Jed Wines
Each year, Jed's wine making team travel to the Uco Valley in Argentina to produce wines that express the unique characters of this acclaimed region. With combined wine making experience in Australia, France, North and South America, Jed's three young Australian winemakers have travelled the worlds wine regions in search of ideal vineyard sites. This search led the trio to the Uco Valley in Mendoza (Argentina), one of the world's true frontier wine regions.
Mendoza has an extraordinary 450 years of wine making history, however, only in the last 10 years has the Uco Valley emerged as one of the world's most exciting wine producing regions. Situated in the foothills of the Andes at 1200 meters above sea level, the pristine environment in the Uco Valley yields elegant wines with unrivaled purity.
2009 Jed Sauvignon Blanc
Variety Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage 2009
Region Uco Valley, Mendoza
Alcohol 13% vol
pH 3.2
Total Acidity 5.7 g/L
Tasting Notes
Appearance Brilliant straw in colour.
Nose Fresh lime and pineapple aromas with hints of pink grapefruit.
Palate Fresh flavours of lime and pink grapefruit carry onto the palate with delicate mineral undertones. The mouth-feel is fresh and crisp and is supported by sound fruit weight. Vibrant acidity is balanced by subtle complexity on the mid palate which is followed by a clean finish.
Notes
Jed Sauvignon Blanc is grown in the Uco Valley which is in the upper limits of the Mendoza wine region. The pristine Uco Valley is the most exciting white wine producing region in Argentina. Jed Sauvignon Blanc is typical of the fresh and vibrant white wines produced in this cool climate region.
