Mount Beautiful - Sauvignon Blanc 2022 (750ml)
Price: $22.99
| Producer | Mount Beautiful |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Varietal | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 204917 |
| Size | 750ml |
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The Sauvignon Blanc has great aromatic power, is lively and vibrant. Blackcurrant, passionfruit, dried herb and tropical notes all provide an enticing medley of flavours and memories. The palate shows a similar fruit profile along with a creamy, textural richness, great weight, drive and finishing with a salty, salivating freshness.
This Sauvignon Blanc is perfectly matched with any fresh summer salad, Asian dishes or a range of shellfish like oysters, scallops or prawns
Mount Beautiful Description
This aromatic version showcases preserved lemon, melon and plump apricot notes, backed by hints of tangerine and lemon zest. Reveals a thread of minerality on the sleek, juicy finish. Drink now. 18,000 cases made, 15,000 cases imported.
The majority of the Sauvignon Blanc is planted on the most northern part of the vineyard which is cooler and more suited to this variety. All our Sauvignon Blanc is hand-thinned where required, machine harvested, and processed at the Mt Beautiful winery on site. The planted clones are a mix of University of Davis (UCD) 1, Mass Select (MS) on a mix of 101-14, 3309, and Schwarzmann rootstock along with Bordeaux clones 316 and 317 on Riparia Gloire rootstock. The MS clone is what much of the New Zealand industry is planted with providing a medley of fruit flavors with a lot of intensity, drive, and acidity while the Bordeaux clones tend to be more tropical, softer in acidity providing a nice fullness and richness to the blends. To consider the merits of each clone at blending, where possible all Blocks and clones are fermented separately.
Wine Spectator: 90 Points
