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2025 Howard Vineyard Estate Sauvignon Blanc
2025 Howard Vineyard Estate Sauvignon Blanc
Light, bright typically clean with distinctive fruit flavours of citrus, pink grapefruit and slight tropical aromas when done well. It’s the perfect easy drinking wine that easily understood. e Adelaide Hills is the best place to grow Sauvignon Blanc due to high altitude vineyards. Sauvignon Blanc is most delicate and pretty when grown around 450m above sea level. In the Adelaide Hills, this means the cool nights lock in great natural acidity and the warm days give lovely slow ripening conditions, all making the fruit vibrant and fresh.
Match the 2025 Howard Vineyard Estate Sauvignon Blanc with Pumpkin Arancini, Sweet Potato Hummus or Pork Bulgogi.
Winemaking
Winemaking: Estate grown from both of our vineyards, 'Beautiful Valley ' vineyard in Charleston approximately 50% and our ‘Clover Farm ’ in Mt Barker approximately 50%. The grapes were picked in the early hours of the morning and delivered quickly to the winery. The fruit is gently bag pressed keeping only the most premium free run juice. Cool fermentation helps to promote the pretty and vibrant aromatics of the variety
Bouquet
Intense passionfruit, guava and fresh herbs greet the nose. Hints of freshly cut grass and slate. Passionfruit hits the palate followed by flavours of Granny Smith apple, dill, gooseberry, guava with a white pepper and clove element unique to this part of the Adelaide Hills. Fresh and dry. Spring in a bottle.
Palate
Palate: The wine reveals a highly structured, savoury character combined with bright honeydew melon, apple, and pink grapefruit finishing with hints of nettle creating a complex finish, which is remarkably long and dry.
Perfect Match
Match the 2025 Howard Vineyard Estate Sauvignon Blanc with Pumpkin Arancini, Sweet Potato Hummus or Pork Bulgogi.