Tasting notes:
Nika Tiki Sauvignon Blanc Rose has refreshing floral aromas with berry and spices. The palate exudes fresh tropical Sauvignon Blanc flavours. Complemented by hints of berries from the addition of red fruit. Before finishing refreshingly with spice and vibrant acidity. 2.8% Pinot Noir is added to Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc to create the beautiful pink blush colour.
Food Matching:
Drink with light salads, light pasta and rice dishes, especially with seafood and grilled fish and goats’ cheeses. Perfect hot weather drinking
Producer/Region: Nika Tiki Sauvignon Blanc Rose
The Marlborough wine region is by far New Zealand’s largest. Accounting for three quarters of the country’s wine production. 70% of its vineyard area and 85% of its wine exports.
A Geographical Indication in the north-east of the South Island. It covers the entire Marlborough Region and the Kaikōura District of the Canterbury region. But in practice the vineyards are concentrated around the Blenheim and Seddon townships. Internationally, Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is recognised as world class. Wine writers such as Oz Clarke and George Taber have described it as the best in the world.
Sauvignon blanc is a green-skinned grape variety. It originates from the Bordeaux region of France. The grape most likely gets its name from the French words sauvage and blanc due to its early origins as an indigenous grape in South West France. It is possibly a descendant of Savagnin.
Sauvignon blanc is planted in many of the world’s wine regions. Producing a crisp, dry, and refreshing white varietal wine. The grape is also a component of the famous dessert wines from Sauternes and Barsac. Sauvignon blanc is widely cultivated in France, Chile, Romania, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Bulgaria. And in the states of Oregon, Washington, and California in the US.
Depending on the climate, the flavour can range from aggressively grassy to sweetly tropical. In cooler climates, the grape has a tendency to produce wines with noticeable acidity and “green flavors” of grass, green bell peppers and nettles with some tropical fruit and floral notes. In warmer climates, it can develop more tropical fruit notes but risks losing much aroma from over-ripeness, leaving only slight grapefruit and tree fruit (such as peach) notes.
