Alexia Restless Boy Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Alexia Restless Boy Sauvignon Blanc 2020

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Boy, beautiful spirit – skipping, running, spinning wheels, kicking stones. A walking weather system of sunshine and storms, his two grubby fists wrapped around our hearts.

Made four ways: concrete egg, cold steel, skin ferment, barrel and then combined for a vibrant, textural expression.

 Lime skin, green apple, tangy, sass.

Fleshy, fruity, ripe and enticing bouquet with aromas of fresh herbs and peach, red apple and lemon, a whisper of grapefruit and soft stony soil and lees spice with a white smoke twist. Quite delicious, fresh and fruity on the palate. Dry with a core of fruits from lemon and apple to moments of passionfruit, grapefruit then fresh herbs. A lovely mouthfeel with driven by the lees, acidity and stony silty soils. Well made, pure, fresh and vibrant. Best drinking from today and through 2022. 94 Points. Excellent.

The producer

Jane Cooper

Winemaker, forklift driver, chief schemer

Got halfway through a law degree, stepped into a winery, breathed it in and immediately switched to chemistry before studying winemaking and viticulture at Lincoln University.

Started winemaking in Nelson for Seifried Estate before moving on to manage a small cooperative winery making wines for Te Mania, Richmond Plains and Kaimira Estate with vintages in Chile, Italy and Australia in between. Moved to Wairarapa in the early 2000s and spent 14 years as general manager and chief winemaker at Matahiwi Estate. Left in 2016 and picked apples and pears, made Eau de vie and spent a lot of time thinking. Decided the next time she put everything into a business it would be her own. Designed Alexia HQ on the back of an envelope. Runs the show.

Paid up wine geek, has a love affair with wine judging, Chair of Judges Royal Easter Wine Show.

Wife of Lesley, mum of Vita and Tom. Lover of Doc Martens. Frequently outraged.