2019 Giesen August Sauv Blanc Marlborough 6 Pack

The wine is crafted to show a richer expression of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and is made to showcase cellaring potential.

Hands-on viticultural practice is key to the quality of the fruit for this wine. Vines receive a mix of spur and cane pruning to two canes, and shoots are thinned to promote even ripeness and concentrated flavours. Resulting low yields contribute to the intensely concentrated flavours in The August.

After hand picking, the fruit was whole bunch pressed to enhance flavour and retain acidity and purity. 80% of the free run juice was put in tanks before gravity filling second and third-use 1000L German oak Fuder barrels, and older French oak barriques. Fermentation was left to happen naturally with wild yeasts to add extra texture and build depth and length.

Blended directly from barrel and lightly filtered before bottling, it has been maturing since then and will continue to reward cellaring for 10 years.

With low yielding vines, hand harvesting, barrel fermentation with wild yeast, and extended maturation on lees, the meticulous care taken by our viticulture and winemaking teams is evident. As result you can expect complexity, depth, texture, and purity of flavour. A fitting tribute to a legend.

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