Tasting Notes:
The wine is an aromatic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc with ripe tropical fruit flavours, passionfruit, pineapple and a hint of red capsicum. A small percentage of barrel-fermented Semillon has been added to further enhance the complexity of the wine. The palate has ripe concentrated flavours, mouth-filling with a crisp citric acid finish.

The Season:
A warmer than normal Summer and a cooler and drier Autumn typified the 98-99 growing season. The significance of this cool and dry autumn was the occurrence of a large diurnal temperature variation that was due to the generally clear night skies during this critical final ripening period. This diurnal variation assists in the development of the intense fruit flavours of the grapes this year, which has been carried through to the wine.