complex, lengthy finish.
Flowering commenced in the first week of December. During this period, the region experienced less than perfect flowering conditions which resulted in a lower-than-average potential yield. Balance of yield to canopy health was excellent. January, February, and March produced some of the driest months ever recorded with picking beginning in the last week of February and concluding in the last week of March culminating in one of the earliest vintages in the region and also one of the most exceptional harvests we have seen. The warm fine weather through the late summer provided exceptionally clean and healthy fruit, creating the a riper spectrum of tropical fruit flavours, this provided the winemakers with an extensive array of complimentary blending components from which to assemble some fantastic wines. The resulting wines from the 2021 vintage have wonderful fruit concentration aromatic power and defining elegance which are all hallmarks of this outstanding vintage. The elegance and poise seen from the 2021 wines will truly make this one of the most celebrated years for some time.
The grapes were harvested in the cool hours of the morning and left on skins for six hours before gentle pressing. Some of the juice was fermented with cultured yeast in stainless steel vats at low temperatures, and a portion was fermented in new and old oak barrels with wild yeast. Following fermentation the wine was left on lees for two months before being blended and finished for bottle.
