Sidewinder Sauvignon Blanc
Waiheke Island
2024

Sidewinder Sauvignon Blanc

Sidewinder is an opportunity to celebrate and explore the regional diversity of this iconic New Zealand varietal. 

Classical in its fresh herb, lime cordial and passionfruit seed aromas with a coastal element of weathered rock and salt spray. The palate is linear and textured finishing dry and salivating.

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Winemaking

Vintage 2024 was an incredible growing season, sunny with small amounts of well-timed rainfall allowing our vineyards to mature in perfect balance and the fruit to be harvested in perfect condition. Our Sauvignon Blanc vineyards are all dry-farmed and hand harvested from elevated hillside vineyards, exposed to the cooling sea breezes, giving small crops of intensely flavoured grapes. At the winery the Sauvignon Blanc is whole bunch pressed to tank before settling, racking and fermentation in stainless steel tanks. A small portion of the ripest fruit was barrel fermented on full solids with wild yeast to provide an aromatic lift and provide some tannin structure to the whole bunch portion.


The Name

Echoing an intricate string of contrails streaked across the sky, Sidewinder is sourced from a spectacular series of Sauvignon Blanc vineyards that snake and stretch across our volcanic hillsides and coastal clifftops.