Roy's Hill Sauvignon Blanc 2009

The fruit from this wine is sourced from our Gimblett Road vineyards as well as from Crownthorpe, a cooler more elevated vineyard site. These two locations have different soil types, aspects and altitudes providing us with differing fruit characters, which have been combined in this wine.
This Sauvignon Blanc 2009 was given a cool ferment in stainless steel to retain the lively, fresh herbaceous characters the fruit exhibited. The individual components were blended, stabilized and filtered prior to bottling.

COLOUR: Light straw with green hue.
AROMA: Fresh lifted herbaceous characters with hints of nettles.
PALATE: A lively, tangy Sauvignon Blanc. Fresh capsicum and herbal flavours with lifted tropical fruits combine to give this wine a broad spectrum of flavours. Enjoy now.

Technical Data

Fruit

100% Sauvignon Blanc

Alcohol Content

12% vol.

Soils

Consisting of alluvial gravel overlaid with silt sands of varying depths. The Ngaruroro River laid these soils incorporating volcanic pumice sands down centuries ago. These free draining and low status soils are ideal for winegrowing.

Vintage

Favourable conditions were experienced through flowering and fruit set. A long, warm summer followed by a short period of wet weather in early March led to an exceptional harvest. Yields and quality were above average which has made 2009 a vintage to savour.

Vinification

Cool controlled ferment in stainless steel to retain the lively, fresh herbaceous characters the fruit exhibited. The individual components were blended, stabilised and filtered prior to bottling.

Barrel Percentage

Nil - tank fermentation only