Babydoll Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (New Zealand)

Marlborough experienced rather high rainfall during the growing season, resulting in high moisture levels throughout the vineyard. Dewy mornings combined with good crops created a sense of nervousness heading into vintage. However, the weather remained stable, which meant we could pick our fruit when desired and the concentration and health of the fruit was outstanding. The resulting wine is showing wonderful fruit concentration, with underlying purity and minerality.

Carefully selected parcels of fruit were harvested and gently pressed into stainless steel tanks, where the juice was cold settled for 48 hours before being carefully racked. A range of yeast strains were selected to help enhance specific varietal aromas and a cool fermentation temperature was used to further preserve the fresh aromatics and fruit purity. Post fermentation, the wine was racked, blended, stabilised and balanced before filtering.