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ww93
World Wine – 'Rich, complex wine with nutty oak, ginger, brioche and yeasty lees dominating ripe sauvignon blanc characters. A weighty, textural wine that is showing the benefit of a little bottle-age, but clearly has more development potential ahead. Drink: 2019-2024' 93 POINTS Bob Campbell, therealreview.com
About This Wine
Such purity in the fruit allowed for an extended cold maceration to extract the wonderful flavours. After gentle pressing, the must was transferred into 500 lt French oak puncheons (30% new), where the wild yeast fermentation naturally started. The wine was then left on the lees with regular stirring to provide silkiness, complexity and depth and had time to mature over 15 months before we bottled this nectar. This wine is not cold stabilized and is unfined with only light filtration to retain the beautiful aromas with a low sulphur addition. Natural sediments may show but do not impact the high quality of this natural wine.
'Rich, complex wine with nutty oak, ginger, brioche and yeasty lees dominating ripe sauvignon blanc characters. A weighty, textural wine that is showing the benefit of a little bottle-age, but clearly has more development potential ahead. Drink: 2019-2024'
93 POINTS
Bob Campbell, therealreview.com
'Rich, complex wine with nutty oak, ginger, brioche and yeasty lees dominating ripe sauvignon blanc characters. A weighty, textural wine that is showing the benefit of a little bottle-age, but clearly has more development potential ahead. Drink: 2019-2024'
93 POINTS
Bob Campbell, therealreview.com
| Type | White Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal(s) | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Marlborough |
| Brand | Hans Herzog |
| Vintage | 2019 |
Wines of Marlborough
Marlborough is at the northern tip of New Zealand’s South Island and is the leading region in the country, being responsible for 75% of NZ’s wine production and 85% of its exports. Marlborough is internationally renowned for its distinctive style of Sauvignon Blanc, described by some wine writers such as Oz Clarke and George Taber as the best in the world. Australia being such a close neighbour, we get a great number of brands imported into the country.
Sauvignon Blanc in Marlborough is grown on well-draining alluvial gravels, with large temperature fluctuations between day and night. These conditions are great for growing grapes that strike a perfect balance between ripeness and acidity. The result is sauvignon blanc that is aromatic, driven by tropical fruit flavours but also supported by an herbaceous and mineral character. Aussies often described Marlborough Savvy Blanc as full of passionfruit flavour.
Despite many consumers having an idea of what Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is, the wine is actually made in a wide range of different styles. Wine makers take advantage of different clones, fermentation styles, lees-stirring and aging regimens to give their wines nuance and differentiate their brand from one another. You may have had sauvignon blanc from Marlborough before, but it is always worth exploring some not so commercial brands if it is a style you enjoy.
Other varieties that are produced in the region include Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris.
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