Two Rivers Convergence Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Two Rivers Convergence Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, 2023

Grape variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc, unoaked, sourced from the Awatere and Wairau valleys

Producer Tasting Note:

With its bright luminosity and a slight green-olive hue, this Sauvignon Blanc bursts with flavours of kiwi fruit, red capsicum, passionfruit, and gooseberry. The palate is powerful, concentrated, and energetic with a lingering, juicy, mouth-watering acidity, good balance, length, and purity of fruit.

Critic's tasting Note:

“Still very youthful, this vivacious wine is highly aromatic and full-bodied, with very good intensity.”

4.5/5 stars, Michael Cooper (NZ)

The Season:

This year’s harvest (the 20th for this wine) stands out as one of the best in the past decade - allowing for perfect
picking conditions. The Indian summer, followed by a cooler autumn, allowed for an even, slower ripening period, producing highly concentrated fruit with distinctive flavours. As a result, the wines are pure and powerful, with lifted aromatics, lively acidity and great energy.

Winemaking:

Lightly pressed, the juice was fermented cool, predominately in stainless steel to maximise fruit purity and distinctive varietal character. A small portion was fermented in concrete egg tank and clay amphora to add a grainy texture to the palate. The wine was then aged on light yeast lees for three months to gain complexity and increase mouthfeel.

An excellent match for shellfish, fish dishes, Pacific & Asian fare.