Yealands Sauvignon Blanc (75cl, 12.5%)

A 100% Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough's Awatere Valley, New Zealand, produced by Yealands Estate Winery. Individual vineyard parcels are fermented separately in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, then blended to keep fruit intensity and acidity to the fore, without oak influence. The winery is certified Toitū carbonzero from inception. The aroma opens with fresh passionfruit and grapefruit peel, followed by gooseberry, cassis leaf, thyme and wet-stone minerality. The palate is bright and zippy, with concentrated grapefruit and gooseberry, passionfruit, blackcurrant leaf and focused mineral acidity. The finish is clean, dry and medium in length, with lingering citrus tang and chalky minerality.