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A pale green, straw coloured wine with an aroma of citrus blossum and lemongrass. The wine is crisp with fresh flavours of gooseberry and melon with a clean and zesty finish. Very popular in restaurants and cafes.

Vintages:

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• 2008 Sauvignon Blanc › ›
• 2007 Sauvignon Blanc › ›
• 2006 Sauvignon Blanc › ›
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• 2003 Sauvignon Blanc › ›
• 2002 Sauvignon Blanc › ›
• 2001 Sauvignon Blanc › ›

Fox Creek 2008 Sauvignon Blanc

appearance
Pale green straw colour.

bouquet
Spicy aromatic citrus blossom with lemongrass and wattle flower.

palate
The clean entry with a sweet juicy textural palate showing a creamy mid palate with tropical gooseberry and melon flavours with a clean and crisp zesty finish.

winemaking
This was a warm growing season with an early ripening in mid summer. The grapes ripened well with subtle delicate flavours while retaining natural acidity. The grapes were harvested from our two McLaren Vale vineyards: The Fox Creek Cellar Door vineyard contributed musky herbaceous and citrus characters and our vineyard near Willunga gave intense gooseberry flavours for another fruit dimension. A cool fermentation in stainless steel tanks for 3 weeks retained the grapes best characteristics.

technical analysis

Alcohol
11%

ageing potential
This wine is suited for early drinking and will retain fresh fruit characters for the next year. This wine is made to be enjoyed whilst it is young.

viticulturist
Nick Wiltshire

winemakers
Chris Dix & Scott Zrna