Pale gold; gooseberries, grapefruits, grass; gooseberry, grapefruit, lychee, light body, crisp acidity, good finish. shaunculwell's note puts it succinctly. Strong grassy, gooseberry nose and flavour. Distinctly NZ SB.
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Nose: Very reductive, with an unappealing struck match / burnt tire stink. Under that are some faint characteristic NZSB notes of grass and grapefruit. Not good.
Mouthfeel: Thin and tart.
Palate: Bitter and still reductive, and underripe. Again, some NZSB flavors, but hard to focus on them.
Terrible.
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One of my favorite Sauvignon Blancs, there is always a bottle or two at home with us. Been trying this for several vintages and find it very consistent. This one seems young. The nose is quite pungent of grass and herb, much more than last year. The fruit has a more savory, slightly less ripe, ginger spice, kind of bitter lemon, grapefruit, passion fruit, and other citrus profile. Nice job with the acid. The finish is spicy, savory citrus fruit. Think this will develop a little in the bottle as the year progresses.
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11/30/2014 - ColinR wrote: 88 Points
Pale gold; gooseberries, grapefruits, grass; gooseberry, grapefruit, lychee, light body, crisp acidity, good finish.
shaunculwell's note puts it succinctly. Strong grassy, gooseberry nose and flavour. Distinctly NZ SB.
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9/17/2014 - nrk wrote: 81 Points
Floral nose, very fuity with a slight metallic aftertaste. A bit sweet
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9/3/2013 - shaunculwell Likes this wine: 88 Points
Thin and fruity with powerful aftertaste. Very fruity and overwhelming at times. Good with seafood.
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8/3/2013 - Grapelove wrote: 89 Points
Very consistent year to year. 2012 perhaps a bit more tart than 2011. Always pleasant, refreshing. Great value.
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6/29/2013 - wineOK wrote:
Gifted
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6/23/2013 - Sandk wrote: 89 Points
Two
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6/11/2013 - Wineio Likes this wine: 87 Points
Flavors of tropical fruit with hints of lemon. Nice acidity and a bit of herbal on the finish.
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5/27/2013 - JVG wrote: 70 Points
Color: Very pale yellow.
Nose: Very reductive, with an unappealing struck match / burnt tire stink. Under that are some faint characteristic NZSB notes of grass and grapefruit. Not good.
Mouthfeel: Thin and tart.
Palate: Bitter and still reductive, and underripe. Again, some NZSB flavors, but hard to focus on them.
Terrible.
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5/11/2013 - janeag wrote: 86 Points
Smells citrus. Taste slightly acidic which is ok from the citrus smell.
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3/25/2013 - ckilpatrick wrote: 88 Points
Great QPR.
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3/14/2013 - TriNorm Likes this wine: 90 Points
Delicious daily drinker. Light and crisp; excellent value!
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2/7/2013 - mplsbruin Likes this wine: 88 Points
Quite a nice NZ - not overly bright, which I like.
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1/27/2013 - Mike Kopanski wrote: 87 Points
One of my favorite Sauvignon Blancs, there is always a bottle or two at home with us. Been trying this for several vintages and find it very consistent. This one seems young. The nose is quite pungent of grass and herb, much more than last year. The fruit has a more savory, slightly less ripe, ginger spice, kind of bitter lemon, grapefruit, passion fruit, and other citrus profile. Nice job with the acid. The finish is spicy, savory citrus fruit. Think this will develop a little in the bottle as the year progresses.
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12/23/2012 - Wineio Likes this wine: 87 Points
Tropical fruits, with a hint of herbal, nice acicity
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