Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Marlborough
New Zealand, New Zealand
Regular price£187.07
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| Style: White | Packaging: Repack |
| ABV: 13.5% | Closure: Screw cap |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2015 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2025 |
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Critic scores
88 RP, 91 VM
Critic reviews
"The 2015 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough has a nose of fresh lemon, white grapefruit and lime blossoms with hints of sage and wild thyme. Medium bodied, dry, crisp with plenty of citrusy zing in the mouth, the finish is long and steely."
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, December 2015, RobertParker.com
"(these vines, now averaging at least 15 years of age, are starting to reach maturity; Cloudy Bay has reduced its use of yeasts that produce a lot of thiols and esters, according to Operation Manager Daniel Sorrell; 10% oak is used to add texture): Bright, pale yellow. Lovely penetrating aromas and flavors of pineapple, grapefruit, lemon zest, spices and minerals. Bone-dry but the oak element rounds off the wine and contributes a subtle sweetness to its savory, very pure lemon and grapefruit flavors. Fine-grained Sauvignon Blanc with gentle but present acidity and attractive texture and lift. Hints at nettles but this is not a pungently herbal style in 2015. Finishes round and long. Ninety-five percent of these grapes are grown on rugged, free-draining riverbed soil around the winery, which automatically reduces yields, according to Sorrell. "You must get the picking dates right, which means early to mid-March in warm, dry years to preserve freshness," he told me. Incidentally, this was Cloudy Bay's 30th anniversary harvest."
Stephen Tanzer, February 2016, Vinous.com
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, December 2015, RobertParker.com
"(these vines, now averaging at least 15 years of age, are starting to reach maturity; Cloudy Bay has reduced its use of yeasts that produce a lot of thiols and esters, according to Operation Manager Daniel Sorrell; 10% oak is used to add texture): Bright, pale yellow. Lovely penetrating aromas and flavors of pineapple, grapefruit, lemon zest, spices and minerals. Bone-dry but the oak element rounds off the wine and contributes a subtle sweetness to its savory, very pure lemon and grapefruit flavors. Fine-grained Sauvignon Blanc with gentle but present acidity and attractive texture and lift. Hints at nettles but this is not a pungently herbal style in 2015. Finishes round and long. Ninety-five percent of these grapes are grown on rugged, free-draining riverbed soil around the winery, which automatically reduces yields, according to Sorrell. "You must get the picking dates right, which means early to mid-March in warm, dry years to preserve freshness," he told me. Incidentally, this was Cloudy Bay's 30th anniversary harvest."
Stephen Tanzer, February 2016, Vinous.com