ROHE DILLONS POINT SAUVIGNON BLANC
$0.00DILLONS POINT
Located near Marlborough's coast, is defined by deep young, mineral-rich alluvial silts, deposited on sand. Cooling afternoon ocean breezes extend the growing season, providing fruit concentration.
TASTING NOTES
This wine oozes ripeness, with intense passionfruit and blackcurrant flavours, that combine with a salty minerality unique to Dillon's Point. This wine is immediately expressive but will continue to drink well for the next three years.
VINTAGE REPORT & WINEMAKING
The growing season started with cooler weather and a significant frost. This weather continued from bud burst to flowering, but Marlborough’s trademark sunshine returned with the summer conditions consistently hot, windy and dry, removing disease pressure. Cooler evenings helped to retain acidity. Dillon's Point Sauvignon Blanc was harvested exactly when we wanted with ripe fruit characters, then gently pressed. We used a variety of yeast strains for fermentation in stainless steel, chosen to enhance palate weight. Warmer ferment temperatures are used, which enhances mouth feel and the trademark thiol characteristics unique to this sub-region. After fermentation, the wine was kept on light lees for three months, prior to bottling.
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