Catalina Sounds Sound of White Sauvignon Blanc 2017
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3.3
Capturing Catalina’s most interesting parcels of fruit, this wine shows New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc in a new light. Fermented and aged in oak, these sweet oak flavours blend with stone-fruit, grapefruit and lemon notes that build to a gently mineral-infused finish. Ideal with fresh seafood; it also has enough weight to complement creamy or buttery sauced dishes.
The wine displays an intriguing nose with a smoky oak lift, and a complex yet restrained array of tropical fruits, stonefruit and citrus notes with an undercurrent of gentle herbal elements.
Sauvignon Blanc
The palate is textural and soft, yet still framed with a fine acid line giving a precise drive and flavour length.
Winemaking could not be easier for this wine. Cloudy juice is run to large 4000L and 5700L French oak foudres for uninoculated, warm fermentation. The wine then sits unsulphured on heavy lees for the next 10 months. As with the 2016, this wine has majorly gone through malolactic fermentation, lending the wine aromatic intrigue and enhanced mouthfeel. A small parcel of skin contact fermented wine was also incorporated into this wine for added texture.
Impeccably managed by Fraser Brown, fruit for this wine was again sourced from within our 3.1Ha ‘D’ Block at Sound of White Vineyard. This block has a strong clay presence which provides an inherent richness and density to the fruit. Also notable is a strong site specific aromatic profile from this block which presents as gentle alpine herbs and a mouth watering saline character on the palate.
5.0
3.3