The Kings Favour Sauvignon Blanc heartland and the White / Black

and the White / Black Russian

A sweet spirit with a base of vodka and flavoured with caramel before being bottled at 20

fermentation was commenced with our Rhone isolate yeast

that line stuck in Ben's mind

Chief Winemaker

The Kings Favour Sauvignon Blanc heartland and the White / BlackVARIETY 100% Sauvignon Blanc. VITICULTURE Caned pruned fruit thinned vines with vertical shoot positioned canopies are closely planted to 2,500 vines per hectare. The terraced vineyard is situated alongside the eastern banks of the Waihopai River and consists of glacial formed complex soils with less fertility and uniformity than those of the main Wairau Valley. VINTAGE With one of the warmest starts to a growing season since records began all of the