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REGION:
South Australia, 2011

VITICULTURE & WINEMAKING:
The 2011 Vintage was mild; without heatwaves but with semi-regular rainfall to keep the grapes fresh and juicy. This mild year has been great for aromatic varietal expression and has allowed us to harvest the fruit with excellent flavour intensity. The vigorous Sauvignon Blanc really benefited from this mild and even growing season which lead to a juicy natural acidity contributing to excellent palate weight and flavour persistence overall.

Picked late at night to harvest the grapes as cold as possible the grapes were transported to the winery and pressed using modern membrane tank presses. After cold settling the clear juice was carefully racked to cooled fermentation tanks and inoculated with selected yeasts. Cool fermentation was followed by minimal handling, filtration and bottling at the Angove winery.

WINEMAKERS’ NOTES:
Pale straw with attractive green hues. Herbaceous and tropical characters leap from the glass with some lime and lemon aromas following. Clean crisp flavours of tropical fruits abound with some light gooseberry/herbaceous notes and a long full clean finish.

Best enjoyed in its youth this vibrant wine is the perfect partner to spicy Asian dishes or grilled fish.

TECHNICAL:
Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Alcohol: 10.5% alc/vol
Total Acidity: 6.1 gms/L
Residual Sugar: 1.85 gms/L

REGION:
South Australia, 2010

VITICULTURE & WINEMAKING:
Apart from a short heatwave in early February, the growing season for 2010 was remarkably cool. This has lead to an excellent year for Sauvignon Blanc. Picked early to take advantage of the cool season and accentuate the herbaceous aromas of the Sauvignon Blanc, the fruit for this wine was sourced from our own Nanya vineyards and growers in Wrattonbully, Maceration for a short period on skins took place before being gently pressed.

Cool fermentation using yeast selected to liberate aromatics which produced a lovely crisp fresh wine which has lots of moreish flavour.

WINEMAKERS’ NOTES:
Pale white gold with attractive olive green hues this wine has a lifted nose of herbaceous varietal Sauvignon Blanc with some riper passionfruit and citrus characters in the background. The complex palate has some fuller gooseberry and passionfruit notes and a long clean finish.

Best enjoyed in its youth this vibrant wine is the perfect partner to spicy Asian dishes or grilled fish.

TECHNICAL:
Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Alcohol: 11.0% alc/vol
Total Acidity: 7.4 gms/L
Residual Sugar: 6.0 gms/LREGION: