Passing Giants Organic Sauvignon Blanc 2021

TASTING NOTES

In November 2020 a severe frost proved calamitous to the young buds, followed by flailing hail and then major drought in the three months prior to the 2021 harvest. Much of this inclemency is down to the clouds than define New Zealand’s climate and, after all, its Maori name. The whole cycle of life is entirely subject to the whim of weather and its climatic intemperance. A fleeting hail storm can wreak havoc in a vineyard, just as the absence of clouds will assist frost in cold climes and lead to drought in summer. The arc of the whole vintage is defined by these ephemeral structures that are sent to bless with rain yet whose unpredictability shapes the resulting harvest. We celebrate those cruel, fecund, damning and wine-defining weightless gods-above in Passing Giants, our new pair of organic wines from Marlborough.

2021 was a cruelly short vintage yet the resulting available fruit proved packed with concentrated flavour.

The organic farming seems to capture more texture and this is a deliciously limpid, zesty Sauvignon replete with classic Marlborough aromatics and pink grapefruit notes on the palate.

Passing Giants Sauvignon Blanc pairs well with Pad Thai, Thai fish cakes or any dishes with south-east Asian flavours such as lime, chilli and coriander.