2016 Bedrock Wine Co. Sauvignon Blanc Staves of Waidhofen

Community Tasting Notes (30) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  6/26/2023 - Bdot Does not like this wine: 82 Points

  Every bottle I have had of this is bizarre. Overt oak with strange fruit that’s always awkwardly composed in the palate.

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  6/28/2022 - maxmanx wrote:

  PnP. Didn't have the grassinesss or mouth-puckering qualities I associate with NZ SBs. OK but not profound and doubt I will buy again.

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  5/23/2022 - prasm Likes this wine: 90 Points

  PnP, consumed over 3 hours. Appearance: Clear, medium lemon. Nose: Clean, medium+ intensity with aromas of Honeydew melon, mango, star fruit, watermelon rind, cut grass and saline. Palate: Dry, medium+ acid, medium+ body with creamy mouth-feel - not expected from a Sauv Blanc, likely from oak treatment, medium intensity, 14.1% abv with flavors of Honeydew melon, mango, and saline with a medium+ finish. Overall a very good wine with superb balance and complexity showing big tropical fruit flavors is at or near it's peak. The unexpected full body induced creamy mouth-feel tends to be more of a positive than negative. Drink now or over next 2 years.

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  4/29/2020 - TC16 wrote: 92 Points

  Showed much better with age. The oak was much more integrated and everything in harmony.

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  4/23/2020 - GrapeScott wrote: 90 Points

  Really nice SB. Tropical nose, with the assertive citrusy, gooseberry, grassy-herbal profile I dig, and a piercing long lingering mineral finish. I know this saw some barrel aging, don't get the oakiness in this that others have mentioned, as it seems pretty well integrated at this point. Like an amped-up white Bordeaux. I don't drink much SB these days, but this is very well done indeed.
  Update on 6/17: apparently this has sat open in my fridge for almost two months, and I finished off the last glass tonight. This has held up remarkably well, and is still quite fresh. Bodes well for its ageability.

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