Cable Bay Cinders Vineyard Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Cable Bay Cinders Vineyard Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2020Dry style Passionfruit Lime zest Creamy mouthfeel "It's fabulously fruited and intensely aromatic on the nose showing apricot, green rockmelon, lime zest and feijoa characters, leading to a wonderfully flavoursome palate that's lively and lingering. Punchy and generous with vibrant acidity. At its best: now to 2025" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Dec 2021 "Typically grassy sauvignon blanc with green capsicum, tomato leaf, nettle and passionfruit flavours.

• Dry style
• Passionfruit
• Lime zest
• Creamy mouthfeel

"It's fabulously fruited and intensely aromatic on the nose showing apricot, green rockmelon, lime zest and feijoa characters, leading to a wonderfully flavoursome palate that's lively and lingering. Punchy and generous with vibrant acidity. At its best: now to 2025" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Dec 2021

"Typically grassy sauvignon blanc with green capsicum, tomato leaf, nettle and passionfruit flavours. Appealing purity with a lingering grassy finish. Refreshingly dry" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Apr 2021

This is a beautifully complex wine, conveying all the characteristics of the Awatere river region. Lime zest, elderflower and notes of guava come together to form an expressive nose. The alluvial gravel, ocean influenced terroir of the site gives a chalky mineral element to the wine, providing maximum dimension, focused acidity and great overall balance. Lees ageing contributes further complexity and weight to the palate. It’s textural, slightly saline and crunchy, zesty lime Sorbet finishes on the palate.

The carefully selected, estate owned site benefit from naturally terraced land, which leads down to the Awatere River. The region is blessed with low rainfall and low vigour soils, predominantly formed from alluvial gravel, which lend remarkable texture and minerality to the wines. The vines are also closely planted which results in lower yields of top quality fruit.

The grapes were harvested at night, and led straight into the winery. The fruit was pressed, and the vibrant juice was run to a stainless steel tank for settling. This juice was then fermented at cool temperatures using neutral yeast, allowing the varietal fruit flavours to be fully expressed. The wine was left to rest on light yeast lees for six months, and as a result has developed a lovely creamy consistency on the palate. After blending we let the wine integrate together for a few months in tank before bottling with no fining and minimal filtration.

Cable Bay Vineyards is dedicated to producing hand-crafted wines known for their elegance and depth. Taking an Old World approach and combining it with New World techniques, Cable Bay’s vibrant wines are beautifully expressive of the sites upon which they were grown. Cinders Vineyard is fully certified organic with BioGro, and all of Cable Bay’s vineyards are accredited with SWNZ (Sustainable Wine Growing New Zealand).

Food Pairing: South East Asian style dishes, fresh and vibrant flavours.