Good Company Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2018

Description

Dry

Wine is made all over the world, and is many things to many people. But no matter where it’s from, or what it means to you, one thing always seems to remain true: a great wine is made even better when enjoyed in good company. In New Zealand we try to be good, to put more into the land than we ever take out. If we look after the land, it will look after us. So raise a glass to the land and enjoy…with Good Company.

The different parcels of Sauvignon Blanc have been combined to make a wine that is brimming with pure fruit flavours. The nose is lifted and fresh with notes of passion fruit, blackcurrant and fresh herbs. The sweet fruit characters and crisp acidity, combine to create a palate that is fresh with a zesty mineral finish.

The growing season in Marlborough started out warm and dry, resulting in very even flowering and ultimately balanced vines with the right amount of crop to get them through to harvest. The warm weather continued through Spring and Summer, with periodic rains which kept the vines hydrated through the warm growing season. The warmer conditions meant that harvest started around two weeks earlier than the previous year and the fruit harvested was highly aromatic with a vibrant pure palate.

Individual parcels of Sauvignon Blanc were selected from our Awatere Valley vineyards, where they were harvested separately over a week period. At the winery, the fruit was destemmed and gently pressed. The juice was cold settled, after which the clear juice was racked off, followed by a long cool fermentation in stainless steel tanks to capture and enhance the fruit flavours. The wine was then blended, stabilised and filtered in preparation for bottling. Harvested 4th-12th April 2018. 

Food Pairing: Enjoy with barbequed seafood.