2022 Frogmore Creek Sauvignon Blanc

Alcohol: 14%
ρH: 3.15
Total Acidity: 7.35 g/L
Residual sugar: less than 2 g/l

Winemakers: John Bown, Alain Rousseau

Light toasty aromas with some honey tones. Delicate flavours. Fruity with some toasted notes to finish. Crisp and zippy.

We had a lot of rain during winter (August-October), the soil was extremely wet and cold up to November. At flowering, the temperatures were in the mid-tens; not hot enough to warm up the soil to make pollination happen. Flowering took 5 weeks and resulted in 40 to 50% hen and chicken berries (small berries, non-pollinated).

From mid-December to mid-February, the summer temperatures went from 15-25°c. Vintage started end of March for sparkling, then the maturation of the grapes was very slow with high acidity. We finished picking the late grapes second week of May.
It was the latest vintage for the last 20 years.

Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc, sustainably grown
Region: 100% Coal River Valley, Southern Tasmania
Yield: 10 tonnes per hectare (1.6 – 2.4 tonnes per acre)

Crushed and de-juiced with only slight pressure prior then sent into barrels for fermentation, kept on lees for 8 months then stabilised, filtered then bottled.