Country of Origin & Region

Winery

New Zealand, Marlborough region

Mount Fishtail

Tasting Notes

A brilliant, pale straw green colour. Typical Marlborough Sauvignon aromas of grapefruit, box wood, pea-pods, tobacco & tomato leaf with an intriguing gooseberry yoghurt like complexity. The palate is fresh and full of vigour. Flavours of passionfruit, melon & grapefruit are balanced by limey acidity and good fruit sweetness. The palate is well structured and tapers to a long, lingering finish. A classic Marlborough statement.

Food Accompaniments

Enjoy while young. Ideal with seafood, especially Kaikoura crayfish & paua, or antipasti and Asian foods.

Awards, Reviews and other Notes

87 pts Wine Spectator Magazine (DS)
Fragrant and focused, with tangy intensity to lime, grass, guava and sea salt flavors. Drink now. 1,000 cases imported.

Winemaker Notes

Machine harvested from the family owned Waihopai Valley and Wairau Valley sites. Soil in the vineyard is of stony silt . Canopy Management is vertical shoot positioning with shoot and crop thinning.
Stainless steel tank fermented at controlled temperatures between 10 and 13 Deg. C. Best enjoyed young with a cellaring potential of 2 to 3 years.

UPC Code

Chemical Analysis

Varietal

752183180443

Alcohol: 13%
Total Acid: 6.1 g/L
Residual Sugar: 4.3g/L
Free/Total Sulfur: 120 mg/L

Sauvignon Blanc