Babich Winemakers' Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2009
This Sauvignon Blanc is produced from a selection of grapes from our Marlborough vineyards located in the Wairau and Awatere Valleys. A combination of both barrel and cool tank fermentation has added complexity and interest to this intensely flavourful wine.
Winemaker Notes
Region:
Marlborough - Wairau and Awatere Valleys
Recommended Food:
Partner it with crumbed chicken breasts dabbed with mustard-cream sauce, or with baked salmon, smeared with salsa verde (puréed mint, parsley and capers).
Recommended Cellaring:
1-3 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:
Gooseberries, pungent lychee, and rock melon create a lifted and appealing bouquet. Flinty mineral characters add complexity to the nose. It has a delicious sweet fruit intensity, is fresh, yet rich and complex. The small barrel fermented portion lends weight and texture to a lovely mouth filling palate. Zesty Lemon and subtle minerality appear on the finish. This is a very focused and classy wine to contemplate and enjoy.
Awards
GOLD MEDAL -Liquorland Top 100, NZ, May 2010
SILVER MEDAL -Air New Zealand Wine Awards, Nov 2010
4.5 STARS -Winestate Magazine, Michael Cooper, Sep/Oct 2010
4.5 STARS -Michael Cooper, Michael Cooper's Buyer’s Guide to New Zealand Wines 2011
Wine Writer Reviews
"Punchy and highly aromatic, in a far more nettley, herbal style than past vintages. Fleshy and rich, with a very subtle seasoning of oak adding complexity. Quite forward."
4.5 STARS
-Winestate Magazine, Michael Cooper, Sep/Oct 2010
“The 2009 is punchy and highly aromatic, in a far more nettley, herbal style than past vintages. Fleshy and rich, with a very subtle seasoning of oak adding complexity, it’s drinking well now.”
4.5 STARS
-Michael Cooper’s Buyer’s Guide to New Zealand Wines 2011
"Shows lots of Awatere tobacco-leaf character on the nose. Full bodied and quite lush and full in the mouth with a complex mix of gooseberry, citrus and capsicum flavours. Tangy finish."
-WineNZ Magazine, Summer Issue 2010
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