WineNZ Summer 18-19 (1)
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Esk Valley Marlborough<br />
Sauvignon Blanc 20<strong>18</strong><br />
$15.99<br />
Mt Riley Marlborough<br />
Sauvignon Blanc 20<strong>18</strong><br />
Simon Nash: Lemon, lime, flint and<br />
mineral. Clean lemon, crisp acids.<br />
Linear.<br />
Matt Kirby: Elderflower. Quite a<br />
restrained wine.<br />
Simon Nash: Quite nice, austere and<br />
vanillin. Nicely handled fruit. Soft/<br />
complex, rounder style. Quite ripe.<br />
Will develop.<br />
Matt Kirby: Nice, restrained aromatic.<br />
Passionfruit and mango notes.<br />
Grapefruit. Nice balance, assertive<br />
acidity, but well balanced.<br />
Barry Riwai: Pink grapefruit,<br />
passionfruit and pineapple flavours from<br />
nose right through to finish. Fleshy,<br />
ripe style. Very attractive and easily<br />
drinkable.<br />
$<strong>19</strong>.99<br />
Barry Riwai: Bright lime zest. Super<br />
fresh, almost green peppercorn. Pure,<br />
pristine palate. Crystalline acidity,<br />
bright and fresh, just like it should be.<br />
Lemon and green melon.<br />
Leefield Station<br />
Marlborough<br />
Sauvignon Blanc 20<strong>18</strong><br />
Simon Nash: Nice grapefruit nose.<br />
Quite juicy too. Nice, fleshy, but light<br />
style. Lime and citrus characters.<br />
$<strong>18</strong>.99<br />
Matt Kirby: Pretty, tropical longan/<br />
lychee. Palate is full and rich with good<br />
balance.<br />
Vidal Estate Marlborough<br />
Sauvignon Blanc 20<strong>18</strong><br />
Barry Riwai: Cooler, nettles, lime zest,<br />
fennel. Good structure, carries through<br />
to a long, limey finish. Soft rather than<br />
zingy acidity.<br />
$15.99<br />
Simon Nash: A bit reduced, gunflint,<br />
mineral. Quite racey, lemony style.<br />
Wetstone.<br />
Matt Kirby: Very ripe, pungent<br />
aromatic. Passionfruit and lychee.<br />
Long palate with nice crunchy acidity.<br />
Slippery.<br />
Barry Riwai: Vibrant, thick, cape<br />
gooseberry, passionfruit, florality too.<br />
Has big palate as you’d expect from<br />
nose. Dry, broad, monsta of a wine.<br />
Babich Black Label<br />
Marlborough<br />
Sauvignon Blanc 20<strong>18</strong><br />
Simon Nash: Nice bouquet.<br />
Grapefruit. Quite ripe. Good weight<br />
mid-palate. Lots of character. Nice<br />
mouth feel. Complex, long, very good.<br />
Matt Kirby: Honeysuckle botrytis note.<br />
Very ripe, tasty.<br />
Barry Riwai: Sweaty, nectarine, baked<br />
figs. Broad wine, good weight, softer<br />
acidity, ripeness.<br />
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