2009 MUD HOUSE
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

Straw Pale. Lifted passionfruit, honeysuckle and nettle aromas. Concentrated tropical and citrus notes lead to a perfect finish with crisp mouth-watering acidity. Our 2009 Sauvignon Blanc harvest started a little later than usual on the 30th March. April gave us perfect harvest conditions and we picked our last block on the 23rd of April. After harvesting the grapes were transported to the winery and crushed 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. TROPHY Champion Wine of the Show Liquorland Top 100. For more awards click on the "Awards & Reviews" link underneath the bottle shot on the right-hand-side of this page. A quarter of the fruit for this wine was sourced from the Mud House Vineyard in the upper Wairau Valley. The remainder is from carefully selected grower vineyards in the Awatere, Ure, and Wairau valleys. An unusually wet February and early March had us a little worried at the beginning of the season. However the weather gods were on our side and seven weeks of near perfect weather followed through to harvest. The warm days and cool nights in April presented ideal ripening conditions for Sauvignon Blanc. The grapes ripened slowly giving us fantastic acid structure and plenty of vibrant flavours. 100% Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 100% stainless steel fermentation Alc Vol: 13.0%     Acidity (TA): 7.9 g/L     Residual Sugar: 3.6 g/L 2009 - 2011 New Zealand Green Lipped Mussels Chilled