Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2011

Richmond Plains produced New Zealand’s first certified organic Sauvignon Blanc.

Sauvignon Blanc is ideally suited to the Nelson region where a combination of warm, sunny days and cool autumn nights, help to create the intense varietal flavours for which this flagship New Zealand wine is recognised. 

All Richmond Plains grapes are grown on our own vineyard.  Both the growing of our grapes and winemaking are certified organic by BioGro New Zealand.  We also run our vineyard with a full biodynamic program.

Nose:  Fresh herbaceous characters with gooseberry and capsicum notes.

Palate:  Delicious gooseberry, capsicum, passionfruit and lime / citrus flavours with a lovely background of mineral and nettle tones.  Fresh, fruity & vibrant with good weight and length.   A very versatile and popular wine that complements a wide variety of food styles especially seafood and ideal as an aperitif.  

Vintage:  The old vines are on Scott Henry trellising whilst the new vines were trellised on vertical shoot position. A hot, dry summer contributed to an early harvest with good quality fruit and excellent flavours.  Fruit was picked in mid April. 

Wine Making:  All fruit was crushed and de-stemmed before being cool fermented to preserve the vibrant, fresh Sauvignon characters. 

Sulphur:  This wine is made with minimal levels of sulphur/SO2/preservative 220.

Vegetarian:  This wine is suitable for vegetarian diets.

Alcohol: 13.5 %     

Acidity: 7.2     

Residual Sugar: 3.2 g/l

Gold and Top 100 award at Sydney International Wine Competition.

Blue-Gold for excellence in matching with food at Sydney International Wine Competition.

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