{"title":"New Arrivals","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"greywacke-sauvignon-blanc-2024-marlborough-new-zealand-750ml","title":"Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2024 Marlborough New Zealand 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnticing aromas of cassis, lemon sorbet and green mango, with a delicate dusting of white pepper spice. On the palate, juicy Winter Cole pear and baked apple pie notes are lifted by fragrant layers of elderflower, yuzu and ripe citrus. An elegant yet striking interpretation of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc - textural and opulent, lifted and lingering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFruit was sourced from several prime vineyard sites in Marlborough’s Southern Valleys and the central Wairau Plains (specifically Woodbourne, Renwick and Rapaura). Soil types vary from the young alluvial soils of Rapaura and Renwick, which contain high proportions\u003cbr\u003eof New Zealand’s ubiquitous greywacke river stones, to the older and denser clay-loams of the Southern Valleys. The majority of the vineyards were trained using the divided Scott Henry canopy management system, with the balance on a two- or three-cane VSP (vertical shoot positioning) trellis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarvested largely by machine during cool (often cold) night-time conditions, the Sauvignon Blanc grapes were picked at ideal ripeness over a 16-day period, commencing\u003cbr\u003e27 March. Transported directly to our winery in the Omaka Valley, fruit was lightly pressed to yield a modest volume of high-quality juice. The juice was cold-settled and racked prior to fermentation, which was primarily carried out in stainless steel tanks with cultured yeast. All individual vineyard batches were left on lees until late June, when the blend was assembled.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine was bottled in early August with alcohol 13.4%, pH 3.22 and acidity 6.8 g\/l.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Aromatic and evocative, bursting with pink grapefruit, tropical fruits, elderflower, lemongrass and snow⁠ pea, with a creamy lees undertow and flashes of herbal\/mineral notes. A rich palate generous in tropical⁠ fruit and citrussy acid drive, which tightens up to a nicely crispy saline, long dry finish.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 Points Emma Jenkins MW, DECANTER.COM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greywacke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53372255142218,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/7796\/2314\/files\/GREYWACKE-SAUVIGNON-BLANC_f2b9b490-8eb1-4908-ae5b-4f797f53e8fb.jpg?v=1706536684"},{"product_id":"greywacke-chardonnay-2023-marlborough-new-zealand-750ml","title":"Greywacke Chardonnay 2023 Marlborough New Zealand 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eA medley of lively citrus fragrances, layered with notes of crème anglaise and praline, infused with a flinty minerality. The palate is richly textured and thoughts of lemon\u003cbr\u003ecurd on hot buttered brioche are hard to ignore – there’s also a flourish of tarragon with stone fruit flavours, tempered by toasty oak and zesty acidity. A concentrated wine – charming in its youth with many savoury layers that will gradually unfold with cellaring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grapes for this wine are primarily the low-yielding Mendoza clone, known for its concentration of flavour and crisp acidity. Mendoza and clone 95 were sourced from the\u003cbr\u003ecentral Wairau Plains near Renwick, grown in young alluvial soils containing high proportions ofgreywacke river stones. Two other source blocks were on gravelly, clay-loam soils in the Omaka Valley: clone 548 coming from a hillside vineyard and Mendoza from a valley floor site in the middle of the valley. The vineyards were mostly trained using a two- cane VSP (vertical shootpositioning) trellis, with the balance on the divided Scott Henry canopy management system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vineyards were hand-picked separately at high ripeness levels and whole-bunch pressed using very low maceration press cycles. Some of the fruit was pressed directly to barrel, the balance was lightly settled and then racked to barrel. The juice went through a natural indigenous yeast fermentation in French oak barriques (20% new), with the final phase continuing for many months. The wine received occasional lees stirring and underwent a complete malolactic fermentation. It was transferred out of oak after 11 months and bottled in October 2024, with alcohol 14.1%, pH 3.2 and acidity of 6.2 g\/l.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘…supremely youthful with its initial note of lemon- and smoke-bathed sweetcorn kernel. Supple smokiness \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003espeaks of the oak ageing, while the palate plunges deep into immense juiciness, again recalling that tropical \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eedge of pineapple juiciness. All is here, with such fill, such brightness. This is both super-smooth and utterly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elip-smacking. Exquisite tension for now is bedded softly in creamy oak.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 Points, Anne Krebiehl MW, DECANTER.COM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greywacke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53378353660234,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/7796\/2314\/files\/GreywackeChardonnay1024_8b9ace11-139b-42a7-b329-f695c406726b.jpg?v=1704804096"}],"url":"https:\/\/arohawine.com\/collections\/new-arrivals-1.oembed","provider":"Aroha Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}