Bottling the 2009 Sauvignon Blanc

I bottled most of the 2009 vintage a few weeks back, but unfortunately the Sauvignon Blanc was not sufficiently clear. I added some bentonite and the wine cleared up nicely. Bentonite is a clarifying agent- it binds to the haze in the wine and settles to the bottom of the fermenter. With white wine especially, you can only bottle when brilliantly clear. A small amount of lees in the bottom of a bottle of red is fine, but crud floating up in a bottle of white isn't appealing.
Fortunately this wine clarified nicely and looks brilliant in these clear bottles. Plus I had a half bottle left over after bottling- delicious!