Dog Point Section 94 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014

Description

Dry

• French oak
• Citrus notes
• White florals
• Vibrant acidity

"Distinctive, complex, developing, enticing. Aromas of integration, white fleshed fruits and citrus, a mix of primary and developing bottle-age complexity. On the palate - immediately fruity with barrel ferment combinations - grapefruit and lemon, apple and lees autolysis. The back palate shows-off the gentle vanilla and custard sweetness of oak. Still fresh and youthful with medium+ acidity and lengthy detailed finish. A fantastic wine. Best drinking from today and through 2026+" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Nov 2020

"Tantalising sauvignon blanc made from grapes grown on 29-year-old vines and aged in older French oak barrels for 18 months. Taut, savoury wine with chalky-mineral, struck-flint reductive characters and nut, ginger yeast lees supported by vibrant acidity. A harmonious wine from a top vintage. Should continue to age gracefully" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Dec 2020

Pale straw in colour in the glass. Toasty with citrus notes and underlying exotic fruits and white floral tones. A nutty, solids character from time in old oak barrels on natural lees give palate weight and rich texture. A full bodied style of Sauvignon Blanc, with a dried herbal edge, and vibrant acidity which gives the wine focus. Cellar up to 10 years.

Sourced from Dog Points Section 94 - Marlborough home vineyard. 9.4 tonnes/hectare. 100% UCD1. Silt/clay loams.

An amazing warm Spring with an early budburst followed by a couple of frost events that required frost protection management. Excellent weather prevailed over flowering and fruit set, necessitating diligent shoot thinning and later, fruit removal. Timely mid-season rain ensured healthy vine growth requiring additional canopy management to achieve desired cropping levels, and in particular balanced fruit to leaf ratios. A very favourable late summer/early autumn enabled an early harvest. Fruit quality was excellent with good physiological ripeness, impressive flavour intensity and desired crisp natural acidity. The early vintage completion allowed evasion of a two week rain deluge.

Hand picked and gently pressed to tank for 24 hours of settling prior to eighteen months fermentation and aging in older French Oak barrels. 100% natural ferment. Bottled without fining and only minimal filtration.