"In the Crowded world of wine, New Zealand is paradise for Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir”
New Zealand’s best wine growing regions form the foundations of Crowded House.
Crowded House Sauvignon Blanc is a fun, fresh, lively and crisp wine. A true reflection of the Marlborough region, it has zesty acidity and is well balanced with fruit sweetness. Tropical notes are interwoven with hints of grassiness. Fermented in 100% stainless steel.
Grapes 100% Sauvignon Blanc District of origin of grapes 100% Marlborough, encompassing a broad range of Marlborough sub-regions.
Oak Maturation None.
Analysis
Alcohol 13.0%
pH 3.30
Acid 8.4g/L
Sugar 3.2g/L
Tasting Notes
Colour:Pale straw lemon.
Nose: Aromas of citrus and stonefruit with a gentle grassy/herbal background.
Palate: Refreshing palate with flavours of lemon, lime and pineapple, balanced with mouthwatering acid and a fine minerality.
Food Match Enjoy with citrus dressed salads and aromatic seafood dishes.
Vinification
The fruit was machine harvested and the juice cold settled, racked and inoculated with a variety of yeast cultures - some to accentuate aromatics, others to bring out a textural component. Ferments progressed at cool temperatures in stainless steel tanks and were largely untouched allowing the fruit to express itself naturally. The wine remained on yeast lees post fermentation to build an extra textural element.
Winemakers Comments
A classical Marlborough wine from anything but a normal growing season. The 2011/12 growing season will be long remembered for the many sleepless nights leading into harvest due to an unseasonably cold summer which led to light crops and delayed grape development. All that changed from late March with a spectacular spell of fine, crisp weather through to early May that allowed for terrific flavour development and concentration. This wine is intended to embrace the vibrant and fresh characters that Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is renowned for.
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