Sauvignon Blanc 2009

Winemaker's notes

The 2009 is coming together well with all the elements of a wine at the top of its game and with plenty of exciting development still to come.

Bouquet: A very satisfying bouquet with tropical fruit, plenty of citrus, gooseberry and typical Marlborough herbaceousness. The slightly salty, minerally note on the nose shows up the 17 Valley fruit in the wine.

Palate: The wine is full bodied, has good intensity, ripeness and nice passionfruit and herbal notes on the back palate. Lots of room for development.

Viticulture

Harvest date: April 2009
Harvesting: Machine harvested
Sites: From several vineyards located in and to the sides of the Wairau Valley

April 2009 Machine harvested From several vineyards located in and to the sides of the Wairau Valley

 

Vinification

Reasonably straight forward winemaking aimed at retaining the natural fruit quality from another excellent vintage. Cool stainless steel fermentation is followed by a period on yeast lees to enhance the wine’s weight and texture.

Alcohol: 13%
Titratable Acid: 7.8g/L
Residual Sugar: 2.7g/L
pH: 3.32

Wine & Food matches

Grove Mill Sauvignon Blanc is deliciously drinkable on its own or with a wide range of cuisine. It is the ultimate wine for matching with most seafood - oysters, mussels, salmon and white fish. Perfect for enjoying on sunny afternoons.

Cellaring

The wine will develop with bottle age, but for classic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc character we recommend drinking this wine in its youth (up to 2 years).