Jules Taylor, OTQ Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough

Great winemaking here! Single vineyard (Plunkett), Limited release. Hand harvested and whole cluster pressed into old oak barrels for wild fermentation and maturation on its yeast lees in wood for nearly a year. The wine also went through a partial malolactic fermentation! The nose is unique and certainly not the typical NZ Sauvignon Blanc. Mineral laced with notes of caramelized lemon, grapefruit and ripe banana that meet scents of white flowers, delicate herbs, lemongrass and a trace of light caramel. …