d'Arenberg High Altitude The Broken Fishplate Sauvignon Blanc 2023 x 12

d'Arenberg High Altitude The Broken Fishplate Sauvignon Blanc 2023 x 12the broken fishplate Sauvignon Blanc 2023 Adelaide Hills, Sauvignon Blanc (100%) The Name Despite being a good match for fish, the name has nothing to do with them! A fishplate is a term for the nylon plates that collect grape bunches on a harvester, and often break when navigating around the steep, windy vineyards. The Vintage The cool, wet 2022 winter filled the subsoil, while springs heavy rainfall impacted yields. Shaded basal buds and reduced

the broken fishplate 
Sauvignon Blanc 2023
 Adelaide Hills, Sauvignon Blanc (100%)
 The Name
 Despite being a good match for fish, the 
name has nothing to do with them! A 
fishplate is a term for the nylon plates that 
collect grape bunches on a harvester, and 
often break when navigating around the 
steep, windy vineyards.
 The Vintage
 The cool, wet 2022 winter filled the subsoil, 
while spring’s heavy rainfall impacted yields. 
Shaded basal buds and reduced fruitfulness 
from the previous season resulted in small 
yields. Mild, dry summer caused late 
veraison. Despite a week of intense heat 
in February, most vines survived. Riesling 
started three weeks late, and McLaren 
Vale Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc 
ripened with low yields due to the heat 
wave. Autumn was mild, and red grape 
harvest followed McLaren Vale Chardonnay, 
with variable, mostly low yields. Fiano, 
Marsanne, Roussanne, and Viognier ripened 
alongside the reds. Only 100 tonnes of red 
varieties remained by Easter, with low yields 
in Adelaide Hills Chardonnay and Pinot. Dry 
white Chardonnay vineyards were used for 
sparkling wine, promising a great year.
 Harvest dates
 Residual sugar
 5 Apr - 13 Apr
 4.5 g/l
 The Winemaking
 The fruit for this wine is sourced from the 
cool climate Adelaide Hills. Small batches of 
grapes are gently crushed, chilled, and then 
transferred to stainless steel basket presses. 
Gentle extraction of the juice is critical 
in these early stages to retain the delicate 
fruit characters. To add complexity and 
mouthfeel, a small percentage of the wine is 
partially fermented in aged French oak for 
two to three weeks.
 The Characteristics
 A pure expression of the variety. Pale light 
straw-green colour. Green capsicum notes, 
lemongrass and green pears are pungent 
on the nose. The palate is citrusy, grassy 
and herbal with a distinct passion fruit 
flavour. A fresh layer of wet slate, green 
apple, kiwifruit and snow peas are aligned 
with a superb degree of acidity bringing an 
outstanding intensity and balance. Hard not 
to be seduced by the refreshing and lingering 
zesty finish.