Dog Point Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand

Excellent seasonal conditions prevailed with a good even budburst, although a very moderate flowering and fruit set experienced due to cool weather in 2012 at bud initiation time. A very dry mid-summer eventuated, with the autumn period being a run of warm sunny days and cooler nights heading towards harvest. Selective canopy management ensured desired fruit to leaf ratios with all fruit harvested at optimum ripeness levels, in line with a normal average year, and over two weeks ahead of 2012.

Pale straw in colour, Pure focused fruit aromas of ripe citrus, white peach, a pleasant fragrance of white blossom. An underlying yeast influence is attained from a naturally occurring fermentation in old oak barrels for a period of 18 months.
A complex full bodied style of Sauvignon Blanc with a chalky minerality and fresh herbal influence, complimented by a slightly funky reductive edge.