144 Islands - 'Melika's Field' White Blend 2021

“Melika’s Field is made to be an ever-evolving expression of the greatest white fruit our Home Block has to offer in any given vintage. Made to illicit a long-lived memory of time and place, each vintage of Melika’s Field will inevitably be completely different to the last, in terms of both style and composition, as each vintage is immeasurably different and our own tastes and preferences wax and wane with the ebb and flow of the years. By taking the emphasis away from the voice of any one single variety, we’re able to clearly communicate the volcanic origins and maritime influences of our unique Bay of Islands terroir. Named for the winemakers partner, who was given a pair of overalls and a spade on a first date, and helped plant what is now the Home Block ”

2021 Melika’s Field – 1800 bottles produced

Made from a series of co-harvested and co-fermented selections of fruit from around our Home Block vineyard, taken throughout the 2021 vintage. A gentle whole bunch press cycle, a brief settling period then fermented in a mixture of large format oak as well as acacia barrique. Malolactic fermentation has been withheld this year for a more crisp, restrained and pure expression, with very little battonage. An 18 month elevage ensures this wine, whilst retaining purity, is also imbued with an evocative floral aromatic profile, an elegant breadth of texture, incredible length on the palate and an exquisitely complex breath of salinity.

Citron – Magnolia Flower – Chamomile – Lemongrass – Yuzu – Pomelo – Saline

Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Albariño, Semillon, Sauvignon Gris, Petit Manseng, Muscat ā petit grains

12.5% alc.

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