Black Cottage Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Black Cottage Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022Dry style Pawpaw Sweet pea Refreshing "Splendidly fruited and intensely aromatic with feijoa, green rockmelon and kaffir lime notes, it's powerfully expressed in the mouth displaying excellent fruit purity and vibrancy. Upfront and beautifully lifted with loads of tasty flavours, finishing lingering and mouth watering. At its best: now to 2025" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Jun 2022 "Bright, even, pale yellow with green hues. The nose is fresh and vibrant,

• Dry style
• Pawpaw
• Sweet pea
• Refreshing 

"Splendidly fruited and intensely aromatic with feijoa, green rockmelon and kaffir lime notes, it's powerfully expressed in the mouth displaying excellent fruit purity and vibrancy. Upfront and beautifully lifted with loads of tasty flavours, finishing lingering and mouth-watering. At its best: now to 2025" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Jun 2022

"Bright, even, pale yellow with green hues. The nose is fresh and vibrant, penetrating aromas of fresh herb and grass underlying passionfruit and lime. Medium-light bodied, refreshing aromas of passionfruit and lime interweave green capsicum, cut grass and lime blossom. The mouthfeel is clean with good fruit weight. Excellent acid tension flows with good energy to a long, fresh finish. This crisp and refreshing Sauvignon Blanc shows varietal with pristine fruit and salivating acid drive. Match with steams clams and goat's cheese salad over the next 2-3 years" Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Wine Reviews, Jul 2022

"Vibrant, fresh, fruity, varietal and classic bouquet with fresh citrus and tropical fruits, black currant leaf, apple and fresh grapefruit. Crisp, salivating, saline refreshing and dry. The core of fruit flavours that reflect the bouquet are plush and abundant accentuate by aciity and youthful drive. Fresh green herbs, citrus and tropical. Balanced, well made and ready. Best drinking from 2022 through 2025. Excellent value!"

Pale straw in colour, this sauvignon blanc has a complex nose of paw paw, passionfruit, pineapple and a touch of cut grass and crushed herbs. The juicy palate is packed full of tropical fruits and lime zest with a hint of sweet pea and crunchy red capsicum. Good balance and refreshing acidity complete this expressive wine.

With a long drawn-out summer, without excessive heat waves, our grapes were allowed to gain physiological ripeness at lower than normal sugar levels. Our harvest decisions were made purely on flavour rather brix levels. The wines are light on their feet with expressive aromatics, great energy, and fresh lively acidity with a tight structure on the palate. 

The wine went through a long, cool fermentation in stainless steel tanks to maximise fruit purity and varietal character.

Food Pairing: Try with fresh seafood or light, seasonal salads.