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Quarry Road Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2007 |
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Michael Cooper "The 2007 vintage is a stylish wine, full and rounded (4 grams/litre of residual sugar), with ripe passionfruit and lime flavours, showing excellent delicacy and richness." Michael Cooper's Buyer's Guide to New Zealand Wines 2008 New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is acclaimed throughout the world as the definitive benchmark style for the varietal. Its exuberant, pungent flavours have dazzled wine critics everywhere. Oz Clarke summed up the impact of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc in his Wine Atlas when he wrote, "No previous wine had shocked, thrilled, entranced the world before with such brash, unexpected flavours of gooseberries, passionfruit and lime, or crunchy green asparagus spears . . . an entirely new, brilliantly successful wine style that the rest of the world has been attempting to copy ever since". The golden rule with Sauvignon Blanc is "fresh is best". The vibrant flavours of Sauvignon Blanc enhance the freshness of seafood and white fish especially when served with citrus or garlic based sauces. Crunchy summer salads and capsicums both find a flattering echo of flavour in Sauvignon Blanc, while relatively high acid foods, such as tomatoes, and vinegar-based dressings also make a appealing match.
Well here we are with a ripper of a multi award winning wine in both Australia and NZ taking out Double Medals and the all important Blue Gold! I have sourced this wine in such large quantities that the price is below $11- flat out around Australia and will sell like Hot Cakes. This is the fabulous 2007 vintage and it is a ripper! Hurry before this container runs dry! A prima Donna of Sauvignon Blanc all grassy and decidedly elegant Sauvignon Blanc style with the expected aromatic up front notes of fresh New Zealand Savvy. Fresh, dry, crisp nose with some mild, floral aromatics and a touch of citrus. Lovely mouthfeel here with impact and length is fine and generous, with intense fruit flavours. Mid palate has good weight and a lovely passage of delicate finished weight both crisply citric and singularly fine. Very classy wine, and a delight to offer.
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WBW Rating: |
93/100 |
Don't Pay: |
$20.00 |
Closure: |
Stelvin |
Region: |
Marlborough NZ |
Winemaker: |
Toby Cooper & Jenny Gander |
Drink Now Until: |
2009 |
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