2024 Coldfire Fumé Blanc

The Coldfire is an alternative take on Sauvignon Blanc, breaking from tradition to showcase a modern, innovative style. It strikes a balance, steering clear of extremes while offering intrigue.

VINTAGE 2024 – an excellent white wine vintage, typified by good yields and a dry, mild ripening period resulting in flavoursome, aromatic wines.

VARIETAL 100% Sauvignon Blanc

APPEARANCE Golden straw with pale green tints.

AROMA Intriguing aromas of tamarillo, mandarin, nashi pear and green olive, leading into complexing notes of chamomile, fennel, vanilla bean, grilled nuts and olive brine.

PALATE Textured and complex, a full-bodied white wine with mouthfeel and intrigue. Skin-contact during ferment heightens perfume whilst contributing phenolic crunch – peach kernel, fennel and green-olive pit, whilst new French oak adds woodsmoke, flint and exotic spice. Acid is soft yet textured, glossy, rich – think preserved lemon, mandarin, nectarine.

OAK DETAIL 50% of the blend was fermented on skins in seasoned open-top French oak puncheons before being basket-pressed direct to seasoned barriques for 5 months maturation. The remaining 50% of the blend was fermented and matured more conventionally in new French oak barriques.

CELLARING Ready for immediate drinking and will continue to drink well over the next 3-4 years.

FOOD PAIRING A wine to drink with food. Think seafood, poultry, pork, cheese. Deep-fried, crispy-skinned whole Pink Snapper with tamarind, lime chilli.

ALCOHOL VOLUME 12.5%
ACIDITY pH 3.29; TA 6.61g/L
RESIDUAL SUGAR 1.0g/L