Sauvignon Blanc Greywacke 2024
NaturweinDer Sauvignon von Greywacke ist ein Weißwein mit tropischem und aromatischem Charakter, der in Neuseeland aus verschiedenen Weinbergen aus Marlborough und Wairau hergestellt wird. Er wird mit einheimischen Hefen vinifiziert und kurz in Edelstahl und Holz gereift, und verbreitet tropische Empfindungen von Passionsfrucht und Limette, mit Noten von eingelegtem Pfirsich, Marzipan und aromatischen Kräutern. Der Schluck hat eine gute Umhüllung und eine angenehme Frische, die ihn trinkbar und geschmeidig machen.
In the New Zealand wine region of Marlborough, Greywacke's Sauvignon Blanc is born, a bottle with a fresh and exotic character. The grapes used to create this label come from the Southern Valleys and the central plains of Wairau, exactly within the areas of Woodbourne, Renwick, and Rapaura. The winery, founded in 2009 and run by the Judd family, is located in the Omaka Valley. All these areas are just a few kilometers apart but present different pedological characteristics.
Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc represents a pure expression of the homonymous variety of French origin, cultivated on heterogeneous soil compositions according to the principles of organic farming. In Rapaura and Renwick, the soils are of alluvial origin and have a great abundance of the characteristic greywacke rock, while in the Southern Valleys, the soils are clay-based. In the winery, the vinifications are parcel-based, with the bunches, harvested in the coolest hours of the night, being gently pressed. The musts obtained are cooled before the slow alcoholic fermentations in steel tanks. A portion of the masses are instead left to ferment in old oak barrels by indigenous yeasts. Once the fermentation processes are completed, the different batches are left to rest on the fine lees for a few months before blending and subsequent bottling.
The New Zealand Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc is straw yellow in color. The nose offers hints of tropical fruit, aromatic herbs, melon, peach, and citrus, accompanied by a fine mineral vein. Rich and enveloping on the palate, where the pronounced freshness leads the long finish with herbaceous and exotic notes, delicately aromatic. This is a Sauvignon Blanc that pairs exceptionally well with elaborate seafood dishes.