Folium Vineyard Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014

Description

Dry

"Bright, pale straw-yellow, near colourless on the edge. This has a very fresh and finely expressed, tightly bound nose of white stonefruits, white florals and subtle notes of gooseberry fruit along with intricate and delicate mineral and flinty detail. The aromatics build in depth in the glass. Dry to taste and medium-bodied, refined but succulently rich and sweet fruit flavours of gooseberries, white stonefruits, florals, fresh herbs and mouthwatering minerals feature on the palate. This has a very fine-textured core and the wine has tension, drive and linearity. The richness and liveliness is enhanced by juicy, thirst-quenching acidity that leads to a long, lingering sweetly nuanced finish. This is a very elegant, succulently sweet-fruited Sauvignon Blanc with flavours of gooseberries, white stonefruits, florals and minerals, underlined by fine acidity" Raymond Chan, Apr 2016

"Rich and very textural wine with plenty of weight and a smooth texture. Nicely layered, with a suggestion of toast and nuts from subtle oak influence and plenty of lees contact. Appealing wine showing a little bottle development" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Oct 2015

Bright lemon yellow in the glass. Perfume boasting delicate florals, gooseberry, and nectarine, with fine hints of minerality giving the aroma lift. The palate is mouthwatering, crisp acidity wraps notes of rich stonefruit, herbs, gooseberry and florals, with a long, dry finish.

Combining Eons of French viticultural knowledge with Japanese perfection, the ever-humble Takaki Okada is producing wines of sheer class and elegance.