STYLE

This vintage has classic Avenius aromas of stone dust and oyster shell along with Kiwi and grapefruit zest. Medium bodied, but concentrated and wound up. Very dry, long and precise at the finish.

WINEMAKING

The focus of making Avenius Sauvignon Blanc is to showcase textural density and complexity that comes from the Avenius site. Retaining varietal character is not a goal. Terroir trumps variety. The chilled grapes are sorted, destemmed, lightly crushed and pressed and then the juice is allowed to settle overnight. VL3 yeast starts fermentation immediately. The wine fermented for about 30 days at 68F (20C) in old 500 liter puncheons. The wine was aged on lees for 10 months. Bottled in August 2022. Alcohol is 13.9%. 2,220 bottles produced. This wine will drink well for at least five years and probably longer.