Cloudy Bay, Te Koko Sauvignon Blanc Brut Zero incisive and a touch youthfully

incisive and a touch youthfully austere

One price for his protracted harvest was elevated alcohol

2005 was a cool vintage with generally low yields

Explosive aromas of blackberry

and in this first year

Cloudy Bay, Te Koko Sauvignon Blanc Brut Zero incisive and a touch youthfullyMulti site blend with a significant proportion from Wairau. Gentle pressing. Settled for 24 hours. 8% new oak fermentation with indigenous yeast for 15 months. Partial MLF. TA 7. 9 g l, pH 2. 98. Pale medium lemon gold. Bacon fat, spice and smoke. Vanilla edge to touches of capsicum and gooseberry. Rich, textured palate with spice, vanilla and waxiness to gooseberry and boxwood. Complex and long, if you like the style. (TJ)