Mills Reef Reserve Hawke's Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Description

Dry

• Dry style
• Passionfruit
• Tomato leaf
• Gooseberry

This classic Hawkes Bay Sauvignon Blanc is crafted in an off-dry style, with richness, depth and delightful aromas and flavours of luscious pear, tomato leaf, passionfruit and gooseberry with a hint of lychee.

The grapes for this delicious Sauvignon Blanc were grown from a selection of our own Estate Hawkes Bay vineyards.

With a cool start and sporadic rain, harvest occurred in a moment of a long dry period.  March provided the ultimate growing conditions with some warm days and cool nights, enabling the fruit to have enhanced flavours while retaining acid. 2022 produced clean, healthy, flavoursome fruit under trying conditions.

Fermentation was initiated with specially selected Sauvignon Blanc yeast and proceeded in a slow controlled manner to preserve both the varietal fruitiness and its aromatic intensity. It was lightly fined, but remains vegan friendly, followed by stabilisation prior to bottling on 20th December 2022 under screwcap.

Food Pairing: Deliciously appealing, enjoy on its own or try with an asparagus, avocado, grilled red pepper salad with goats cheese.