2022 Te Whare Ra Sauvignon Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 87.5 points

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  7/31/2023 - Jurko1 wrote: 88 Points

  Not flawed but just not to my taste. Will see if it gets better with time

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  7/29/2023 - Dozhdbog Likes this wine: 91 Points

  My prior day one note applies in the main. The elements are in better harmony with better balance fore to aft. Quite good, but I won't be finishing it tonight, so I am hoping it can handle a day of rest better than last time.
  It held on well enough, but still had a noticeable slip in balance.
  Final verdict: 87
  
  Nope, I was wrong. Too cold. This is delicious.
  Going to leave this all up as a reminder to be patient while assessing.
  
  Final final verdict: 91

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  3/14/2023 - BernieMSY wrote: 88 Points

  Consumed in Mt. Cook National park. Pale, pale color. Almost completely translucent. Flinty stone fruit, with a touch of residual sugar.

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  2/12/2023 - Dozhdbog wrote: 83 Points

  Still familiarizing myself with SB's from the southern hemisphere. This one has a very intense nose of apricot, green apple, and passionfruit. Freshly cracked, it's quite tight on the palate with a high acid finish. Let's see what some decanting does for it, but I like what I'm getting so far.
  Second glass was with spaghetti ai frutti di mare, and it complemented the dish fairly well. Quite nice with dinner, but the last of the glass on its own began to overwhelm my tongue with acid.
  Day 2 it completely fell apart into a sweet-tart mess with little going for it.
  Day 1 was an 87, day two is a 78, so an overall score of 83 seems in order.

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  2/7/2023 - kostaslonis wrote:

  New Zealand London Annual Trade Tasting (Lindley Hall, Royal Horticultural Halls): Subtle, green, asparagus, green fruit, pear, easy, bright, a bit tight, very dry (RS0.5)

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