Wither Hills Early Light Sauvignon Blanc
Tropical guava, sweet Meyer lemon, perfumed Kaffir lime leaf and mandarin aromas stimulate the senses with underlying nuances of crunchy fresh garden salad and ripe red capsicum.
Aromas
Tropical guava, sweet Meyer lemon, perfumed Kaffir lime leaf and mandarin aromas stimulate the senses with underlying nuances of crunchy fresh garden salad and ripe red capsicum.
Palate
It is juicy and succulent on the palate with a zingy lime citrus backbone and a refreshingly light sensation.
Food Pairing
The Wither Hills Early Light Sauvignon Blanc transforms dishes like pan-seared snapper, roast vegetable salads and steamed green lip mussels.
Winemaking
Our vineyards were harvested early to capture optimum flavour ripeness while ensuring that less natural sugar was produced to convert into alcohol in this lower alcohol wine. The fruit from each vineyard was kept separate throughout the winemaking process to ensure integrity of each site and to provide the greatest possible number of blending combinations. The fruit was gently pressed, cold settled, racked and cool fermented with selected yeast strains to enhance the unique aromatics and flavours. After fermentation, the wines remained on light yeast lees to enhance palate feel and structure. The wines were then racked, blended, filtered and bottled to retain and capture the remarkable freshness of this Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.
Viticulture
Marlborough was sun-drenched throughout late spring and summer as the 2014 growing season saw daily temperatures consistently above long-term averages, resulting in one of the warmest summers in the last decade. Flowering and fruit set progressed without concern and we knew we were set up for a great harvest. With the warm weather continuing, ripening progressed quickly and harvest commenced earlier than in previous years. In true Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc style, flavours showed great intensity early in the season, but patience was certainly rewarded with the increase of concentration, complexity and balance as the fruit basked in the Marlborough sunshine, especially seen out on the coast at our Rarangi vineyard.
