Cape Crest '19

:: FINE WINE OF NEW ZEALAND 2019  ::

Diamond-clear with lime green highlights, Cape Crest Sauvignon Blanc ’19 gives ripe tropical fruit, complexity and length for days. Aromas of yuzu, guava, kaffir lime and luscious white nectarine give way to palate of passionfruit, grapefruit, gooseberry, pear and crushed herbs, with just hint of sea-salt and smoke at the end of the long dry finish. A wine with great ageing potential as well as concentrated fruit, walking a long green tightrope between elegant and refreshing.

Wine Storage Suggestions & the latest Te Mata Cellaring Guide
Cape Crest ’19 is closed with a 'Diam' cork, which eliminates any possibility of cork taint, allowing continued evolution in bottle for five years from harvest.

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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
pH: 3.2
Total acidity as tartaric: 7.2g/l
Alcohol: 13.5%
Residual sugar: Dry

VINEYARDS 
The fully ripe grapes for Cape Crest ’19 were hand harvested from individual plots within Te Mata Estate’s vineyards between 15 and 21 March 2019.

WINEMAKING 
The separate parcels were each destemmed and lightly crushed, then cooled before a brief period of skin contact. Following pressing and cold-settling, they were run to a mixture of new and seasoned French oak barrels for fermentation. The resulting wines were aged on lees, with regular stirring, for a further eight months before blending in January 2020. The blend was returned to tank for further maturation on fine lees, before fining and bottling. Cape Crest ’19 is a blend of 86% sauvignon blanc, 8% semillon and 6% sauvignon gris. 

ORIGIN
Cape Crest and its gannet symbol refer to Cape Kidnappers, the southern point of Hawke Bay, home to the world’s largest mainland colony of these remarkable marine birds.

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