DOG POINT - Section 94 - Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Dog Point is located in Marlborough , on the South Island of New Zealand . The estate was established by Ivan and Margaret Sutherland and is one of Marlborough's oldest private vineyards with its first plantings in the late 1970s. While working at Cloudy Bay Vineyards Ivan met James Healy, where the duo have been instrumental in the evolution of the Cloudy Bay brand. Discovering that they shared the same aspirations, Ivan, Margaret, James and Wendy returned to a field approach by launching the Dog Point label in 2004 with fruits from the 2002 vintage. Today, the two couples are actively involved in all facets of the business. Succession plans are in place with the next generation of the Sutherland family involved in managing day to day operations. Dog Point Vineyard owns and operates New Zealand's largest Biogro certified organic vineyard .
Section 94 comes from this single vineyard parcel, located in the Dog Point Vineyard, whose vines were planted in 1992. The grapes are hand-harvested, pressed and fermented in whole bunches. The aging lasts 18 months in French oak barrels .
Grape variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc