2024 Geppetto Sauvignon Blanc
King Valley fruit, picked cold and slow fermented at 15 degrees to keep every bit of its aromatics, with no oak anywhere near it. Gooseberry and lemon zest leading into fresh lime and a vibrant acid finish that was made for chilli and salt.
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Tasting Notes
NOSE
A nose of gooseberries and lemon zest.
PALATE
Fresh lime and a vibrant acid finish.
Geppetto
VINTAGE
As is seemingly the 'new norm' in Victoria, the 2024 ripening period has yet again thrown a vast array of weather at us. A calm start to spring developed into cool, wet and windy conditions right at the critical flowering time. This unfortunately has impacted yields with many of our vineyards producing half the crop of a normal season. Periodic rain events continued through until harvest but the conditions were broadly favourable which, together with the low yields, has ensured the production of high-quality grapes.
WINEMAKING
The grapes were harvested in the cool of the early morning to preserve aromatics and transported immediately to the winery where they were pressed and settled on enzymes for 48 hours before the clear juice was racked to refrigerated tanks for yeast inoculation. The ferment temperature was maintained at around 15 degrees Celsius for a slow ferment once again with the intention of retaining aromatics. Once dryness was nearly reached the wine was chilled and the gross lees were settled and separated by racking. The wine stayed in stainless steel tanks for another three months before being readied for bottling. There is no oak exposure or malolactic ferment.
Best paired with
- Chilli and garlic prawns
- Green papaya salad with peanuts
- Beer battered flathead with lemon