Mt. Beautiful Sauvignon Blanc

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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. Pair our Mt. Beautiful Black Label Sauvignon Blanc is perfectly matched with any fresh summer salad, Asian dishes or a range of shellfish like oysters, scallops or prawns. 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 flavours 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.