Trinity Hill Hawkes Bay, Hawkes Bay Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage: 2024
| Vintage | Product Code | Format | Closure | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TR101B24 | 6 x 75 | Screwcap | Available |
Producer
Trinity Hill is synonymous with quality and consistency, making wines emblematic of Hawkes Bay. Winemaker Warren Gibson has worked at Trinity Hill since 1997. In addition to his winemaking expertise, Warren also manages Trinity Hill’s 80 hectares of vineyards across Hawkes Bay and the Gimblett Gravels. His encyclopaedic knowledge of the region and its vineyards is reflected in the quality of the wines. Warren and his team show the best of what Hawkes Bay and the Gimblett Gravels can produce. These wines are defined by elegance, balance, drinkability, and flavour precision, making them a joy to drink.
Originally founded in 1993 by winemaker John Hancock and restaurateurs Robert and Robyn Wilson, Trinity Hill was sold in 2021 to a group of New Zealand private investors passionate about the wine industry, including Director Mitch Plaw and his business partners, Craig Turner, Mark Sandelin and Michael Nock. Together, they continue Trinity Hills' legacy for quality and award-winning, site-specific winemaking.
Hawkes Bay
Trinity Hill’s Hawkes Bay Chardonnay is beautifully balanced. The fruit is gently pressed without crushing or de-stemming before fermenting with indigenous yeasts. It then undergoes full malolactic fermentation, followed by ageing in French oak barrels, creating notes of citrus and white flowers combined with a rich, creamy texture. The Hawkes Bay Sauvignon Blanc blends fruit from four subregions. It differs significantly from the ‘classic’ Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc expression, with gentle aromas and flavours of stone fruit and lime.
Trinity Hill’s red wines are impressive. The Hawkes Bay Syrah is sourced from vineyards across Hawkes Bay, including the Gimblett Gravels and the Red Metal Triangle. A short period of oak ageing helps retain its vibrant fruit profile, defined by wild blackberry, spice and delicious peppery notes. ‘The Trinity’ is predominantly Merlot, blended with Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Malbec from vineyards in the Gimblett Gravels. It is an impressive wine with soft, ripe tannins and notes of plum, cassis, and spice. For the Hawkes Bay Pinot Noir, a small portion of the fruit undergoes whole-bunch fermentation, enhancing notes of fresh raspberry, plum and brambly spice with soft, velvety tannins.
Vineyards
The Sauvignon Blanc grapes are sourced from vineyards located throughout the Hawkes Bay area, from the sub regions of Raukawa, Porangahau, Mangatahi and Bridge Pa. The soils are free draining with low fertility and the vines benefit from prevailing hot, dry westerly winds. The carefully selected sites produced beautiful aromatic characters and acidity for the Hawkes Bay Sauvignon Blanc. Optimal vineyard management and attention to detail allowed the grapes to be harvested at a time when the flavour profiles were at their maximum potential. The grapes were harvested over an extended time period which, when combined with the use of the range of vineyard sites, maximises the diversity of aroma and flavour.
Vintage
Weather conditions leading up to the 2024 harvest were typical of a classic Hawkes Bay summer – long hot sunny days with moderate-cool nights. As Autumn arrived the season became cooler yet remained dry, providing ideal ripening conditions.
Vinification
The fruit was gently pressed to produce an elegant, fruit driven wine with low phenolics. The juice was fermented at cool temperatures in stainless steel tanks to retain fresh fruit characters. Most components received a minimum of six months of lees contact in tank. A small component (10%) was fermented and aged in small 228 litre barriques to add complexity to the final blend.
Tasting Notes & Technical Details
Gentle flavours and aromas of lime, citrus and lemongrass complement a distinct stone fruit character. A Sancerre-like textural component is balanced by fresh acidity and fruit sweetness.
Alcohol (ABV)
13%
Acidity
7.8 g/l
Residual Sugar
5.6 g/l
pH
3.25
Other wines from this producer
Producer | Wine | Product Code | Features | Style | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gimblett Gravels | Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay | TR107 | W | Factsheet | |
| Gimblett Gravels Syrah | TR110 | R | Factsheet | ||
| `The Gimblett` Gimblett Gravels | TR111 | R | Factsheet | ||
| `Homage` Gimblett Gravels Syrah | TR112 | R | Factsheet | ||
| `125 Gimblett` Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay | TR151 | W | Factsheet | ||
| Hawkes Bay | Hawkes Bay Chardonnay | TR103 | W | Factsheet | |
| Hawkes Bay Pinot Noir | TR104 | R | Factsheet | ||
| Hawkes Bay Syrah | TR105 | R | Factsheet | ||
| `The Trinity` Hawkes Bay | TR106 | R | Factsheet |