Nose
The bouquet is pungent with pronounced attractive, very fresh aromas of
passionfruit, lemon and lime.
Palate
Juicy fresh fruit flavours carry to the palate and mingle with superb lingering acidity.
The balance of fruit flavours and acidity is seamless leaving a long aftertaste making this wine
such a delight to drink.
Growing Conditions
As with all our fruit, the wines are grown with strict organic principles in mind, meaning we do
not use any toxic chemicals on the estate and we maintain healthy soils using microbiological
strategies. The purity in the fruit is expressed in the quality and flavour of the final product.
Harvest
The grapes are harvested in the cool of the night, using a selective harvester. The Semillon from block 18 on the estate consists of 48 rows, 5ha, planted in 2004 of which the middle 16 rows are better suited to this wine. The Sauvignon Blanc block 20 is 5.1ha, planted in 2003.
Winemaking
Machine harvested in the cool of the night. The Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon were processed individually to respect varietal characters and allow for greater flexibility when it became time to create this blend. Juice was floated and racked to a desired NTU of 80. Fermented in stainless inert vessels at 14 degrees to preserve freshness and aromatics, with the cooling turned off towards the end of the ferment. Filtered onsite and sent off to an early bottling.
Appearance
Bright pale straw.
