Tasting Notes 1994
1994 Cape Crest Sauvignon Blanc has a green gold colour, an aroma of spice, cedar and fennel, and a broad, soft flavour of figs and integrated smoky oak.
It has the development potential of 12-36 months from harvest.
It best accompanies savoury and spicy foods, with gentle Asian influences, plus well seasoned seafood, poultry and white meats.
Technical Analysis
pH: 3.2
Total acid as tartaric: 8.3g/l
Alcohol: 12.5%
Residual sugar: Dry
Winemaking
Following destemming and crushing, the grapes were cold drained and settled. One third of the juice was barrel fermented in new and one year old oak; the remainder was fermented in stainless steel. The wine was bottled in late September.
Vineyards
1994 Cape Crest Sauvignon Blanc was hand harvested in mid April.
Origin
Cape Crest and its gannet symbol refer to Cape Kidnappers, the southern point of Hawkes Bay, home to the world’s largest mainland colony of these remarkable marine birds.
