1838 Reserve McLaren Vale Sauvignon Blanc 2017

Sourced from vineyards across the McLaren Vale region of South Australia. Harvested at the cool of night before being transported to the winery then we crushed the fruit quickly to separate the clear juice from the skins. We used specific yeast for Sauvignon Blanc and after a cool fermentation the wine was carefully filtered and bottled to retain all the appealing fruit flavours.

Goose Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017

Each individual block in our Goose Valley vineyard is carefully monitored for optimum sugar and acid levels, with a dedicated harvesting crew on hand ready to pick when these levels are meet. Once at the winery the grapes are pressed into stainless steel tanks for cold settling, before being gently racked and inoculated with select yeasts chosen to naturally enhance the aromatic and avour pro les of the wine. Fermentation is carried out at cool temperatures allowing the wine to retain its aromas; with each batch fermentation typically lasting around 21 days. After fermentation is complete the wines are left to settle on their yeast lees for a short period before being racked again into stainless steel tanks for maturation. Once blended the resulting wine is stabilised and altered – without the need for fining, and bottled in mid-July to capture freshness in the bottle. 

Make to drink upon release while the fruit flavour is at its most fresh and vibrant although will develop more complexity over the short term.

The Alexander Cameron Limestone Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2017

The individual parcels were machine harvested in the cool of the night and then crushed and pressed on arrival to the winery. Once settled, the clear juices were racked off and inoculated with aromatic yeast strains. One finished ferment; the resulting wines were blended together and prepared to bottle.

Buckleys Geelong Sauvignon Blanc 2016

Is thought to be the first European settler in the Bellarine Peninsula, having escaped the penal colony in Sorrento. He lived with the native Aboriginal community on the Bellarine Peninsula for 32 years with great affection and respect. Later in life Buckley become a bricklayer and this label and brand pays homage to this remarkable man and the Australian wine region that has now become such a special place.

Redwood Hills Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016

Our Wairau Bar Home Vineyard is cane pruned on 3 and 4 cane VSP trellising.  The rich top soils of the lower Wairau Valley have long been considered the finest agricultural soils in Marlborough. They give us complex flavours and pungent aromatics. Combine this with the influence from Rarangi alluvials deposited by the mighty Wairau River hundreds of years ago, and we present a wine brimming with complexity, personality and expression. 

The fruit was harvested in the cool of the morning and transferred to the winery where it underwent temperaturecontrolled fermentation in stainless steel tanks using carefully selected yeast cultures. Post-ferment maturation on fine lees gives the wine a refined texture to compliment the exuberant aromatics.

The 2015/2016 growing season was warm and dry. A couple of heavy, but isolated, rain events in January and March provided some drought relief and kept canopies healthy and green.   There was very little disease pressure leading into harvest, so we were able to pick blocks purely on flavour and ripeness.   The resulting wine is an aromatic and generous expression of Sauvignon Blanc.  

Niche Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017

Fruit was sourced from selected vineyard blocks in Marlborough. After the grapes were destemmed and transferred to the tank press where the free run juice was separated and the remaining fruit lightly pressed. The juice was then allowed to cold settle to a clear state then racked into stainless steel fermenters. The juice was the inoculated with selected yeasts to add the required complexity and aromaticity. The ferment period was 14 days while the wine was kept at between 11-14 degrees. After a short period of yeast contact the wine was racked for final blending before being bottled to capture all the tropical fruit flavours.

Make to drink upon release while the fruit flavour is at its most fresh and vibrant although will develop more complexity over the short term.

Kakaba Reserve Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2017

Sourced from a single vineyard in Kenton Valley in the Adelaide Hills one of the cooler climates of the Adelaide Hills, only free run juice was used.