Brilliant, pale straw colour with slight green hues, pale on edge. This has a tightly concentrated, youthfully raw bouquet with an amalgam of gooseberries, passionfruit, capsicums and minerals. Dry to taste and medium-bodied, this is elegantly proportioned with tightly bound, but intense flavours of passionfruit and gooseberries, forming a driven palate line. The flavours are enlivened by racy, zesty mouthwatering acidity that combined with a very fine textual thread provides a refreshing cut and dryness to the mouthfeel. The flavours are carried to a dry, light, herb and tropical fruit nuanced, moderately sustained finish. This is a crisp, concentrated, mouthwatering Sauvignon Blanc to serve with seafoods, salads and vegetables over the next 2-3 years. Fruit predominantly from the upper Wairau Valley supplemented with Awatere, Ure and Wairau Valley grapes, cool-fermented in stainless-steel to 13.0% alc. and 2.2 g/L rs. 18.0+/20 Mar 2013 RRP $19.95
18+ / 20
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