Cloudy Bay, Te Koko Sauvignon Blanc Brut Zero and in this first year

and in this first year

toast and exotic spices over a core of baked apples and floral perfume

open and easy to drink

incisive and a touch youthfully austere

Cloudy Bay, Te Koko Sauvignon Blanc Brut Zero and in this first yearMulti 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)