2014 McWilliam's Markview Sauvignon Blanc - AWS
2014 McWilliam’s Markview Sauvignon Blanc Vineyard Region: New South Wales, Australia
Vintage Conditions: The climate building up to the 2014 vintage was mild and cool which helped the grapes produce excellent varietal flavours with good natural acid. Colour: Pale straw with hints of green Aroma: Fresh passionfruit and tropical notes of pineapple are balanced with grassy and herbal characters. Palate: A fruit driven style, with a fresh and clean palate with good fruit intensity. The wine is helped by good acidity, providing excellent length and structure. The passionfruit and tropical fruit flavours follow through from the nose to the palate with nuances of tomato vine and freshly cut grass in the mix also. A small amount of residual sugar helps to provide weight and balance to this easy drinking wine style. Vinification and Maturation: Many parcels of Sauvignon Blanc grapes were harvested in the cool of the early morning and delivered direct to the winery where at the winery the grapes were gently crushed into McWilliams drainers which allowed the best free-run juice to be separated from the grapes. This pristine juice was then slowly settled before fermentation in stainless steel tanks. After fermentation the wine was lees stirred for six to eight weeks to enhance richness across the mid palate and provide palate weight for the final wine. The wine was then blended and stabilised before filtration and bottling under screw cap. Alcohol: 11.5% Peak Drinking: Drinking well now.
pH: 3.34
Acidity: 6.84 g/L
Vintage Conditions: The climate building up to the 2014 vintage was mild and cool which helped the grapes produce excellent varietal flavours with good natural acid. Colour: Pale straw with hints of green Aroma: Fresh passionfruit and tropical notes of pineapple are balanced with grassy and herbal characters. Palate: A fruit driven style, with a fresh and clean palate with good fruit intensity. The wine is helped by good acidity, providing excellent length and structure. The passionfruit and tropical fruit flavours follow through from the nose to the palate with nuances of tomato vine and freshly cut grass in the mix also. A small amount of residual sugar helps to provide weight and balance to this easy drinking wine style. Vinification and Maturation: Many parcels of Sauvignon Blanc grapes were harvested in the cool of the early morning and delivered direct to the winery where at the winery the grapes were gently crushed into McWilliams drainers which allowed the best free-run juice to be separated from the grapes. This pristine juice was then slowly settled before fermentation in stainless steel tanks. After fermentation the wine was lees stirred for six to eight weeks to enhance richness across the mid palate and provide palate weight for the final wine. The wine was then blended and stabilised before filtration and bottling under screw cap. Alcohol: 11.5% Peak Drinking: Drinking well now.
pH: 3.34
Acidity: 6.84 g/L
