Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc

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While many Marlborough Sauvignons are “explosive” and simple, Greywacke is known for its restraint and “weight.” The 2024 vintage captures a growing season that provided excellent fruit purity. Kevin Judd focuses on picking the grapes at high physiological ripeness, resulting in a wine that trades “aggressive greenness” for elegant flinty notes and succulent tropical fruit.

Tasting Note: The signature wine from Kevin Rudd, the man who made Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc famous. The nose starts with passionfruit and cassis with guava, crisp pear and white peach adding a delicious intricacy. On the palate, it’s generous yet refreshing, with ripe pineapple and a lime sherbet zing, layered with elderflower and hints of citrus blossom. A classy example of the Marlborough style – ripe, textural, and scrumptious with the tropical fruit in harmonious balance.

Appellation: Marlborough, New Zealand

Vintage: 2024

Style: White

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc

Vinification: Harvested largely by machine during cool night-time conditions, the grapes were trucked to the Greywacke winery in the Omaka Valley, where they were lightly pressed to yield a modest volume of high-quality juice. The juice was then cold-settled and racked prior to fermentation, primarily using cultured yeast in stainless steel for cool, slow fermentation. A portion of the juice was allowed to undergo spontaneous indigenous yeast fermentation in old oak barrels. All vineyard batches were left on lees and kept separate until late June, when the blend was assembled. The wine was bottled in mid-August 2022.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Farming: Conventional, Sustainable.

Allergens: Sulphites

Pairing suggestion: Shellfish, poultry, green salad, goat’s cheese.