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GREYWACKE WILD SAUVIGNON 2009

As fantastic as the Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc is, sometimes one looks for something with a little more body, finesse and complexity. And Kevin Judd has not disappointed with his Wild Sauvignon. Barrell fermented to add a rich and rounded character, this is a really food friendly wine and stands shoulder to shoulder with some very fine white Bordeaux wines. 93+ Points from Robert Parker make this wine a bargain!

VINEYARD
Fruit was sourced from various vineyard sites in and around the Brancott Valley and the central Wairau Plains, specifically in Woodbourne, Renwick and Rapaura. Soil types vary from the young alluvial soils of Rapaura and Renwick, which contain high proportions of greywacke river stones, to the older and denser clay-loam gravels of the Southern Valleys. The majority of the vineyards were trained using the divided Scott Henry canopy management system, with the balance being on two- or three-cane vertical shoot positioning.

GRAPE VARIETIES
100% Sauvignon Blanc

VINIFICATION
Sauvignon Blanc was harvested during the cool (often cold) conditions of night. The grapes were pressed relatively lightly and the resulting juice was cold settled prior to fermentation. The majority of the juice was fermented cool in stainless steel tanks using cultured yeast and a portion was filled into old French oak barriques, where it was allowed to undergo spontaneous indigenous yeast fermentation. This lasted for almost 12 months.

The wine had occasional lees stirring and approximately two thirds of the barrels underwent malolactic fermentation. It was transferred out of oak during the following harvest and left on yeast lees for a further four months before being bottled in August 2010.

TASTING NOTE
The Greywacke Wild Sauvignon 2009 has a bouquet with the lushness of a lemon crème brûlée adding sweet vanillin notes infused with thyme and toasted sesame. The palate is generous and crammed with savoury complexity - a Sauvignon that is rich and creamy with a lingering chalky texture.

CLOSURE: Stelvin

ALCOHOL: 13.3% (10 units of alcohol)

Per Bottle £20.99
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