Tasting Notes
2009 Clifford Bay Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc
This wine shows blackcurrant, guava and citrus notes.
The palate exhibits the same fine fruit flavours with an
under lying flinty note typical of Awatere Valley fruit. The
finish is long, crisp and dry. This Sauvignon Blanc is ready to
drink now, and over the next 3-4 years. The 2009 Clifford Bay
Sauvignon Blanc is sealed with a screw cap to ensure
optimum quality and freshness.
Awards
Trophy - Royal Easter Wine Show Awards 2010 (NZ)Gold Medal - London International Wine Challenge 2010
5 Stars - Winestate Magazine April 2010
Technical Notes
Area of Production: Awatere Valley, MarlboroughHarvest dates: April 2009
Bottled: Sept 2009
Cellaring Potential: Drink now or over the next 3-4 years
Colour: Pale Straw
Alcohol: 13
Residual sugar: 4.5
Reviews
90 POINTS
A terrific wine and a stunning value, this wine shows very expressive aromas and flavors, with notes of dried herbs, grated citrus rind, ripe grapefruit and capsicum. the acidity is very energetic but ripe and not at all tart and the balance of fruit sweetness to citric acidity is just right.
A terrific wine and a stunning value, this wine shows very expressive aromas and flavors, with notes of dried herbs, grated citrus rind, ripe grapefruit and capsicum. the acidity is very energetic but ripe and not at all tart and the balance of fruit sweetness to citric acidity is just right.
www.winereviewonline.com - Michael Franz
