Blind River Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Description

Dry

• French oak
• Dry style
• Lime & passionfruit
• Fresh green herbs

This wine always exhibits the full spectrum of sauvignon blanc varietal characters from green, fresh herbal notes through to lime, passionfruit and tropical fruits. The palate echoes these fruit characters with the addition of a zesty acidity and a wonderful chalky texture which is one of the hallmarks of this block.

This is a single vineyard wine from their Blind River vineyard in Marlborough’s Awatere Valley.

These vines are two and three cane VSP pruned and were cropped at moderate levels. The 2020 vintage was perfect with warm and dry weather which meant they could pick relatively early with great flavours and no disease pressure. The grapes were harvested at over 22 brix.

Their winemaking approach is to keep things simple and allow the character of the vineyard to shine through. The grapes were picked in several parcels when each had maximum passionfruit characters and while the acidity was still bright and crisp. After gentle pressing, the juice was fermented in stainless steel tanks with selected yeast, except for about 10% which was fermented in old French barriques with wild yeast. Each block was fermented separately and then the blend components selected and blended with the barrique portion.

Food Pairing: Oysters simply prepared with a squeeze of lemon and hint of seasoning. Also delicious with spicy foods, goat’s cheese, salads, asparagus and other vegetables.