"Impressively fruited & fabulously aromatic" Wine Orbit
"Concentrated, vibrant, delectable flavours & refreshing acidity, leading to a lingering delicious finish" Wine Orbit
An ideal match with pan-fried scallops, soft Goat’s cheese or Marlborough mussels
Delta Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Delta Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Accolades
Awarded Double Gold
China Wine & Spirits Awards 2019
Awarded Gold
Japan Wine Challenge 2019
Awarded 94/100 Points & 5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Awarded 4.5 Stars
Michael Cooper
Awarded 92/100 Points & 4 Stars
Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Oct 2019
Awarded 4 Stars
Winestate New Releases Jul/Aug 2019
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"It is impressively fruited and fabulously aromatic on the nose showing passionfruit, kiwifruit, lime peel and rockmelon characters. The palate is concentrated and vibrant, delivering delectable flavours and refreshing acidity, leading to a lingering delicious finish. At its best: now to 2021" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
"From a single vineyard in the Dillons Point coastal area where the heavy, water-retaining soils responded well to dry conditions during the 2019 vintage. It’s a punchy, flavoursome sauvignon blanc with tangy, pink grapefruit, gooseberry, capsicum and passionfruit flavours. An appealing wine in a crisp, dry style. Good value at this price" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Oct 2019
"The 2018 vintage (4.5*) is a 'full-on', intensely varietal style, offering fine value. A single-vineyard wine, it was grown in the lower Wairau Valley and handled entirely in tanks. The bouquet is punchy and slightly leafy; the palate tightly structured and vibrant, with a salty streak, fresh, pungent tropical fruit and herbaceous flavours, and a dry, crisp, lengthy finish" Michael Cooper
Pale straw colour in the glass. Showcasing aromas of passionfruit, blackcurrant, lemongrass and fresh zesty lime. A vibrant and weighty palate showing characteristics of ripe blackcurrant, passionfruit and a mineral finish. The 2018 Sauvignon Blanc has an expressive palate, with intense aromas of passionfruit, black currant and a hint of sea salt.
Selected from a single vineyard in the Dillons Point area of Marlborough. Close to the ocean, this sub-region has long hot days and cool nights, ensuring the grapes fully ripen, whilst maintaining intense tropical fruit characteristics.
The 2018 vintage started with cool spring weather, which extended the length of flowering, leading to to open bunches with reduced potential for disease pressure during the early autumn rains. Lower crop levels led to increased intensity of flavours and good acidity with particularly expressive tropical characteristics.
Ripening steadily throughout the growing period, the fruit was continually monitored until the right balance of flavour and physiological ripeness was attained. During a cool evening, the vineyard was machine harvested and the grapes quickly transported to the winery where they were destemmed and pressed. After settling, the juice was fermented at cool temperatures to retain fruit flavour and freshness.
Food Pairing: An ideal match with pan-fried scallops, soft Goat’s cheese or Marlborough mussels.
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Lovely , crisp wine. Perfect on a warm day.
Peter - 02/11/2019
a great drop, it pleased me more when we saw it for sale in an up market restaurant charging per glass what we paid for a bottle.
Steve - 06/10/2019
A pleasant drink.
Rae - 04/11/2019
Nice slightly fruity drop
Dirk - 15/08/2019
Very tasty
Ann - 14/08/2019
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