Seifried Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2022

'Best Buy' & 4 Stars - Cuisine Magazine, Issue #215/January 2023
Gold - AWC International Wine Challenge Vienna 2023, Austria
Gold - Mundus Vini 2023, Germany
Gold - Berliner Wine Trophy 2023, Germany
Silver - AWC Vienna, 2022
Silver - New York International Wine Competition 2023, USA
94 Points - Wine Orbit, Sam Kim, June 2022
93 Points - Bob Campbell MW, © The Real Review, www.therealreview.com
Silver (92 Points) - Decanter World Wine Awards 2023, UK

Vineyard: Seifried Brightwater and Queen Victoria vineyards
Sugar at Harvest: 21.8°Brix
Date of Harvest: mid-late March 2022
pH of Wine: 3.24
T.A of Wine: 6.9g/L
Residual Sugar of Wine: 3.3g/L
Suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans: Yes

The Brightwater vines are grown in an extremely stony area of the vineyard where water and nutrient levels are low. This helps us to restrict plant vigour and to crop at low levels. Our Brightwater vineyard is situated 15 km from the coast and is sheltered from the south by the Richmond ranges. The ‘soil’ is a combination of rocks and boulders which is very hard on farm equipment but vital for holding the warmth of Nelson’s sun and for ripening the Sauvignon Blanc grapes.

Our Queen Victoria vineyard is located in the Motueka area in the heart of a region known for its apple orchards, kiwifruit and hops. Our grapes are grown on very stony free-draining soils giving lovely fruit clarity and varietal intensity.

Aromatic and fresh Sauvignon Blanc flavours were encouraged prior to vintage through careful canopy management. The fruit was de-stemmed and pressed immediately after harvest and a cool fermentation was initiated in stainless steel tanks to retain the clean aromatic fruit characters.