The Ned Sauvignon Blanc

VITICULTURE Vertical shoot positioned cane pruned vines planted at a density of 2525 plants per hectare. The soil originates from an ancient riverbed comprised of free draining stony silts with a silt loam topsoil. VINTAGE With the strongest El Nino weather pattern since the 1990s being predicted for 2016 the relatively cool start to spring and subsequent growing season came as a bit of a surprise. By mid-October however things began to look more typical as temperatures increased and the relative dryness so typical of El Nino began to manifest. The weather during flowering was warm and settled leading to one of the most rapid and complete fruit sets seen in recent years. Early 2016 brought much needed rain refreshing canopies and replenishing dams. Before this the district had been surviving on just over half its usual rainfall. The key ripening months of February and March were warm with above average sunshine hours setting the trend for a warm and largely dry harvest. WI