2025 Sauvignon Blanc Fumé

$30.00

This Fumé style (barrel aged) Sauvignon Blanc has notes of grapefruit, jasmine, herbs and a hint of vanilla, balanced by soft acids and a savoury finish.

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2025 Colour Series Sauvignon Blanc Fumé

This Fumé style Sauvignon Blanc has notes of guava, jasmine, sage and a delicate hint of oak to finish. A smooth and more complex style of Sauvignon Blanc with herbaceous notes of sage balanced against the freshness of jasmine and guava finishing with a hint of oak from its time spent in aged French oak barrels giving the wine a delicious flintiness and interest.

Flavour Profile

Grapefruit, orange peel, jasmine, lifted florals, sage, vanilla

Pairs With

Indian style and lightly spiced foods, fish & salted chips, feta

Viticulture

860m above sea level, basalt soils

Alcohol

12.5% alc/vol, 7.4 Standard Drinks

Cellaring

4 to 6 years

Vine to Wine

Harvested at dawn at 860m above sea level. The grapes were lightly pressed to extract free run juice, 70% of the juice was fermented in stainless steel with the balance fermented in seasoned oak. Once fermentation was completed the wine was blended was transferred mainly seasoned French oak barrels for ageing a small proportion was left in stainless steel to maintain vibrancy. Left on yeast lees with regular battonage to provide a more complex, savoury finish.

Pictured : The Sauvignon Blanc grape is small and compact with strong guava and tropical flavour.

Pairs With

Fresh and crisp with a smooth mouthfeel and hints of guava, jasmine, dried herbs, the 2025 Sauvignon Blanc Fumé pairs well with chicken, fish, seasoned foods and soft white cheese such as goat’s cheese or brie.

Click the below for a few recipes that will compliment this wine perfectly.

Chicken Piccata

Salad with aparagus, peas and goats cheese