Tasting Notes 1996
Cape Crest Sauvignon Blanc 1996 has a golden-green colour, an aroma of smokey oak and melons, and a soft, rich palate of great length and flavours of pear and figs. Very impressive.
Cape Crest Sauvignon Blanc 1996 should be served cool and is a great partner to white meats and seafood where sauces, herbs and spices have been used in the cooking.
It will intensify in colour and flavour in bottle for 1-3 years from harvest.
Technical Analysis
pH:3.39
Total acid: 7.5g/l
Alcohol: 12.6%
Residual sugar: Dry
Winemaking
After destemming, crushing and cold draining the grapes were fermented in a blend of new and older 225 litre barrels.
Following fermentation the wine aged in the same oak for a further four months and was then blended and bottled in early October.
Vineyards
The grapes for Cape Crest Sauvignon Blanc 1996 were hand harvested between the 10th and the 13th of 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.
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