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Marisco Vineyards

THE NED PINNACLE SAUVIGNON BLANC 2023

THE NED PINNACLE SAUVIGNON BLANC 2023

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The Ned Pinnacle Sauvignon Blanc 2023 bursts with lime and charred grapefruit aromas, layered with hints of blackcurrant and wild thyme. On the palate, these flavours combine with vibrant acidity, delivering juiciness and a balanced, lingering finish.

Ideal with vegetarian dishes, fish, or white meats—try it with pan-seared salmon, bruschetta sauce, and a rocket-zucchini salad with balsamic. Enjoy within 2–3 years to savour The Ned’s signature freshness and intensity.

‘Pinnacle’ defines the premium selection of The Ned range. These are specific wines that have ascended to loft heights and are vintages which have reached their absolute peak in flavour profile and balance. Truly distinctive of our Waihopai Valley vineyards.

6 Bottles

Tasting Note

TASTING NOTE

Bursting with a redolence of lime and charred grapefruit, the intensity of the nose is framed with a subtle background of blackcurrant and wild thyme. A sip of this wine reveals these same aromatic flavours, merging with a succulent acidity that drives the juiciness of the palate delivery balance and great persistence.

FOOD MATCHING

The crisp, bold and refreshing nature of this wine will pair beautifully with vegetarian cuisine and fish or white meats. Try alongside pan seared salmon, accompanied with a bruschetta sauce and a rocket with zucchini salad doused in balsamic reduction.

CELLARING POTENTIAL

Crafted to be enjoyed at the peak of its vibrancy and freshness, we recommend drinking this wine within 2–3 years of vintage date.

Winemaking

ORIGIN

Waihopai Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand


WINEMAKING

The combined use of expressive ripe fruit and oak influences align to promote the very best of what this wine has to offer. Select parcels of fruit are field destemmed and gently pressed into stainless steel tanks. Roughly racked to ferment using stainless and oak with select yeasts, it develops an extra dimension of full-bodied flavour to the wine; ranging from ripe mango to spicy vanilla.

ANALYSIS
  • Alcohol - 13.5%
  • pH - 3.04
  • Titratable Acidity - 7.6g/L
  • Residual Sugar - 2.31g/L
  • Vegan Certified

Vintage

VINTAGE

A warm and wet winter spurred an early start to the growing season with fully charged soil moistures and warm ambient temperatures in early spring. The few frosts through September and October did little to disrupt the healthy development of strong, lush canopies.

Flowering began with cooler temperatures and periodic bouts of rain in the early summer, with the weather improving as we headed towards Christmas: typical with respect to warmth, sunshine hours and rainfall. Late summer warmth in late February and March along with careful canopy management, delivered slowly ripened, disease free, incredibly clean fruit!

Harvest commenced in mid-March. Due to the long, cool ripening season, fruit was harvested significantly later than usual but retained all of its vibrancy of flavour and crisp, ripe acids.

The team are excited by the bright, flavour expressions and huge diversity of character coming through in the wines of the 2023 vintage.

About The Ned

Right in the heart of the magical Waihopai Valley, a million miles from anywhere, lies The Ned - one of Marlborough's most famous peaks - and the childhood playground for founder and winemaker, Brent Marris. It's a place where nights are two degrees colder and days two degrees hotter. Where possibilities take hold and good times unfold, where the young at heart thrive. And where there's liveliness and adventure in every bottle.

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