Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc Te Muna Road 2023
Te Muna, Martinborough
$26.00 USD
Description
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Vino Joe Says...
Description
Grown on the lower terrace at Te Muna Road, this wine shows a unique level of texture and complexity. The cooler climate of Martinborough ensures the wine is aromatic with steely minerality while the rocky soils gives intensity of the fruit.
How To Say It
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Vino Joe Says...
New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is remarkably versatile with food, yet also enjoyable on its own. This is one of the best examples from The Land of the Long White Cloud and on par with top Sauvignon Blancs from every other area of the world.
About the wine
REGION: New Zealand | Martinborough
GRAPES: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
PH: 3.23
ACIDITY: 7.5 g/L
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 2.5 g/L
ABV: 12.5%
AGING: 3 months in French oak barriques (3% new)
GRAPES: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
PH: 3.23
ACIDITY: 7.5 g/L
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 2.5 g/L
ABV: 12.5%
AGING: 3 months in French oak barriques (3% new)
Very pale straw. Precision and purity are hallmarks of the 2023 release. Fresh kaffir lime leaf and white floral aromatics. The palate shows an abundance of fruit intensity in tune with the textural elements and crystalline finish that this vineyard is loved for. Sophisticated and moreish.
This wine will pair well with aperitifs, seafood, poultry, and salads.
WHOLE BUNCH: 8%
DESTEMMED: 92%
FERMENTATION VESSEL: Stainless steel tanks and French oak barriques
FERMENTATION: Inoculated and indigenous
BARREL TYPE: French oak barriques
NEW BARREL %: 3%
MATURATION: 3 months
FINING: Yes
FILTRATION: Yes
BOTTLED: July – 23
DESTEMMED: 92%
FERMENTATION VESSEL: Stainless steel tanks and French oak barriques
FERMENTATION: Inoculated and indigenous
BARREL TYPE: French oak barriques
NEW BARREL %: 3%
MATURATION: 3 months
FINING: Yes
FILTRATION: Yes
BOTTLED: July – 23
Ready to drink now, this wine can develop for 1 to 4 years from the vintage date.
La Nina influenced. Began warm and early with only one substantial frost. Above average rainfall post-Christmas, the season cooled to match the long-term norm.
What The Critics Say...
Craggy’s latest vintages are vibrant, succulent, delicious creatures, as well demonstrated by this Sauvignon. Bright and aromatic, it exudes passion fruit, lime blossom, ruby grapefruit and grass. The palate is dry, crisp and slippery, with juicy citrus and dried herbs. This is everything we love about Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc, wrapped up with a bow on top. 92 Points, Editor’s Choice.
— Christina Pickard, Wine Enthusiast