Cable Bay Pinot Noir

Cable Bay Vineyards is dedicated to producing hand-crafted wines known for their elegance and depth. Taking an Old World approach and combining it with New World techniques, Cable Bay's vibrant wines are beautifully expressive of the sites upon which they were grown. Cinders Vineyard is fully certified organic with BioGro, and all of Cable Bay's vineyards are accredited with SWNz (Sustainable Wine Growing New Zealand).

TASTING NOTE

Papaya, gooseberry, vanilla and guava aromas all come together in a striking fusion with hints of flinty struck match. The palate has a lovely toasty backbone surrounded by zesty acidity, pith like phenolics and nice fruit weight through the mid-palate. The finish goes on and on for miles, I can still taste it now; 10 minutes later. This fume blanc style sauvignon makes its own rules; the freshly pressed tuxedo might be a classic, but the shoes are Converse.

FOOD MATCH

Citrus cured salmon or trout with avocado, papaya, rocket. Cheese match - Fresh Goat Cheese, Ricotta, Feta, Parmesan.

VINEYARDS

This Sauvignon Blanc is grown on a single vineyard site in our estate owned Awatere Valley Vineyard. A beautiful sub-region of Marlborough, it features natural terraces leading down to the Awatere River. The soils graduate from a heavy stony base to fine river silt. Typically, stony soil will provide wines with lifted aromatics while the river silt soils add weight and texture to the palate. The vines are closely planted, on these stony, low vigour soils and the region benefits from low rainfall. As a result the Sauvignon Blanc that grows here is low yielding, and of premium quality.