Toi Toi Lifestyle Marlborough Lighter Alcohol Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Description

Dry

• Dry style
• Passionfruit
• Ripe stonefruit
• Medium-bodied

"Ah, bliss; rapture! At last a low-alc wine that has the body to support the reduced alcohol in the mouth. Well flavoured from some clearly ripe fruit off the vine this vintage" Peter Saunders, 2021

"Varietally expressive and beautifully lifted on the nose showing passionfruit, kiwifruit, lime zest and sweet basil aromas, it's punchy and flavoursome on the palate delivering bright fruit flavours with vibrant acidity, making it immediately appealing" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Sep 2021

Light in colour with a pale straw hue and tantalising aromas of nectarine, passionfruit, box hedge and gooseberry. Enjoy the full array of flavours that Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is renowned for just with a lower alcohol content. Lifted and refreshing exhibiting flavours of ripe stonefruit, lime juice, kiwifruit and citrus. A medium bodied wine with a long fruit-driven finish.

The Toi Toi Sauvignon Blanc is crafted from three Marlborough vineyards, each of which bring their own expression to the wine; Brookdale Vineyard in the Southern Valley’s, Utawai Vineyard nearer to the coast and Loddon Lane Vineyard in the Upper Wairau Valley. Grapes are harvested in the cool of evening to help retain fruit purity and flavours. Each vineyard is picked progressively as it reaches optimum ripeness which provides multiple flavour profiles with which to craft our wine.

In the winery the wine is given 2-3 hrs of skin contact and then gently pressed. This helps add structure to the wine and no fining means we retain more of the grape’s natural flavours. The wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks with an array of yeasts; some to enhance aromatics and some to provide savoury notes, weight and structure.

To create a lower in alcohol wine, the important factor isn’t taking away – it’s ensuring the flavour stays. It’s all in the fruit selection. We select fruit with bright aromatic qualities and varietal intensity. When the alcohol is reduced in the winemaking process, these notes and flavors are retained, as is the zesty and refreshing mouthfeel of the wines.