RAPAURA SAUVIGNON BLANC

This single-vineyard Sauvignon Blanc has evolved into a classy, intense and textural wine with great fruit weight, sweetness and length.

Varietal	Sauvignon Blanc
Country	New Zealand
Region	Marlborough
Volume	750ml
Enclosure	Screw Cap
Alc/Vol	12.90%
Peak Drinking	0 – 2 Years

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This single vineyard range takes the best elements of Stoneleigh and adds in a number of extra dimensions resulting in refined, premium quality wines with more complexity which deliver the most intense expression of Marlborough. This range takes its name from the distinctive stony soils on which the Stoneleigh vineyards are located. The Rapaura Series range takes the best elements of Stoneleigh wines and adds in a number of extra dimensions, resulting in refined, complex, premium quality wines that deliver the purest and most intense expression of Marlborough.

Aroma & Palate

This wine shows vibrant fruit intensity, upfront tropical fruit and passionfruit aromas coupled with white peach notes which carry through to the palate. The palate emphasizes the ripe tropical fruit with fresh white fleshed peach flavours and underlying citrus notes. The palate is rich and weighty, showing enormous, juicy varietal intensity, fresh acidity and fruit flavours that linger.

Enjoy With

Enjoy slightly chilled on its own or enjoy with a pan seared fillet of firm fish such as halibut accompanied with Mango and Avocado Salsa.

WINEMAKING DETAILS

The grapes were harvested using our Pellenc Selectiv harvesters and crushed to bag presses. The juice was drained and pressed from the skins to minimise excessive phenolic extraction. After settling to remove solids, the bright clear juice was racked to ferment in a selection of small tanks and seasoned French Oak Cuves. The different small parcels of juice were then inoculated with selected aromatic yeasts. Ferments were maintained at low temperatures to retain the aromatic qualities of the fruit.