2016 Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (60) Avg Score: 89.4 points

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  7/22/2020 - Inspirant wrote:

  We drank this from the bottle with no decanting at about 10 deg C.
  Appearance: Clear and bright with no tartrate crystals. Pale straw with a faint greenish tinge; pronounced legs and a slightly oily covering of the glass when swirled; 13% ABV.
  Nose: typical Marlborough SB! Mixtures of citrus and herbs with a hint of grapefruit and gooseberry.
  Palate: Beautifully balanced fruit and acidity; an immediate hit of fresh fruit fructose followed by a drying finish with the citrus & gooseberry lingering. Lovely full mouthfeel. This is why I love the best of Marlborough SB. Forget Sancerre, this is a great expression of new world SB at a very reasonable price.
  By the way, this is still drinking beautifully now and showed no obvious signs of ageing. Thank you Kevin Judd!

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  4/13/2020 - Keith Cooper Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Still a lovely wine, but looking at my previous notes, I think it is now past its peak. Lovely nose of tropical fruit but the palate seems to have lost a little of its body and structure. Drink up any remaining.

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  3/22/2020 - Keith Cooper Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Opened and poured immediately. Light lemony gold. Grapefruit on the nose, followed by lovely grassy nettles and tropical fruit. Palate is dry and rich, good acidity, tropical fruits, slight sharpness. Excellent and at perfect maturity.

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  12/16/2019 - Keith Cooper Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Served at home to accompany salmon starter. Lightly chilled, opened and poured immediately. This is a great sauvignon made by well known New Zealand winemaker Kevin Judd. It's immediately apparent that this is a classy wine, showing the best of the New Zealand style, but in a refined and subtle way. Light gold colour. Vibrant nose, pears, gooseberries. The palate is rich and long; the fruit levels are just right, balancing well with the acidity. As it develops in the glass, the grassiness becomes more evident. A lovely wine - and at a good price too!

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  8/8/2019 - klg_at_large Likes this wine: 90 Points

  We are always commenting how much we enjoy this sauvignon blanc. Lovely citrus, great pairing for fuller tasting seafood such as scallops or mussels or sauced fish, bright notes and a bit of spice.

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