Kraft Sauvignon Blanc

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Bronze Medals 13

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Vineyard Range Kraft Sauvignon Blanc

{THE FRUIT}

For many years, the fruit for our Kraft Sauvignon Blanc has been sourced from Dennis and Val Kraft's vineyard at Tanunda which is over 20 years old. This vineyard consistently provides well balanced and defined varietal characteristics. Now together with fruit from the cooler Adelaide Hills climate our ‘Kraft’ offers a little more. The 2008/09 growing season saw average rainfalls throughout the year with a warm October and extreme heat just prior to vintage beginning. The warm temperature and lower levels of subsoil moisture saw the crops with lower yields than average; however these cooler climate vineyards consistently produce wines with exceptional fresh varietal characters. The fruit was harvested in the cool of the night around 13.5° Baumé, to retain more fresh and true Sauvignon Blanc varietal characters and clean, natural acidity.

{THE WINEMAKING}

Once the fruit was crushed and drained through a tank press, the free-run juice was cold-settled for 48 hours, before being racked off gross lees. Separate batches were transferred to stainless steel tanks for fermentation. To ensure freshness and crispness is sustained within this variety, fermentation was carried out at a low temperature and then these separate batches were blended accordingly for maximum varietal flavour and balance.

{THE COMMENTS}

The 2009 Kraft Sauvignon Blanc is pale straw in colour with vibrant green melon, fresh ripe pineapple and subtle passionfruit aromas, which are complimented by delicate florals. The palate is round with crisp fruit flavours; grapefruit, honeydew melons and the varietally characteristic green herbaceous tones. The clean fruit flavours are enhanced by refreshing lemon citrus and crisp acidity leaving a lingering and satisfying finish. A very popular style of wine, the Kraft Sauvignon Blanc is well suited to summer drinking and is perfect for accompanying fresh spicy Asian salads or seafood dishes.

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