Meldville Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Description

VQA Lincoln Lakeshore
Harvest Date: Oct 12
pH: 3.38
TA: 6.57
Average brix: 22.4
Alc: 13%

Production – 1740 bottles

The vintage of 2023 was an exceptional year in Ontario for grape growing. Winter was relatively warm with little snow and temperatures were above normal for most of February and March and had us all thinking about an early spring. Bud break was right on time!! However warm conditions were in order from the beginning of May and throughout the summer, there were some hot spells but also some very wet spells as well leading to some concerns with disease pressures. September was warm and dry and harvest began early with grapes being picked in ideal conditions with good maturity and intense flavours.

Grapes for this wine were harvested from an older block of Sauvignon Blanc at the Lizak Vineyard in Beamsville. Close to the shores of Lake Ontario giving cooler growing conditions and slower ripening allowing for wonderful development of flavour and balance. Grapes were mechanically harvested and optically sorted on the harvester. Grapes were crushed and pressed in amazing condition After cold setting the juice, it was transferred into neutral French oak barrels for fermentation using a selected yeast. After 15months of aging in barrel the wine was transferred to stainless steel tanks, filtered and bottled.