Halcyon Sauvignon Blanc

Organic (uncertified)Spontaneous fermentationNo added sulfitesUnfiltered

Producer: Halcyon Days
Colour: White
Last seen vintage: 2024
Grape varieties: Sauvignon Blanc
Origin: Te Matau a Māui, Heretaunga, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
Alcohol: 10.5 % vol.
Indicative price: 40.00 NZD(no guarantee)

The grapes grow in the higher-altitude, cooler Mangatahi on sandy loam over alluvial gravel with iron-rich “red metals”. They were hand-picked, half as whole bunches and half destemmed, then spontaneously fermented with ambient yeasts in an open vessel and left on the skins for ten days. The wine then matured for twelve months on its full lees in a horizontal stainless-steel tank and underwent malolactic fermentation. It shows a light to medium body, taut acidity, fine tannic structure and aromas of hay, citrus, green pineapple and green pepper. Following the 2023 cyclone, the vintage was low-yielding and consequently concentrated.

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