Past Vintages
Technical Data
Region:
McLaren Vale
Alcohol:
12.5%
Vine age:
1973 and 1985
Sugar at Picking:
Sauvignon Blanc – 13.1°Baumé
Semillon – 12°Baumé
PH:
3.18
Acidity:
6.91gms/litre
Residual Sugar:
2.8gms/litre
2010 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
$15.50
Colour:
Medium straw with attractive green tints
Bouquet:
The appeal of fresh delicate gooseberries with hints of limes and lemons combine to give this wine a lively fragrance
Palate:
Zesty, flavoursome palate showing tropical flavours surrounding a long middle palate that finishes with a clean, bright acidity
Food Suggestions:
This wine makes an excellent aperitif and complements antipasti, fish and poultry
Cellaring Potential:
Best enjoyed in its youth over the next 3 years
Winemaking Notes:
Fruit for this wine was sourced from our own vineyards planted 25-35 years ago. After harvesting at night, the grapes were pressed gently without crushing and the juice allowed to clarify naturally and slowly. Following racking, the juice was cold fermented with a yeast strain renown for enhancing the aromatics of the wine. The components were blended and received a light fining during stabilising and bottling in early May 2010
Background Information:
This wine has an excellent heritage of vines planted in 1973 and 1985. Each year these vineyards produce fruit of excellent flavour and depth with both varieties contributing citrus characters with an extra dimension of limes, snow peas and gooseberries
Oak:
Nil
