Ninth Island Sauvignon Blanc 2024 Tasmania is a premium Australian cool-climate white wine from the renowned Tamar Valley region. This 750mL bottle at 13% ABV captures the wild flavours of Tasmania with exceptional purity and vibrancy.
Tasting Notes
Appearance
Brilliant pale straw with green tinges, reflecting the wine's cool-climate origins and careful protective handling during winemaking to preserve natural vibrancy.
Aroma
Vibrant fruits of blackcurrant and passionfruit with subtle tea leaf and fresh herbaceous notes create an inviting and distinctively Tasmanian aromatic profile.
Palate
Tropical fruits of lychee and passionfruit with lively cool-climate acidity. The concentrated fruit character from 20-year-old vines delivers well-balanced, fleshy flavours with exceptional freshness and length. Cold-harvested at night and fermented slowly at very cool temperatures, the wine showcases intense varietal fruits and fresh herbaceous characters.
Pairs With
This vibrant Tasmanian Sauvignon Blanc pairs beautifully with fresh oysters, grilled seafood, Asian cuisine, goat's cheese salads, sushi and sashimi, and herb-crusted white fish, making it perfect for summer entertaining and coastal dining.
Produced from grapes grown at Strathlynn on the west bank of the Tamar River, this wine benefits from the region's unique terroir of brown Chromosol and Vertosol soils with excellent water-holding capacity. Bottled early under screwcap to preserve its pristine fruit intensity.
Cold-harvested at night from selective blocks in the West Tamar, the grapes were carefully pressed with protective handling to preserve naturally vibrant tropical aromas and flavours. The juice was brightly clarified with cold settling and fermented slowly at very cool temperatures to enhance the wine's aromatic intensity and fruit purity. Bottled early under screwcap to preserve intense varietal fruits and fresh herbaceous characters, this winemaking approach ensures the wine captures the wild flavours of Tasmania. Ninth Island is named after a tiny island that sits alone in the Bass Strait, just offshore from the Pipers Brook Estate where their wines are made, and the island's windswept, pristine environment is the inspiration behind this modern range of wines that showcase Tasmania's distinctive cool-climate character.
Vintage Conditions
Produced from grapes grown at Strathlynn on the west bank of the Tamar River, 70km from Pipers Brook, the vineyard benefits from unique terroir and climatic conditions. In contrast to sites in the northeast, which are close to Bass Strait and subject to strong maritime influences, the Tamar Valley's hillside slopes offer vines some protection from prevailing westerly winds, promoting warm, settled conditions for much of the growing season. The West Tamar has surprisingly low rainfall, whilst sites feature a mixture of brown Chromosol and Vertosol (black cracking clay) soils with excellent water-holding capacity, offering a steady supply of moisture and nourishment to the vines throughout the growing season. Vines averaging 20 years of age, grown predominantly on cane-pruned Vertical Shoot Positioned trellises, give an abundance of concentrated fruit character. Selective leaf-plucking helps achieve full ripeness with well-balanced, fleshy flavours that define this exceptional Tasmanian Sauvignon Blanc.
