Bladen Sauvignon Blanc 2010
BLADEN 2010, SAUVIGNON BLANC
Grapegrowers:
Chris and Dave Macdonald, Tony and Melissa Burdon, Nick, Lauren, Bill and Julie Hunter
Location: Conders Bend Road, Marlborough Vickerman Street, Alma Road
Specifications: Alcohol: 13.0% /vol.
Residual Sugar: 4.0 g/L
pH: 3.32
Titratable Acidity: 7.20 g/L
Viticulture:
Climate: The early ripening season was warm and dry, followed by a cool autumn. This results in good yields, with intense fruit flavours.
Soils: Silty loam
Training: Standard vertical trellis
Tasting Notes: Colour: Pale straw
Nose: Lifted nettle, white currant and red capsicum with chalk and passionfruit undertones.
Palate: A full flavoured and weighty wine, filled with intense varietal fruit flavours that linger on the long, crisp acid finish.
Cellaring: 1-2 years
Serve: Lightly chilled
Suggested Foods:
This wine is particularly well suited to seafood dishes, poultry dishes or summer salads
Winemaking:
The grapes were machine harvested in cool morning conditions to minimise the pick up of any phenolics. The clear juice was then racked and cold fermented using selected yeast strains to preserve the fruit?s intense varietal flavours.
Bottling Date: 20th August, 2008
Winemakers: Sam Smail
Grapegrowers:
Chris and Dave Macdonald, Tony and Melissa Burdon, Nick, Lauren, Bill and Julie Hunter
Location: Conders Bend Road, Marlborough Vickerman Street, Alma Road
Specifications: Alcohol: 13.0% /vol.
Residual Sugar: 4.0 g/L
pH: 3.32
Titratable Acidity: 7.20 g/L
Viticulture:
Climate: The early ripening season was warm and dry, followed by a cool autumn. This results in good yields, with intense fruit flavours.
Soils: Silty loam
Training: Standard vertical trellis
Tasting Notes: Colour: Pale straw
Nose: Lifted nettle, white currant and red capsicum with chalk and passionfruit undertones.
Palate: A full flavoured and weighty wine, filled with intense varietal fruit flavours that linger on the long, crisp acid finish.
Cellaring: 1-2 years
Serve: Lightly chilled
Suggested Foods:
This wine is particularly well suited to seafood dishes, poultry dishes or summer salads
Winemaking:
The grapes were machine harvested in cool morning conditions to minimise the pick up of any phenolics. The clear juice was then racked and cold fermented using selected yeast strains to preserve the fruit?s intense varietal flavours.
Bottling Date: 20th August, 2008
Winemakers: Sam Smail