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Mt. Beautiful 10 Barrels Pinot Noir 2015

Mt. Beautiful 10 Barrels Pinot Noir 2015

More expressive on the second day, Mt. Beautiful’s 2015 10 Barrels Pinot Noir opens with a wreath of foresty undertones—dried herbs, decaying leaves, climbing rose, and, lilac bush encircles blackberry and black cherry. In the mouth, the tannins are fine and supple, with high toned-red berries and a wiry acid spine that gives way to […]

Sisters Ridge Sauvignon Blanc North Canterbury 2018

Sisters Ridge Sauvignon Blanc North Canterbury 2018

Arresting aromas of lime zest, gooseberry, boxwood, and freshly cut herbs. In the mouth, there’s ample body nicely balanced by an energetic acidic spine that delivers tart white grapefruit pith, lime, lovage, and white pepper. It’s a complex offering from North Canterbury and one that’s well worth exploring. 13.5% ABV | Sample Mt. Beautiful 90 […]

Mt. Beautiful Rosé 2018

Mt. Beautiful Rosé 2018

Salmon-hued with pale gold highlights, the 2018 Mount Beautiful Rosé emits genial aromas of strawberry cream, cantaloup, golden raspberry, and dried rose petal. Light and refreshing, pink pomelo and lemon pith notes emerge at the mid-palate with just a touch of texture that gradually fans out across a lengthy finish. 14.5% ABV | Sample Mt. […]

Mt. Beautiful Pinot Noir North Canterbury 2017

Mt. Beautiful Pinot Noir North Canterbury 2017

The 2017 Mt Beautiful Pinot Noir shows layered complexity—black cherries, seedy black raspberries fruit cavort with lighter tones of mocha, cola, and warm rosewood. In the mouth, there’s an undercurrent and pleasant savoriness that weaves in and out of fine-grained tannin. It’s tart and slightly tightly wound at this stage in its development; cranberries, Kukicha […]

Locations NZ-7 NV

Locations NZ-7

Another stellar offering from Dave Phinney’s Locations project, the NZ-7 is fresh, grassy, and quite mineral, owing in part, to the Awatere Valley’s proximity to the Pacific Ocean and the Waihopai Valley’s gravelly soils in combination with a cooler climate. Fresh and elegant, it’s awash in underripe pineapple, boxwood, lemongrass, lime zest, and sea foam. […]

Sea Pearl Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2017

Sea Pearl Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2017

Sourced from vineyards across Marlborough’s sub-regions, including the Wairau Valley, Sea Pearl is straw-colored in the glass and abundantly layered with aromas of gooseberry, guava, passionfruit, lemongrass, and lime zest. On the palate, it’s fresh and somewhat lighter in body than expected—and yet there is ample concentration of flavor, grapefruit and lemon pith notes give […]

Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc 2018

Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc 2018

Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc 2018 — April 27, 2019 Lime zest, white grapefruit, passionfruit, d’Anjou pear, and boxwood waft from the glass. Taught acidity on the palate gives this medium to full-bodied Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc a mouthwatering sensory arc, that finishes with a lively burst of crushed herbs and grapefruit pith. An excellent value. 13.0% ABV […]

Prophecy Sauvignon Blanc 2016

Prophecy Sauvignon Blanc 2015

Thoughts turn gently to spring. Prophecy’s 2016 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc hits all the right notes, with layered aromas of freshly cut grass, pine resin, white grapefruit pith, and lime zest. It’s quite fresh and refreshing on the palate with plenty of acidic lift. Minerality emerges at the tail end of the finish, adding depth to […]

Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc 2014

Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc 2014

Lots of complexity to be found in this affordable Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc from Whitehaven. The 2014 offers up classic, expressive aromas of gooseberry, boxwood, grass clippings, and capsicum. On the palate It’s quite steely on entry, though it gains in both intensity and viscosity, with starfruit and a bracing white grapefruit edge. There is too, […]

CHRISTINE HAVENS
McMinnville, OR

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