| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.2 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text |
| Tasted by ksmith on 4/3/2007 & rated 90 points: Excellent match with acorn squash spinach casserole and pineapple apple salad. replicated and complementary flavors. (3011 views) |
| Tasted by ksmith on 4/11/2006 & rated 90 points: Pale in color, notes of citrus and grass on the nose. Citrus dominates the palate, with SB characteristic flavors and aromas. A slight dusty note which does not offend. Lingering finish (3248 views) |
| Tasted by Wrighty on 12/16/2005 & rated 84 points: Christmas '05 in Australia; 12/8/2005-12/27/2005 (Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne and Gold Coast): Soft and a little flabby, some crispness but too soft. (4885 views) |
| Tasted by Double-A on 8/2/2005 & rated 93 points: Aromatic, milky, guava, gooseberry and Mandarin orange nose. Intense flavours and sense of weight on the palate; super-long finish. 4.5/5 (543 views) |
| Tasted by borneman on 6/11/2005 & rated 89 points: Classic NZ SB, but a little rounder and less of an acidic zing than others. Also not as much of the forward tropical fruit as I expected. Overall, still a very good NZ SB. (3929 views) |
| Tasted by lewisrise on 4/21/2005 & rated 90 points: Grassy bouquet with citrus, grapefruit and lemon. Slight bitterness in mid palate, not as balanced as Kim Crawford or Cloudy Bay but still a good SB. (3457 views) |