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From the first Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc blocks to the final red-varietal Estate picks, the 2009 harvest spanned more than two months. Though the 2009 growing season presented certain challenges (from early shatter to late-season rain) attention to detail and site-specific techniques in the vineyards yielded a crop of high quality fruit. This included aggressive leafing, an early thinning protocol and a heavy field sort to select only the most desirable grapes.
Notes
This complex and focused Sauvignon Blanc seamlessly combines mouth-filling fruit with refreshing acidity. The aromas highlight elements of bright citrus and passion fruit, underscored by pineapple and layers of gala apple and lychee. The tropical aromas are echoed on the palate and given added dimension by the addition of Semillon, which helps to showcase the juicy guava, passion fruit and pineapple upside-down cake flavours, alongside notes of fresh apple, vanilla and key lime pie.
Blend: 75% Sauvignon Blanc, 25% Semillon
Alcohol: 13.0%
pH: 3.35
Total acidity: 6.1g/L
RS: g/L
Brix at harvest: 22.6°
Barrel ageing: 15% barrel fermentation in new oak, 5 months sur lie
Malolactic fermentation:
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