Community Tasting Notes 4

• RajivAyyangar wrote: 88 points

  January 30, 2017 - Monday Night Blinds (Home (Noe st)): (blind)
  Visual:
  - medium straw, yellow hints
  
  Nose:
  - elevated intensity aromatics
  - distinct key lime pie (oak + pyrazines)
  - slight grapefruit pith / thiol character
  - hints of passionfruit / tropical fruit (again, thiols)
  
  Palate:
  - dry
  - medium body
  - medium alcohol 13%
  - high acid
  - slight bitterness but probably due to oak - doesn't seem like phenolic bitterness to me
  - medium plus finish - acid plus passionfruit and cream
  
  Initial conclusions:
  - oaked pyrazines means either CA Fumé Blanc or Bdx Blanc
  - too low alcohol and mineral for CA
  
  Final conclusion: given the low ripeness and high acid, I'm guessing 2013 Bdx blanc, Sauvignon Blanc with Semillon, entry-level quality, $25
  
  2014 Goldwater Sauvignon Blanc - Wairau Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand
  - I totally misidentified the ripeness as oak.

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• VictorA Likes this wine: 89 points

  July 9, 2016 - Good, fresh, acidic, pleasant.

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• bacchus of knockholt Likes this wine: 89 points

  November 29, 2015 - Pungent nose of blackcurrant leaf, a hint of smoke too. The palate has gooseberry fruit, medium body, not too ripe, quite elegant with a nice balance of acidity and minerality. Really enjoyed this wine, a Majestic special at only £8 a bottle. Great value.

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• melwc Likes this wine: 88 points

  August 16, 2015 - Stone fruit, sweet mid palate.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2014
• Type White
• Producer Goldwater
• Varietal Sauvignon Blanc
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country New Zealand
• Region South Island
• SubRegion Marlborough
• Appellation Wairau Valley
• UPC Code 9416264007111

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• Consumed 30 (64%)

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