BABICH BLACK LABEL MARLBOROUGH SAUVIGNON BLANC 2009

 
Grapes: 
100% Sauvignon Blanc

Region:
Marlborough

Winemaker:
Adam Hazeldine

Recommended Food:
Can be enjoyed with a variety of food. Serve it with veal, seafood (brilliant with oysters) or a chicken dish such as a mild chicken korma with crispy popadoms.

Recommended Cellaring:
0-3 years

Production Notes:
After harvest the grapes were quickly crushed and pressed into stainless steel tanks where most of the juice was fermented at controlled cool temperatures to capture the intense varietal flavours. A small portion of juice was fermented in old oak barriques to contribute to the weight and complexity of the wine.

Tasting Notes:

The bouquet is an inviting mix of tropical, passionfruit aromas with notes of musk and box hedge. Palate entry is luscious and lively, bursting with red current, gooseberry and passionfruit, rounding off with a hint of capsicum. This is a fantastic example of Black Label Sauvignon that is equally enjoyable on its own and with food.

Awards:
SILVER MEDAL
-Air New Zealand Wine Awards, Nov 2009

JUDGE'S CHOICE
-Wine Access 2010 International Value Wine Awards

Reviews:
"Real presence in the mouth, with mouthfilling body, a touch of complexity and crisp, concentrated flavours of melons and capsicums, deliciously rich, vibrant and zingy."
5 STARS
-Michael Coopers' Wine Buyers Guide to New Zealand Wines 2010

"A gorgeous nose displaying feijoa, passionfruit and lime zest characters. The palate is exuberant and full-flavoured with a succulent mouth-feel, bright acidity and a lengthy finish. The wine is flavour-packed and very tasty."
4.5 STARS
91 POINTS
-WineOrbit.co.nz, Sam Kim, March 2010

"Fleshy, with strong, ripe, tropical fruit flavours, good intensity, varietal character and length."
-Winestate Magazine, March/April 2010

"Impressively flavoursome wine with delicate aromatics supported by attractive bright and focused fruit.  It has pure gooseberry, lemongrass and red capsicum flavours with a backbone of vibrant acidity."
4 STARS
89 POINTS
-Bob Campbell, Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine, Apr/May 2010

"Classic passion fruit, pineapple and lemon flavors skate easily over the lively, jazzy structure, the texture remaining silky through the finish. Drink now. 15,000 cases made. HS"
90 POINTS
-Wine Spectator Magazine, May 2010