2008 MUD HOUSE
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

Pale straw Lifted aromas of passionfruit and guava with hints of fresh green beans and nettles. A crisp, fresh Sauvignon Blanc with ripe flavours of passionfruit and gooseberry. These tropical flavours blend beautifully with citrus and nettle notes and the zingy acid gives way to a long balanced finish. Each parcel of fruit was carefully monitored during ripening so it could be harvested as optimum maturity. The fruit parcels were transported with haste for immediate pressing with minimal skin contact to avoid juice deterioration. After settling, each batch was cool fermented in stainless steel using a variety of cultured yeasts to add complexity to the blend and to retain fresh fruit characteristics. The wines were blended shortly after the completion of fermentation, then carefully balanced and prepared for bottling. Please click on the AWARDS & REVIEWS link to the right of this page. The fruit for this wine was sourced from Mud House’s Marlborough vineyard in the upper Wairau Valley, as well as carefully selected grower vineyards throughout the Wairau and Awatere Valleys. bumper crop. While some patchy rain at summers end made picking a slightly wet affair for a few sites, the geographical spread of Mud House’s vineyards gave us some stellar Sauvignon Blanc fruit. A rewarding harvest. 100% Sauvignon blanc 100% stainless steel fermentation Alc Vol: 12.5%     Acidity (TA): 7.3 g/L     Residual Sugar: 3.5 g/L 2008 - 2010 Seared NZ scallops with salad Lightly chilled