Delta Hatters Hill Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Description

Dry

• Dry style
• Papaya & passionfruit
• Nectarine & sea salt
• Vibrant & intense

"A stunning expression of the variety, showing passion fruit, nettle, jalapeno and lime zest aromas on the nose, followed by an impressively concentrated palate that's juicy and persistent. Pristine and deliciously satisfying. At its best: now to 2025" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Dec 2021

"Rich, creamy-textured sauvignon blanc with citrus, lime, guava, melon, passionfruit and red capsicum flavours. A concentrated fresh and appealing wine from a top vintage" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real review, Feb 2022

Light straw colour in the glass. Intense aromas of passionfruit and tropical papaya. Vibrant and intense with notes of fleshy nectarine, sea salt and delicate minerality, plus a long and complex finish. Drinking beautifully from release and will continue to develop complexity over the next three to five years.

Grapes are grown in the Dillons Point area of Marlborough's Lower Wairay Valley. Historical flooding desposited nutrient rich silts, which in turn created fertile free draining soils abundant in micronutrients. These soils are ideal for the production of highly expressive, weighty Sauvignon Blanc. Warm days combined with cool evenings ensured these grapes ripened evenly whilst retaining vibrant, zesty fruit flavours.

The harvest was carefully timed and the grapes picked in the cool of the evening at peak flavour maturity. The grapes were transported promtly to the winery where they were immediately pressed to minimize skin contact. After cool settling, the juice was fermented partially in stainless steel tank, with 14% fermented in seasoned French oak barriques. The wine was then matured for six months on lees to enhance the weight and texture. This weighty and rounded Sauvignon Blanc has extended ageability and is an example of Heather's intricate winemaking style.

Food Pairing: This vibrant and textural Sauvignon Blanc makes it especially complementary with food, such as creamy goats cheese or fresh sea food.