Description
Grape: Sauvignon Blanc
Classic and elegant, showing a mixture of white flowers and white fruits, chalky minerality and a long, dry, textured finish.
Clos Henri uses natural methods from the vineyard to the winery, is BioGro organic certified and is a proud member of MANA: Marlborough Natural Winegrowers. The estate has been fully certified organic since the harvest of 2013.
Winemaking
Fermentation occurs in 85% stainless steel; while the remaining 15% is wild fermented in older French oak barrels and Austrian oak demi-muids (600L). The wine is then aged on fine yeast lees for 8 months with lees stirring, which enables us to obtain a round Sauvignon Blanc with body and mouthfeel. A further 6 months of tank and barrel ageing is employed to ensure wine balance is attained before bottling.