Mt Difficulty Roaring Meg Sauvignon Blanc 2024

2024 continued a string of successful vintages in Central Otago. Dominated by a shift into an El Niño weather pattern, we experienced a very warm and dry growing season. Benign conditions at flowering gave us excellent yield potential, before the wind kicked in from November through January keeping disease pressure low. While soil moisture levels were approaching drought levels, we manged to keep the vines vital through this period, which has given small berries and concentrated, powerful wines with lovely balanced acidity. No rain through February meant an early start to harvest mid-March. Thankfully, conditions cooled off through the end of March to slow ripening just enough to give us some decent hang time, with harvesting wrapped up by Anzac Day.