Babich Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2009
This is a classic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc which is consistently produced in a fuller, riper, softer style that develops well. Clean, fresh and tropical, with fruit from several vineyards situated throughout Marlborough.
Winemaker Notes
Region:
Marlborough
Recommended Food:
Great with seafood or fish meals. Try with fresh oysters!
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 has a bouquet that is bursting with passionfruit, gooseberry and red current. The palate is rich, sweet fruited and complex with layers of guava, passionfruit and gooseberry. The acid/fruit balance is excellent with a lovely herbal flinty character and a lingering perfume on the finish. This is a reason why Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is so famous. Enjoy!
Awards
4.5 STARS (Wine of the Year Finalist), 'TOP 40 BEST BUYS' -Winestate Magazine, Special Edition 2009
SILVER MEDAL -International Aromatic Wine Competition - Royal NZ Show, 2009
SILVER MEDAL -San Francisco International Wine Competition, June 2010
JUDGE'S CHOICE -Wine Access 2010 International Value Wine Awards
4 STARS -Michael Cooper, NZ Listener Magazine, Sept 2009
4 STARS -Michael Cooper, Michael Cooper's Wine Buyer's Guide to NZ Wines 2010
4.5 STARS, 'TOP 40 BEST BUYS' -Winestate Magazine, Special Edition 2009, Vol 32, Issue 7
4 STARS -WineOrbit.co.nz, Sam Kim, March 2010
86 POINTS -Wine Spectator Magazine, Feb, 2010
Wine Writer Reviews
"Weighty, dry wine with strong, ripe flavours of passionfruit and lime, rich and rounded. This is not a "leap out of the glass" herbaceous style, but it offers great drinkability."
4 STARS
-Michael Cooper, NZ Listener Magazine, Sept 2009 & Wine Buyer's Guide to NZ Wines 2010
"A terrific wine, declared one judge. The punchy tropical fruit nose has some sweaty elements and the beautiful palate is rich with layers of tropical fruits and citrus."
4.5 STARS
'TOP 40 BEST BUYS'
-Winestate Magazine, Special Edition 2009, Vol 32, Issue 7
"Passionfruit - and lots of them. On the nose they abound, in the palate they are sweet, ripe and juicy and to the finish they are elegant and persistent."
-TiZ Wine.com, Dec '09
"The nose is fragrant displaying ripe tropical fruit notes as well as the classic herbaceous and green capsicum characters. The palate is full and intensely flavoured showing a rounded mouth-feel, juicy acidity and a lingering dry finish. An appealing wine with plenty of punchy flavours."
4 STARS
-WineOrbit.co.nz, Sam Kim, March 2010
"Fresh and full-bodied, with good depth of ripe passionfruit and capsicum flavours, crisp and dry."
-Winestate Magazine, March/April 2010
"Bright and lively, with green pepper and herb character around a light core of lime and pear. Drink now –HS"
86 POINTS
-Wine Spectator Magazine, Feb, 2010
"Fresh and attractive wine with appealing purity. Light, supple Sauvignon Blanc with citrus, lemon grass and pea pod flavours plus an influence of stone fruit."
-Bob Campbell, www.bobswinereviews.co.nz, 2010
"This straight-ahead Sauvignon was easily the best buy of the tasting. Marked by crisp acidity and notes of green apple, it's a refreshing, uncomplicated drink—the perfect summer aperitif."
-Wall Street Journal, Lettie Teague, Aug 21st, 2010
"Babich’s 2009 Sauvignon Blanc gives intense grassy, bell pepper and citrus notes with some sulfides and a touch of chalk. Crisp, dry, medium bodied with moderate intensity and a medium finish, this is a wine for drinking now."
-Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate #191, Oct 2010
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