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Opawa

Opawa Sauvignon Blanc 2022

New Zealand, Wairau Valley
Sauvignon Blanc
RRP £14.99
Nautilus Southern Valleys Pinot Noir 2017
Opawa Pinot Gris 2021
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Jonathan Stevens (attending)
Export / Sales Manager, Negociants International Pty

Description

This wine is bright lemon colour with a hint of green. Exotic perfumes leap from the glass with vivacious aromas of fresh lychee, passionfruit and hints of fresh herbs. The palate is refreshing and intense, displaying crisp citrus notes and passionfruit flavours, this wine is well balanced and focused with crisp acidity and a long, juicy, mouth-watering finish.

Awards

89 Points, Bob Campbell, The Real Review, September 2022
Punchy wine with cut-grass, lemongrass, passionfruit and gooseberry flavours supported by refreshing green apple acidity that helps drive a lengthy finish. Good concentration and purity.

Certifications

VegetarianVegan

Alcohol

12.5%

Analytical data

dry

3.4 g/l residual sugar
7.4 g/l acidity
3.3 pH

Winemaker

Clive Jones

Vinification

Made from grapes sourced principally from our own Opawa vineyard on Rapaura gravel soils, the fruit was machine harvested in the cool of the night and immediately pressed at the winery. A cool fermentation followed using an aromatic yeast, with a small portion being fermented in large oak cuve’s to add a textural element to the wine. After a short period on yeast lees the wine was clarified and filtered prior to bottling in September 2020.

Bottling

Size: 0.750l
GTIN: 9416827020076

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