BABICH MARLBOROUGH SAUVIGNON BLANC 2008
Overview:
A long and late ripening period of short sunny days and cold nights has enhanced the typically vibrant flavours of the Marlborough Region.
Grapes:
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Region:
Marlborough
Winemaker:
Adam Hazeldine
Recommended Food:
It works well with a white meat dish. Great with oysters or a green salad.
Recommended Cellaring:
Best enjoyed while young.
Production Notes:
After harvest the grapes were quickly crushed and pressed into stainless steel tanks where the juice was fermented at controlled cool temperatures to capture the intense varietal flavours. The wine was then blended and bottled.
Tasting Notes:
This wine displays lifted tropical fruits with notes of lantana and capsicum. There is a passionfruit entry on the palate coupled with citrus and wild cape gooseberry notes that linger, and are quite literally mouthwatering! This is a balanced wine, with a texture that will match well with food but is equally enjoyable on its own.
Awards:
GOLD MEDAL
- Fingers Lake International Wine Competition - May 2009
SILVER MEDAL
- San Francisco International Wine Competition - June 2009
SILVER MEDAL
-Japan Wine Challenge, July 09
Reviews:
"Good now but definitely a wine for the future. This wine has herbaceous, green grass and slightly tropical aromas that pave the way for good fruit concentration and an elegant acidity. Quite opulent and with good persistency this wine should develop beautifully in the coming months."
4 STARS
TOP TIP - Top Tip is given to wines that are of exceptional quality regardless of price.
BEST BUY - Best buy is awarded to fine wines that are considered to be of excellent value.
-TiZwine.com, September 2008
"Dry, crisp Sauvignon Blanc with green and grassy flavours. Simple wine that's a good match with seafood, particularly if it's been garnished with lemon or lime juice."
- Bob Campbell, Oct 2008
"Joe Babich favours a fuller, riper, softer style of Sauvignon Blanc. It's not a jump out of the glass style, but the wines develop well. The latest releases reflect a rising input of grapes from the company's Cowslip Valley vineyard in the Waihopai Valley, which gives less herbaceous fruit characters than its other Marlborough vineyards. The 2008 vintage is aromatic, crisp, dry and zingy, with strong, ripe limey, slightly minerally flavours, showing good vibrancy, delicacy and punch."
4 STARS
-Michael Cooper's Buyers guider to New Zealand Wine 2009
"Fresh, finely balanced wine with satisfying depth and melon and capsicum flavours. Understated style with a slightly nettley, minerally bouquet and moderate intensity."
-Winestate Magazine, March 2009
"A delightful summer contribution, fresh and racy with gooseberries and asparagus characters in a style with a little extra concentration to work with its extra flavours. All balanced and ready to be enjoyed."
-Peter Saunders, Wine NZ Magazine, Summer 2008
"One of New Zealand largest family owned wineries, Babich has developed a sterling reputation for the quality and consistency of its wines, particularly this crisp and refreshing Sauvignon Blanc. Classic Marlborough character comes across with some zesty flavours and a pleasant, smooth texture."
4 STARS
-Vines Magazine, Canada, May/June 09 issue
"A fresh bouquet showing dried herb, capsicum and chalky mineral characters. It’s nicely fruity and zesty on the palate with bright acidity. A pleasing Sauvignon with attractive mouthfeel and excellent intensity."
4 STARS
-Wine Orbit, July 2009
"Passionfruit, smoked jalaperio, gooseberry and grapefruit on the nose. Fresh, crisp, round, easy style, with some elegance. Lime, grapefruit, green apple, grassy, jalaperio flavours. Fresh good solid drinking style for consumers."
-Wine Access, Aug/Sept 2009
"Bright and fruity, with pear and lime flavors most prominent. Shows a peppermint edge on the silky finish. Drink now - HS"
88 POINTS
-Wine Spectator Magazine, March, 2009
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