Scout Central Otago Blanc 2022 (6 Bottles) Waipara, New Zealand

by Fine Wine Cellars

$198.00

AUSTRALIA WIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED

A new wine for the Scout team. This is a blend of Chardonnay (70%) and Riesling (30%) sourced from the Bendigo and Pisa sub-region. The Chardonnay is sourced from the Lapis Lazuli vineyard, located at high elevation (450 metres) on the Bendigo terraces.

Its steep slopes face north and the soils are degraded schist. The clone is the 809, a clone that Sarah tells us works well with skin contact and has a unique floral, muscat character The Riesling is sourced from the organically grown Pisa Terrace vineyard which lies on a misture of Greywacke and glacially eroded schist rock with a thin covering of wind-blown loess.

The Chardonnay was wild fermented on skins for two weeks with an occasional hand plunge. The Riesling was added post fermentation and the wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered.

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About Scout Wines

Sarah Adamson, Winemaker at Scout Wines

Growing up in the Deep South of New Zealand, winemaking wasn’t even talked about when considering career options in my final years of school. Luckily, my parents had a great cellar and interest in wine which in turn sparked an enthusiasm

With a love for science and the outdoors I began to explore all options and found myself chatting to Invercargill’s only other Viticultural graduate. After a year of BSc and LLB, I left Canterbury University to pursue a career in winemaking. There was no turning back, and I have no regrets!

My favourite part of winemaking is blending. I love seeing all the parcels and batches come together to create what is going to be in the bottle.

Fine Wine Cellars

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