Tohu Whenua Awa Sauvignon Blanc

Tohu Wines is the world’s first Māori-owned wine company, which created ranges of award-winning, premium quality New Zealand wines that encapsulate their terroir and tūrangawaewae, their sense of place. Each range has been crafted with aroha (love) and is a gift from our land.

With texture and complexity, fruit for this wine is grown using organic practices on the Arapoto block, high above the Awatere River. Richly textured, complex, uniquely Awatere.

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VARIETALS
100% Sauvignon Blanc

VINTAGE
2021

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Description

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 13%
Residual sugar 3.3 g/l
Total acidity 7.6 g/l
pH 3.16

APPEARANCE
Brilliant straw yellow in the glass.

NOSE
Notes of citrus, tropical fruit, passionfruit, guava, grapefruit and hints of flint and crushed herbs.

PALATE
Being partially barrel fermented, it shows a rich texture and complexity, with mouthwatering minerality and fresh and intense fruit concentration, with tomato leaf and tropical fruits notes and persistent finish.

AGEING
The majority of grapes are pressed into stainless steel tanks, with a small portion pressed directly to older French oak barrels for fermentation with wild yeast.

PAIRING
Grilled fish with umami sauces, goat cheese, asparagus, roast lamb leg and quiche are all perfect pairings.

RATINGS

Additional information

Vintage	2021
Grape	Sauvignon Blanc
Producer	Tohu
Style	Dry
Types	White