Peter Yealands Sauv. Blanc

Thinking differently is what we do at Yealands. Crafting award-winningwines in harmony with nature has seen us lead the world in sustainablewinegrowing. But most importantly, it means great tasting wines whichdont cost the earth.Founder Peter Yealands vision is to create the worlds mostenvironmentally-friendly wines. Constantly seeking new ways to work,he combines his love of the land with wines as bold as his ambition.These very approachable wines prove that sustainability always rewardswith lasting quality.TASTING NOTEBouquet: Shows ripe notes of passionfruit and guava, underpinned with aromas of fresh herbs and blackcurrant.Palate: The palate is brimming with zingy fruit that is balanced with a long, crisp mineral finish.Food Match: Enjoy with both fresh and cooked seafood dishes such as oysters, prawns, green lip mussels and fish.Dietary Information: Suitable for vegetarians, vegans and gluten free diets.Cellaring Recommendation: Enjoy now, or cellar up to 2 years.VINTAGE SUMMARYVineyard: 7% Seaview, Awatere Valley 3% Wairau Valley215 was an incredibly smooth harvest which commenced around a weekearlier than expected. This was due to the consistently dry, warm weatherwe enjoyed all summer in Marlborough, as well as the lighter crop fromthe cooler weather over the flowering period. The whole growing seasonwas incredibly dry with the region only receiving around 4% of its annualrainfall, putting pressure on the water supply within the region. Fortunately,all our vineyards came through the season very well with no impact onquality due to the low soil moisture levels experienced. The resulting fruitwas harvested in excellent condition, with the vineyards producing incrediblyclean, pristine fruit. The resulting wine is showing the wonderful typicitythat our Seaview and Wairau vineyards are known for highly aromatic fruitflavours of passionfruit and guava, vibrancy, purity and minerality.WINEMAKINGWinemaker: Tamra Kelly-WashingtonHarvest Date: 2nd - 11th April 215Winemaking Analysis: Alc 13% pH 3.28 TA 7.2 RS 4.g/lCarefully selected parcels of Sauvignon Blanc from our Seaview and WairauValley Vineyards were used to craft this wine. The parcels were harvestedindividually over a period of nine days. At the winery, the fruit was crushed,destemmed and gently pressed. The juice was cold settled for 72 hours, afterwhich the clear juice was racked off, followed by a long cool fermentation instainless steel to capture and enhance the fruit flavours. Each of the individualparcels were fermented separately using a range of selected yeasts, after whichthe wine was blended, stabilised and filtered in preparation for bottling.