Howard Park

Margaret River Miamup Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

Howard Park

Margaret River Miamup Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

Allan Scott Family Winemakers vineyards are largely planted on the stony, free-draining mid-Wairau Valley River flats. The vineyards are sustainably managed, and with the care given during the growing season produce some of the world's greatest wines. The wines tend to be beautifully structured, with lighter aromatics than expected off the heavier clay soils of the lower Wairau plain.

Tasting Notes

Primary fruit aromas of fresh and lightly poached citrus are gently spiced with vanilla bean and perfumed with lemon myrtle and black currant. The palate's meld of many fruit flavours is enriched with a lemon curd richness and textured with a lime zest and chalk like minerality to finish

Food Pairing

Perfect alongside a Persian fetta, zucchini and mint tart.

Allan Scott Family Winemakers vineyards are largely planted on the stony, free-draining mid-Wairau Valley River flats. The vineyards are sustainably managed, and with the care given during the growing season produce some of the world's greatest wines. The wines tend to be beautifully structured, with lighter aromatics than expected off the heavier clay soils of the lower Wairau plain.

Tasting Notes

Primary fruit aromas of fresh and lightly poached citrus are gently spiced with vanilla bean and perfumed with lemon myrtle and black currant. The palate's meld of many fruit flavours is enriched with a lemon curd richness and textured with a lime zest and chalk like minerality to finish

Food Pairing

Perfect alongside a Persian fetta, zucchini and mint tart.

Vineyard & Production Info

Vineyard name:
Leston Vineyard
Vineyard size:
345 acres
Soil composition:
Gravel and Clay-Loam
Training method:
VSP, Smart Dyson
Elevation:
297 - 389 feet
Vines/acre:
746
Yield/acre:
2.4 - 3.2 tons
Exposure:
Northwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1996, 2010
Harvest time:
February
First vintage of this wine:
2011
Bottles produced of this wine:
38,000

Winemaking & Aging

Varietal composition:
97% Sauvignon Blanc, 3% Sémillon
Fermentation container:
Stainless Steel Tanks and Barrels
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
14 days
Fermentation temperature:
50-68 °F
Type of aging container:
Barriques and Stainless steel tanks
Size of aging container:
225L Barrels
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
4 months
Age of Aging Container:
100% Old
Total SO2:
120

Analytical Data

pH level:
3.12
Acidity:
7.25 g/L
Alcohol:
12 %
Total SO2:
120
Residual sugar:
0.9 g/L