Te Pa Wines Sauvignon Blanc 2020
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James
Suckling
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Bursting with intense aromas of grapefruit and lime zest with lively passionfruit and elderflower floral notes adding allure and complexity. This wine delivers an elegant array of delicious flavors and a crisp refreshing finish that is synonymous with Marlborough.
Ideal as a pairing with grilled vegetables and fresh seafood.
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Decanter
Punchy and exotic, with a fresh-fruited nose and palate of gooseberry, nettles, grapefruit, apple, peach, herbs and spice. Crisp, refreshing and dry with intensity and drive, lots of minerality and fresh herb complexity.
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James Suckling
Quite fresh, gravelly aromas with lime and lime leaf, as well as tropical melon. The palate has a core of citrusy drive and fresh acidity holds in passion-fruit and lime flavors in long.
Other Vintages
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James
Suckling
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Robert
Parker
Capable of a vast array of styles, Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, refreshing variety that equally reflects both terroir and varietal character. Though it can vary depending on where it is grown, a couple of commonalities always exist—namely, zesty acidity and intense aromatics. This variety is of French provenance. Somm Secret—Along with Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc is a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. That green bell pepper aroma that all three varieties share is no coincidence—it comes from a high concentration of pyrazines (herbaceous aromatic compounds) inherent to each member of the family.
An icon and leading region of New Zealand's distinctive style of Sauvignon blanc, Marlborough has a unique terroir, making it ideal for high quality grape production (of many varieties). Despite some common generalizations, which could be fairly justified given that Marlborough is responsible for 90% of New Zealand's Sauvignon blanc production, the wines from this region are actually anything but homogenous. At the northern tip of New Zealand’s South Island, the vineyards of Marlborough benefit from well-draining, stony soils, a dry, sunny climate and wide temperature fluctuations between day and night, a phenomenon that supports a perfect balance between berry ripeness and acidity.
The region’s king variety, Sauvignon blanc, is beloved for its pungent, aromatic character with notes of exotic tropical fruit, freshly cut grass and green bell pepper along with a refreshing streak of stony minerality. These wines are made in a wide range of styles, and winemakers take advantage of various clones, vineyard sites, fermentation styles, lees-stirring and aging regimens to differentiate their bottlings, one from one another.
Also produced successfully here are fruit-forward Pinot noirs (especially where soils are clay-rich), elegant Riesling, Pinot gris and Gewürztraminer.