2024 42 Degrees South Sauvignon Blanc

Alcohol: 13.8%
ρH: 3.30
Total Acidity:6.4g/L
Residual sugar: less than 1 g/L

Winemakers: John Bown, Alain Rousseau

Fresh, floral, ripe fruit aromas. The palate is rich and generous, ripe pear with a lightly crispy finish.

Good average rainfall during winter.
September got warm early on during 10 days then cooler weather set in. Bud burst was early.
Cooler and windy Southerly slowed down flowering in November and reduced the yield.
The increase of the density of the canopy resulted in an increase of workload in the vineyard.
January to March were nice and warm , extremely dry with good rain until June. Therefore, the quality of the wine is excellent.

Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc, sustainably grown
Region: 100% Coal River valley, Southern Tasmania
Yield: 6-7 tonnes per hectare

Pressed and De-juiced with only slight pressure prior to cold-settling overnight. Racked into a stainless steel tank for inoculated ferment, controlled at 18-20˚C. Kept on ferment lees for eight weeks to fill palate structure, then cold stabilised before filtration.

Bottled the 28.06.2022