"Seductively attractive" Wine Orbit
Not your traditional Savvy... An intense, complex, oak-aged Sauvignon Blanc, made for Chardonnay lovers & wine connoisseurs
Pair this exquisite wine with fresh or rich seafood dishes, chicken, or goats cheese
Mystery Barrel Fermented Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015
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Mystery Barrel Fermented Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Accolades
Awarded Gold Medal
Sommelier Wine Awards 2018
Awarded Gold Medal
Sydney International Wine Competition 2017
Awarded Gold Medal
Sauvignon Blanc Masters, The Drinks Business, 2016
Awarded Gold Medal
New Zealand International Wine Show 2016
Awarded Gold Medal
Royal Easter Show Wine Awards 2016
Awarded Gold Medal
China Wine & Spirits Awards 2016
Awarded 95/100 Points & 5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Nov 2021
Awarded 93/100 Points & 4.5 Stars
Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Nov 2016
Awarded 91/100 Points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate, 2017
Awarded 4.5 Stars
Michael Cooper, 2017
Awarded 89/100 Points
Wine Spectator, 2017
Description
- French oak
- Grapefruit
- Flint & spice
- Refreshing acidity
"Immensely complex and beautifully maturing, the wine shows baked apple, beeswax, roasted nut, oatmeal and lemon peel aromas on the nose, leading to an impressively concentrated palate displaying awesome power and expansive mouthfeel. Seductively attractive with barrel-fermented/bottle-matured tertiary flavours, finishing gorgeously long and satisfying. At its best: now to 2025" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Nov 2021
"A restrained barrel fermented sauvignon blanc, with subtle passionfruit and tree fruit flavours together with savoury toast and spicy oak, plus a suggestion of matchstick and mineral. A classy wine with development potential" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Nov 2016
The high quality of the fruit, combined with the gentle and respectful approach in the winery has resulted in a wine with an intriguing combination of poise and elegance, balanced by an intense and complex flavour profile. Aromatically the wine gives impressions of grapefruit, citrus blossom, ripe stonefruit and flint. The palate is weighty with stonefruit and citrus pith to the fore. The fruit is supported by spice and toasted nuts, a hint of toffee and refreshing acidity. A deliciously drinkable wine, which will evolve and slowly reveal layers and subtleties in the glass.
100% Sauvignon Blanc grown in Wairau Valley, Marlborough. The fruit for this wine was sourced from select blocks in the lower Wairau Valley. These blocks have been historically the most intensely flavoured and balanced in the vineyard. Careful canopy and yield management was used to accentuate these positive characteristics.
Cool spring weather at flowering led to very low yields with small bunches and berries in 2015. The summer was warm, dry, and settled which allowed the small crop to ripen beautifully. The cool autumn nights helped retain freshness and acidity. Overall, a great growing season with very little disease pressure and plenty of good weather to ripen the fruit
The fruit was hand-harvested and whole bunch pressed to give some beautiful pristine juice to work with. This was dropped to a mix of new and older French barrels without settling and left to allow the indigenous yeast to start the ferments. The wine was left unsulphured on gross lees over the winter and given a gentle stir every four weeks. A selection of the best barrels occurred in October, when the wine was blended and then dropped back to barrel for another 2 months to allow the different components to integrate and evolve.
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Interesting wine. I love it and I’m not really a sav drinker!
Frank - 19/02/2022
I love this wine and have purchased multiple vintages of it - very food-friendly.
Jim - 07/02/2022
Ive had 3 or 4 cases of the mixed vintage pack of this Sav which no longer contains the 2015 so Ive topped up with this! If you like the oaky, complex barrel fermented style, this is a bargain!
Dave - 25/12/2021
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