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Nautilus Estate
The Paper Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Nautilus Estate
The Paper Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc 2023

The Paper Nautilus displays Intense lifted aromas of citrus blossom, lemongrass and green gage plums. The palate introduces delightful citrus-based mouth-watering intensity and finishes with a strong textural component.
Item No. TPNSAU23A6-BT
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The Paper Nautilus displays Intense lifted aromas of citrus blossom, lemongrass and green gage plums. The palate introduces delightful citrus-based mouth-watering intensity and finishes with a strong textural component.
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Tasting Note The Wine displays intense lifted aromas of citrus blossom, lemongrass and green gage plums. The palate introduces delightful citrus-based mouth-watering intensity and finishes with a strong textural component.
Best Enjoyed With Crispy skinned fish with roasted fennel & white bean puree.
Treatment Hand-picked fruit from our Renwick vineyard was chilled overnight before being whole bunch pressed. The juice was settled overnight before racking, including some solids, to a 10-year-old, 3000 L French Oak Cuve. The still cloudy juice was inoculated with a non-saccharomyces yeast (Torulaspora delbrückii) and allowed to ferment between 18 & 24 degrees. After a 20-day fermentation, the wine was matured on yeast lees for 8 months before clarification and bottling in December 2022.
Vintage 2023
Varietal Sauvignon Blanc
Region Marlborough
Alcohol by Volume 13.5%
Winemaker Clive Jones
Cellaring Recommendations Delicious upon release, this wine will improve for 3-5 years post vintage.
Pack Size Options 1 , 6

Accolades

It’s a classy expression of Marlborough
This is a small-batch Sauvignon Blanc from the Heritage Block Renwick Estate, only made in the best years. Unlike many Marlborough Sauvignon Blancs, it was fermented and aged in large-format French oak for nine months, delivering both texture and complexity evident initially on the nose and then through into a quite rich palate. The compelling combination of cashew and lemongrass provides tremendous interest on the palate. It’s a classy expression of Marlborough.
Ray Jordan

The palate is textural and fulsome
Subtle toast and lemon butter lead on the nose, followed by layers of nettle, green almond, lemongrass, lemon rind, a hint of green olive brine and green gage plum. It’s savoury, intriguing, and quietly complex. The palate is textural and fulsome, driven by bursts of lemongrass, green apple and lemon peel. Crushed rock minerality adds dimension, while pithy acidity brings structure and line, extending into a long, citrus-charged finish. A distinctive and beguiling expression of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc—characterful, composed and packed with interest.
Tom Kline
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