Villa Maria - Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2022 (750ml)
Price: $19.99
| Producer | Villa Maria |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Marlborough |
| Subregion | Wairau Valley |
| Varietal | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 31584 |
| Size | 750ml |
| ABV | 13.00% |
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Villa Maria Description
Winemaker's Comment: A classic representation of Sauvignon Blanc from the Wairau Valley in Marlborough, bursting with aromatic tropical fruit characters found in this warmer sub-region. This wine displays powerful aromas of blackcurrant, passionfruit and ripe rock-melon. The palate has an enticing array of ripe citrus fruits mixed with pungent herbs such as fresh rosemary, finishing with subtle acidity.
Vintage: Summer was dry and mild with Marlborough’s signature high sunshine hours and cool nights delivering fruit in the best possible condition. The early autumn season provided Marlborough with very stable weather conditions therefore fruit was able to reach optimum physiological and flavour ripeness. The fruit was impeccably clean and the lower yields meant that the grapes packed a punch in flavour and concentration.
Vineyard & Winemaking:
VINEYARD: 70% Laugesson, 15% Hocquard, 4% Maxwell, 2% Cowley
SOILS: Mixture of deep silts, wind blown loess & clay
The later ripening of the Laugesson vineyard in the upper Waihopai Valley plays a key part of this wine contributing the pungent ripe passionfruit aroma's and tropical fruit flavours, whereas the Hocquard vineyard in the Lower Wairau Valley adds freshness and greener thiols, such as boxwood.
Winemaking Data:
VARIETIES: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
ALCOHOL: 13.0%
TOTAL ACIDITY: 7.6gL
PH: 3.31
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 3.0gL
FERMENTATION: Aromatic enhancing yeast strains, 100% stainless steel fermentation at cool temperatures to enhance tropical fruit notes
MATURATION: Carefully monitored 1-2 months on yeast lees to build texture and palate weight
FINING: Minimal palate fining using traditional products
FILTRATION: Sterile lenticular filtration
Wine Enthusiast: 93 Points
"The tropical-scented 2019 Wairau Valley Reserve Sauvignon Blanc clearly shows the differences between this, the main valley in Marlborough, and the overtly green Awatere character found in the Clifford Bay Reserve. This is all passion fruit and guava, a medium to full-bodied wine that offers a ripe, round feel in the mouth, no hard edges, and a long, luxurious finish. 93 points." -JOE CZERWINSKI
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