Allan Scott Sauvignon Blanc
Wine Description
Allan Scott Family Winemakers vineyards are largely planted on the stony, free draining mid-Wairau Valley river flats. The vineyards are sustainably managed and with the care given during the growing season to produce some of the world’s greatest Sauvignon Blanc wines. The wines tend to be beautifully structured, with lighter aromatics than expected off the heavier clay soils of the lower Wairau plain.
The grapes are machine harvested and immediately pressed in the cool of the night. The juice is maintained at cool temperatures to ensure the aromatics are not lost. Cleared juice is then fermented to dryness at cool temperatures with specifically selected yeasts. The best wine tanks were blended and finished for bottling.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Millstone/Omaka/ Moorlands
Vineyard size
83 acres
Soil composition
Gravel
Training method
VSP
Elevation:
495 feet
Vines/acre:
808
Yield/acre:
5.6 tons
Exposure:
Northern
Harvest time:
April
First vintage of this wine:
1989
Bottles produced of this wine:
450,000
Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
14 days
Fermentation temperature:
55 °F
Maceration technique:
Punchdown and Pumpovers
Malolactic fermentation:
no
Fining agent:
Animal based
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of bottle aging:
1 month
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.1
Acidity:
8 g/L
Alcohol:
12.5 %
Residual sugar:
2.9 g/L
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