Community Tasting Notes 5

• Fernando81 Likes this wine: 85 points

  October 2, 2020 - #marlborough SB 2018
  🏰Rapaurasprings.co.nz
  🍃Sustainable
  🎨Clear. pale lemon.
  👃🏻Clean. Med+ aromas. Reductive, Gooseberries, elderberries, lime, grapefruit, lemon. Lush
  👅Med+ intensity. 🍭dry but not bone.(5.1g/l RS) 🍋 Med+ acidity.🥃alc %13.5 abv 👕 med body. 🏁 Good finish. 🏛️Not complex 📉drink now, do not hold.
  👨‍⚖️ 3.5⭐ 85Pts. 👍💰€11.95: QPR=good.
  🍽️ Light ceviche / salads

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• BrunelloBob wrote: 90 points

  July 29, 2019 - Better than avg NZSB. Interesting nose. Banana, kiwi, lime. Very good length.
  
  NZSB is starting to develop some differentiation over the last 4-5 years. which is delightful.

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• Superjeppe Likes this wine: 91 points

  June 26, 2019 - Doft av tropiska bär och fläder. Stor smak av citrus. Väldigt gott vin.

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• -Tim- Likes this wine: 90 points

  June 10, 2019 - Winemakers tasting note:
  "Our 2018 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc displays lifted passionfruit, lychee and pink grapefruit aromas with herbal and zesty citrus notes. A pure and vibrant wine with layers of delicious tropical citrus fruits and gooseberry flavours. Pure, fresh and vibrant fruit flavours and crisp acidity combine to deliver a long and refreshing finish."
  
  I agree with the note above but get more grassy characteristics than tropical ones. Definitely not off-dry (6.8 g/L acidity vs 5.1 RS) but rather full-bodied.

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• Wine in the Woods with Beth wrote:

  May 23, 2019 - The wine is pale lemon in color with petillance. The aroma is grapefruit, kiwi, barnyard and lime. The wine is off dry (residual sugar 5 g/L) with high acid and high alcohol. The body, flavor and finish are medium. The flavors are pink grapefruit, lemon, hay, grass and slight bubble gum. I little too sweet for a Sauvignon Blanc.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type White
• Producer Rapaura Springs
• Varietal Sauvignon Blanc
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country New Zealand
• Region South Island
• SubRegion Marlborough
• Appellation Marlborough
• UPC Codes 9421003771154, 9421003771161, 9421003772076

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• Pending Delivery 2 (4%)
• In Cellars 18 (32%)
• Consumed 36 (64%)

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