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Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc(2004)
- Winery:
- Villa Maria Estate
- Varietal:
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Region:
- New Zealand > Marlborough
- Type:
- White Wine
- User Tags:
- fruit, citrus, lime, crisp, white grape, other berries, gooseberry, acidic, grapefruit, sauvignon blanc
Starting at
$13.00 USD
$13.00 USD
WINEMAKER'S COMMENTS
Distinctively Marlborough, bursting with passionfruit, ripe gooseberry and hints of herbaceous nuances. A well balanced and a freshly invigorating palate with a crisp and zesty finish (June 2004).
WINEMAKING
Each vineyard was harvested at optimum ripeness and processed separately to provide the greatest blending options. The fruit was pressed in a pneumatic airbag press, cold settled and racked for fermentation. Cool fermentation techniques were employed to savour flavour and aromatics. After the fermentation had completed read more...the wines were racked to blend, gently fined, filtered and immediately bottled, capturing flavour freshness and richness.
VINEYARDS
Fruit was sourced from a range of vineyards in the Wairau and Awatere Valleys. The diverse range of soils and climatic conditions throughout these valleys provided an array of fruit flavours and wine blending options.
VINTAGE
The 2004 Marlborough vintage will be remembered as a very interesting one. This region saw a fabulous growing season up until verasion when Marlborough experienced its heaviest February rainfalls on record. The 2004 February rainfall was 124mm compared to a long-term average of 45mm. This rainfall coincided with a week long cold snap that proved challenging to both the vineyards and winemakers. Overall the vintage was very sound producing some very intensely aromatic Sauvignon Blanc parcels. (hide)
Distinctively Marlborough, bursting with passionfruit, ripe gooseberry and hints of herbaceous nuances. A well balanced and a freshly invigorating palate with a crisp and zesty finish (June 2004).
WINEMAKING
Each vineyard was harvested at optimum ripeness and processed separately to provide the greatest blending options. The fruit was pressed in a pneumatic airbag press, cold settled and racked for fermentation. Cool fermentation techniques were employed to savour flavour and aromatics. After the fermentation had completed read more...the wines were racked to blend, gently fined, filtered and immediately bottled, capturing flavour freshness and richness.
VINEYARDS
Fruit was sourced from a range of vineyards in the Wairau and Awatere Valleys. The diverse range of soils and climatic conditions throughout these valleys provided an array of fruit flavours and wine blending options.
VINTAGE
The 2004 Marlborough vintage will be remembered as a very interesting one. This region saw a fabulous growing season up until verasion when Marlborough experienced its heaviest February rainfalls on record. The 2004 February rainfall was 124mm compared to a long-term average of 45mm. This rainfall coincided with a week long cold snap that proved challenging to both the vineyards and winemakers. Overall the vintage was very sound producing some very intensely aromatic Sauvignon Blanc parcels. (hide)
- June 2008
- the perfect summer sauvignon. mildly fruity and elegant with a light aftertaste.
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June 2007
- There's a simple elegance in the grape-based aroma of fresh lime, then the wine is a clean gloss on melon and gooseberry flavor. it finishes tart, a spritz of lime zest for fatty tuna sashimi. -Wines & Spirits Lifted ripe guava, passionfruit and tropical aromas. The palate is lively and refreshingly balanced, punching with fruit intensity and lingering crispness. Enjoy chilled with fresh seafood and shellfish - particularly whitebait and prawns with a fresh baby spinach salad.
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- November 2008
- crisp, clean, lemony,citrusy,this is my kind of wine(all my friends will tell you), great with shellfish and some soft cheeses, I drink it on it's own
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June 2007
- Lively, ripe and generous, a juicy mouthfulof pear, pineapple, tropical fruit andzingy lime flavors, weaving a mineralnote through the well-modulated finish. -Wine Spectator The wine has intense gooseberry and tropical fruit flavours which will be a superb match with a wide range of foods including salads, seafoods, white meats and cheeses.
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