Stoney Vineyard
Sauvignon blanc 2024
An elegant, quietly complex Sauvignon blanc that rewards attention. Delicate oak frames a lifted nose of honeysuckle, soft spice, and citrus blossom. The palate is light and graceful—lemons, white peach, a brush of herbaceousness—all carried by bright, zippy acid that lingers without overstaying. If Lady A is about opulence and depth, this is about subtlety and finesse. Intriguing, textural, and beautifully composed.
Best Drinking
Within 5 years to preserve its fresh fruit character.
4 months in stainless steel and old puncheons, then blended into newer puncheons for 6 months.
New oak and barrel fermentation has added many new layers.
Winemaker Notes
This release of Stoney Sauvignon blanc is the start of a new direction for this label. With our first vintage directing the vineyard in 2018 I remarked on the level of fruit weight and flavour in the fruit Peter traditionally used for Stoney Sauvignon blanc. I was impressed and decided to ferment all the Sauvignon blanc in oak during the 2019 season to see what potential it had. While not quite having the power and depth of the traditional Lady A blocks, the wines were great and I think the effort put in through new oak and barrel fermentation has added many new layers and levels of interest for this label. Certainly, more serious than the earlier versions but also more approachable for earlier drinking than Lady A .
Profile
- pH
- 3.43
- TA (g/L)
- 6.01
Vineyard Data
Stoney Vineyard
42°40’44” S
147°24’52” E
Block B 1 ha 2% (2)
- Harvest Date
- 9 Apr 2024
- Baume
- 12
Block C 0.7 ha 98% (5)
- Harvest Date
- 3 Apr 2024
- Baume
- 13.6
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