Blackenbrook Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Blackenbrook Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Our Sauvignon Blanc 2017 boasts bright aromatic passion fruit, gooseberry and red capsicum flavours wrapped around a flinty acidity.
Ideal serving temperature: 8 – 10 degrees
From Sustainable Production, accredited by Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand
Vegan Wine, certified by the New Zealand Vegetarian Society
Reviews:
Silver Medal Bragato Wine Awards 2017
From Sustainable Production, accredited by Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand
Vegan Wine, certified by the New Zealand Vegetarian Society
Weather Conditions: Regular rain fall in spring and early summer promoted a vibrant and lush canopy.
A warm and dry February made for excellent ripening conditions but just a few days before harvest it was back to rain.
Fortunately we got a few more sunny days and with the help of our amazing picking team we managed to bring the crop in safely just hours before cyclone Debbie hit the region – once again extremely lucky!
Viticulture
• 100% fruit from our Home block
• Moutere clay soil with a layer of sandy loam
• Clone: Sauvignon Blanc MS
• Hand-harvested and hand-sorted on 29 March 2017
From Sustainable Production, accredited by Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand
Vegan Wine, certified by the New Zealand Vegetarian Society
Winemaking
• Extremely gentle winemaking: Whole bunch pressed, gravity-fed from press area to main winery, cool fermentation, extended lees contact, minimal pumping, no fining pre-bottling
• Oak-ageing for 4% of the wine to add complexity
• 4g/ltr natural residual sugar
• Bottled on 12 July in light-weight bottles to reduce our carbon footprint
• 13.5% alcohol