Posted: June 16, 2017
Easy-drinking, medium-bodied style with freshly herbaceous aromas and flavours, hints of peas and asparagus, slightly spicy notes, and a very smooth finish.
Comments Off on Johanneshof Cellars Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Crisp, ripely herbaceous style, fresh and vibrantly fruity, showing good weight and flavour depth.
Comments Off on Hunter’s Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Maturing well, with fresh, strong citrus, melon and lime flavours and a crisp finish. Certified organic.
Comments Off on Huia Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Fleshy, with grassy, limey aromatics and a fresh, vibrant palate offering ripely herbaceous flavours, crisp and lively.
Comments Off on Highfield Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Still fresh and punchy, with ripe, tropical fruit aromas and flavours, good weight and a crisp, dry finish.
Comments Off on Folium Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Full-flavoured, with good weight, fresh, ripe melon and capsicum characters and a crisp, dry finish.
Comments Off on Babich Family Estates Headwaters Organic Block Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Attractively scented, fresh and lively, with melon and lime flavours showing good balance and crispness.
Comments Off on Babich Family Estates Cowslip Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Freshly aromatic, with very good depth of vibrant gooseberry and green capsicum flavours, finely balanced and lingering.
Comments Off on Vavasour Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Fresh and sweet-fruited, with good weight and depth of ripe, tropical fruit flavours. Slightly toasty, bottle-aged notes starting to emerge.
Comments Off on Toi Toi Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Fresh, herbaceous and crisp, with grapefruit and herb flavours that linger well. Described by one judge as ‘minerally’ and another as ‘chalky.’
Comments Off on Stoneleigh Latitude Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Aromatic, clearly herbaceous style with lots of vigour on the palate and fresh, limey flavours, lifted and lively.
Comments Off on Selaks Founders Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Weighty, with concentrated, ripe, tropical fruit flavours, a slightly nutty complexity and a dry, finely textured finish. Ready. (Fermented in new German oak fuders.)
Comments Off on Giesen The Fuder Dillons Point Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2011 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Lively, with ripely herbaceous flavours of melons and green capsicums, showing very good varietal character and depth. Enjoyed by all judges.
Comments Off on Esk Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Weighty, with strong melon, lime and capsicum flavours in a classic regional style. Still very fresh and aromatic, with good ripeness and depth.
Comments Off on Clos Henri Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Weighty, finely textured wine with ripely herbaceous flavours, showing very good depth, and crisp, lively acidity. Fresh and still youthful.
Comments Off on Babich Winemakers’ Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Freshly herbaceous Wairau Valley wine with tight, crisp, melon and green capsicum flavours that linger well. Slightly ‘sweaty’ notes, with good weight, texture and intensity.
Comments Off on Yealands Estate Single Block M2 Organic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Barrel-fermented style from the Awatere Valley with fresh, ripe flavours, showing excellent depth and harmony. Slightly creamy and biscuity, with good complexity.
Comments Off on Tohu Mugwi Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Mouthfilling, crisp and lively, with strong, ripe melon and green capsicum flavours, showing good vigour and weight.
Comments Off on Spy Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
‘Sweaty armpit’ and herbaceous aromas, leading into a very fresh, punchy, vibrant wine with good weight and ripe passionfruit, lime and capsicum flavours that linger well. Grown in the lower Wairau Valley.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Wairau Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Aromatic, fresh and zingy, with strong melon, green capsicum and passionfruit flavours and a crisp, fully dry finish.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Pioneer Block 1 Foundation Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Fleshy and full-bodied, in a classic Wairau Valley style with strong, fresh, tropical fruit flavours that linger well.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Maturing well, this single-vineyard wine has strong, grassy, limey and herbal flavours, very fresh, punchy and lifted.
Comments Off on Rochfort Rees Awatere Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Fleshy, full-bodied style with fresh, ripe passionfruit/lime flavours, showing good concentration. (Grown at two sites in the Southern Valleys and 5% barrel-fermented.)
Comments Off on Lawson’s Dry Hills Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Fermented and matured in new German oak fuders, this is a fleshy, weighty wine with strong, ripe, tropical fruit flavours, showing a toasty, smoky, oak-derived complexity, and a dry, finely textured finish.
Comments Off on Giesen The Fuder Matthews Lane Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Sturdy and fleshy, with rich, ripely herbaceous flavours, showing a mealy, slightly nutty complexity. Ready. (Fermented in German oak fuders.)
Comments Off on Giesen The Fuder Dillons Point Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Mouthfilling, with very good vigour and depth of ripe passionfruit, capsicum and lime flavours, well-rounded and lingering.
Comments Off on Ara Single Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Fleshy, lively and rich, in a clearly herbaceous style with a lingering finish. Weighty and pungent.
Comments Off on Tinpot Hut Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Passionfruit and nettle aromas and flavours, showing excellent intensity. Very fresh and attractive, with zesty acidity and a lively, lingering finish.
Comments Off on Stoneleigh Rapaura Series Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Fleshy, concentrated wine from the lower Wairau Valley. Intensely aromatic, with a hint of ‘sweaty armpit’, strong, ripe, very pure passionfruit/lime flavours and a long, dry, well-rounded finish.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Pioneer Block 3 43 Degrees Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Fermented in French oak barrels and German oak fuders, this is a superb example of oak-influenced sauvignon blanc. Very fleshy, weighty, complex and rich, it is finely textured, with concentrated, ripe, stonefruit flavours, gently seasoned with smoky oak. Delicious now….
Comments Off on Giesen The August Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Scented, yeasty, chardonnay-based wine, very crisp and lively, with citrusy, gently toasty flavours and a dryish, very finely balanced finish.
Comments Off on Tohu Rewa Reserve Marlborough Blanc de Blanc 2011 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Pale pink, dry and lively, with subtle, crisp, strawberryish, yeasty flavours, in a very fresh and elegant style.
Comments Off on Nautilus Vintage Rosé 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Tight, complex style, attractively scented, with strong, lively, peachy and biscuity flavours, fresh, dryish and long.
Comments Off on Nautilus Cuvée Brut NV Marlborough NV / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Fresh and aromatic, with an attractive lightness and vivacity. Crisp, citrusy, appley, yeasty flavours, showing good tightness, delicacy and complexity.
Comments Off on Hunter’s Miru Miru NV NV / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Fragrant, rich bouquet. Generous, toasty and yeasty, in a full-flavoured style with upfront appeal and good complexity. Drinking well now.
Comments Off on Huia Brut 2009 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Complex style, highly fragrant, with a delicate ‘bead’ and rich, yeasty ,biscuity aromas and flavours, finely balanced and lingering. Rated highly by all judges.
Comments Off on Deutz Cuvée NV Marlborough NV / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Very fresh lychee, rose petal bouquet and very delicate citrus/floral palate with good flavour intensity and fresh zesty acidity
Comments Off on Craggy Range Single Vineyard Martinborough Riesling 2009 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Lifted rose petals on the nose with some funkiness and confectionery sweet stonefruit palate.
Comments Off on Rockburn Tigermoth Central Otago Riesling 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Flinty nose in the green spectrum with full-flavoured palate with orange/citrus notes.
Comments Off on Robert Stein Half Dry Mudgee Riesling 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Floral and spicy aromas with funky notes. The sweetness on the palate is kept in balance by intense searing acidity.
Comments Off on Robert Oatley Finisterre Pongongurup Riesling 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Vibrant and pungent aromas with an apricot lift and peppery notes. Palate is a complexity of flavours with fine acid.
Comments Off on Murdoch James Single Vineyard Blue Rock Martinborough Riesling 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Hints of musk and rose petals on the nose and quite slatey and minerally on the lime juice-like palate.
Comments Off on McLeans Farm Barr-Eden eden Valley Riesling 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Slightly sweeter style with delicate floral fruit and lemony acidity with a fine lingering finish.
Comments Off on Robert Stein Mudgee Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A green bean-like nose with some herbal touches. Super tight palate displaying delicate green flavours and zesty acidity.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Reserve Organic Orange Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Delicate lifted citrus bouquet and palate with restrained fruit in the green spectrum with fine zesty lemon drop-like acidity.
Comments Off on McLeans Farm Barr-Eden Eden Valley Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Classic toasty/kero development to the nose and beautifully textured palate with loads of buttery flavours layered with very pure and delicate citrussy fruit.
Comments Off on Pokolbin Estate Hunter Valley Riesling 2007 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Very toasty and buttery on the nose and quite lemon curd-like flavours with zesty acidity.
Comments Off on Staete Landt Marlborough Dry Riesling 2010 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Developed toasty bouquet and intense concentration of slatey citrus rind flavours with a toasty thread.
Comments Off on Staete Landt Rudi Marlborough Dry Riesling 2011 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Complex honeyed nose and good length and intensity of lemon/lime flavours with fresh and lively acidity.
Comments Off on Babich Family Estates Individual Vineyard Cowslip Valley Marlborough Riesling 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Fresh, floral, fragrances with hints of pear skins and some herbal notes. Very complex palate – both linear and focused with lots of intense flavours and a powerful acid drive.
Comments Off on Truffle Hill Pemberton Riesling 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017