"A very classy Sauvignon" Bob Campbell, MW
"Wonderfully concentrated palate displaying excellent focus & persistency" Wine Orbit
Delicious with fresh green-lipped mussels or grilled shellfish
Clark Estate Single Vineyard Upper Awatere Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Clark Estate Single Vineyard Upper Awatere Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Accolades
Awarded 95/100 Points & 5 Stars
Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Dec 2020
Awarded 94/100 Points & 5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Awarded 18.5/20 Points & 5 Stars
Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews, Nov 2020
Awarded 93/100 Points
Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
Description
- Dry style
- Kaffir lime & lemon zest
- Passionfruit & gooseberry
- Soft leesy texture
"Tangy, punchy Sauvignon Blanc with typical Awatere gooseberry, green capsicum, tomato leaf and subtle tropical fruit flavours. Intense wine with nice acid tension and a lingering finish. A very classy Sauvignon" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Dec 2020
"It's brilliantly expressed, showing green kiwifruit, kaffir lime, rockmelon and lemon zest aromas on the nose, leading to a wonderfully concentrated palate displaying excellent focus and persistency. It's deliciously styled and immensely appealing. At its best: now to 2024" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
"Expressive, varietal fruity and quietly savoury scented bouquet. Aromas and flavours of lemon and sweet hay, passion fruit and crush rock minerality then a saline salivating effect. Other flavours of apple and grapefruit then a soft leesy texture add depth and complexity. Balanced and well made with a lengthy and generous finish. Best drinking from today and through 2023" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
"Bright, pale straw-yellow, even colour throughout. The nose is vibrant and youthful, soft aromas of blackcurrants leading the bouquet, melded with blackcurrant leaves, lime, along with seaweed and stony minerals. Medium-light bodied, dry to taste, fresh aromas of lime, blackcurrants have a taut core, subtle blackcurrant leaves and white pepper growing more prominent lingers with crisp, stony minerals to a refreshing finish. The acidity is electric and seamless, flows along a round-edged palate with subtle phenolic textured-line with ease. This is a vibrant Sauvignon Blanc with flavours of blackcurrants and lime, savoury and mineral details with brilliant acidity. Match with mussels and shellfish over the next 2-3 years. Cool fermented to 13% alc, 1.5 g/l RS and left on lees to mature" Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews, Nov 2020
The 2020 Upper Awatere Sauvignon Blanc is delightfully aromatic with lifted notes of cool climate stone fruits, blackcurrant bud and gooseberries filling the glass. There is an abundance of fruit weight on the palate which is structured and well balanced, with refreshing mineral acidity.
The Upper Awatere is known for its rugged soils, unforgiving climate and stunning Sauvignon Blanc flavours. Strong winds, scorching daytime temperatures, and cool clear nights contribute to the development of the amazing flavours found in Sauvignon Blanc grapes. This single-vineyard Sauvignon Blanc is crafted by this terroir, creating wines that are pristine, refined and well balanced, with a strong sense of place.
The vines are managed through VSP trellising at a higher density than normal with 2666 plants per hectare. Planted in 1998, these Sauvignon Blanc vines are now some of the oldest in Marlborough and the wines are now much more complex than they were when we first started. The old gnarly vines have built up good carbohydrate reserves that aid in the ripening process and the roots have grown much deeper and are now finding older soils to source the nutrients the vines need.
The 2020 season was a hot and dry season. Irrigation management was crucial to keeping the vines not only alive, but healthy enough to provide good flavour development in the fruit. Thankfully there were no significant rain events and the vines happily ripened the grapes slightly ahead of other years due to the warmer weather earlier in the season.
Every year the Sauvignon Blanc is picked over several nights and each parcel is harvested for specific flavours to compliment the final blend. These parcels are processed and fermented separately under cool conditions and left on yeast lees to mature.
Seal
Payment
Alcohol
Delivery
Similar Products
Sauvignon Blanc Classics Collection
2 x Pretty Paddock Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022
2 x Holdaway Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023
2 x Lowlands Single Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Recently viewed
Join our mailing list
Subscribe to receive our email newsletters and be the first to hear about our latest specials, new releases and clearance deals.
User comments (3)
Add comment