Okanagan Bound
The uncertainties of 2020 led us back to British Columbia for this year's harvest. We are very grateful to Da Silva Vineyards for providing The Purple Habit with top quality Sauvignon Blanc fruit.
The Journey
The 2020 Sauvignon Blanc was bottled on September 12, 2021 and is an expression of its New Zealand counterpart, featuring bright acidity with herbaceous, floral and tropical fruit. Enjoy the juicy and citrus zing all alone or in the company of cheeses and seafood.
The wine was crafted over ten months.
Technical Stuff
- 2020 was a slightly cooler than typical season on the Naramata Bench that pushed out harvest until October 9
- Pre-harvest testing revealed fruit to be roughly 21.5 degrees Brix (sugar content)
- During harvest, the club grapes were packed in 600 pound cardboard totes and trucked to Fort Langley by club members (it was sufficiently cold that reefer shipping was not required)
- The fruit was pressed within 24 hours, separating the skins and pulp from the juice
- Fermentation was conducted at 12 degrees Celsius over a period of three weeks
- Fermentation and aging took place in stainless steel tanks; a light fining was applied and the wine was bottled unfiltered
- Due to pandemic supply chain issues, the Sauvignon Blanc was bottled in dark green glass, in the style usually used for Bordeaux red wines. Our standard tin capsules were also not available and wax was used to seal the bottle tops
- 12.6% alc./vol. TTA 7.5g pH 3.13
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