Dog Point Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc

Dog Point Vineyard

Section 94 - Sauvignon blanc 2017

Marlborough

Nouvelle-Zélande - Marlborough

The name 'Dog Point' derives from the early emigrants, mainly from England, and the sheep farms that accompanied their settlement.
In those days there were few fences and the sheep were guarded by riders and dogs. From time to time the dogs would get lost and breed into wild packs that would sometimes attack the flocks. They gathered on a hill overlooking the Wairau River, which the early emigrants called Dog Point.
The Dog Point vineyards were among the first to be established on the Wairau River in the Marlborough region, the benchmark region for sauvignon blanc in New Zealand. The estate is one of the main suppliers of grapes to the Cloudy Bay estate and its management is ex-Cloudy Bay, but the Dog Point project is completely independent.
The entire vineyard, 255 hectares, has been certified organic since March 2016.               
          
     Grape variety:
100% sauvignon blanc

    Tasting notes:
This is a very tight, complex and concentrated sauvignon with aromas of flint, grilled lemon as well as passion fruit pastry. The palate has a smooth texture, peach, lemon and mango flavours that hold up well.

    Wine style:
Dry and complex white wine.

   Food and wine pairing:
Just-seared red mullet, citron marmalade and apple-wasabi espuma. Ballotine of monkfish in lemon verbena broth, multicoloured vegetable spaghetti.

        Ageing potential :
12 years

     Analytical :
12 % Vol.
75 cl
Contains sulphites
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