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Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015

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WINE STYLE:

An easy drinking, dry white wine with a generous and juicy palate that defines premium Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.

DESCRIPTION:

Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: Marlborough
Vintage: 2015
Volume: 750ml

TECHNICAL:

Alcohol: 12.5% Vol.
Acidity: 6.3 g/L
RS: 1.4 g/L
Closure: Stelvin screw cap

SENSORY:

Aroma: Stonefruits with ripe pear notes
Taste: Ripe pears and a smooth, succulent palate finishing crisp and dry with lengthy stonefruit flavours
Finish: Dry with a finely textured palate and a flavoursome aftertaste
Serve: Chill to between 12 and 14°C (54 and 57°F) then serve and enjoy
Store: Store between 10 and 16°C (50 and 61°F)

CUISINE:

We recommend fresh seafood. Oysters and salmon are a natural accompaniment for New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc and this wine is no exception. Also exciting and compelling are fresh steamed mussels with garlic and lemon zest, served with a side of a citrus dressed, fresh green salad with feta and olive.

VITICULTURE:

The grapes for Two Tails are grown in Marlborough’s Southern Valley clay gravel soils. The vineyards are on north facing slopes with older river stones under clay gravels washed down from the southern valleys. The vineyards produce grapes with elegant aromas and dense flavours including white stone fruits, ripe citrus and gooseberry. Partial handpicking adds elegant mineral characters to the wine.

WINEMAKING:

The grapes from each vineyard are managed separately in the winery. They are gently rotated in the press to release “free-run” juice. Their juices are fermented in stainless steel tanks with neutral yeasts to capture their individual site and fruit expressions. Selective blending of the fermented wines allows for the finished wine to express its southern valleys origin and its varietal characters in a consistent mouth filling style. Two Tails is made with top quality free-run juice.

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WINE ORBIT

A lovely expression of Wairau Valley sauvignon, the elegantly fragrant bouquet shows grapefruit, rockmelon, lime zest and subtle herbaceous notes. The palate is lively and vibrant, and displays excellent fruit weight and intensity, finishing long and tasty. At its best: now to 2017.
  4.5-star

Michael Cooper

From Fairbourne, the distinctive 2015 vintage (4*) was grown at sites in the Southern Valleys and partly hand picked. Medium to full bodied, it is dry (1.4 grams per litre of residual sugar), with ripe, citrusy, slightly appley flavours, showing good intensity, a minerally streak, and a crisp, lingering finish.

 
4-star

Raymond Chan Wine Reviews

Bright, light straw-yellow colour with slight green hues, pale edged. The nose is fresh and tightly bound with edgy aromatics showing gooseberries and fresh herbs and subtle mineral notes, unfolding savoury tropical fruits. This has clarity and focus. Dry to taste and medium-bodied, the flavours of sweet gooseberries are a little reserved, but reveal passionfruit, fresh herbs and savoury tropical fruit notes. The palate is fresh and lively with light, drying phenolic textures balancing the mouthfeel. The flavours recede as the wine carries to a lingering, dry, gooseberry nuanced finish. This is a restrained Sauvignon Blanc with freshness and light, dry textures. Serve as an aperitif over the next 2 years. Fruit from the Southern Valleys, partially hand-picked and fermented in stainless-steel to 12.5% alc. and 1.4 g/L RS. 16.5+/20
  3-star

Vintages

  • Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016
  • Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015
  • Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014
  • Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013
  • Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2012
  • Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2011
  • Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2010
  • Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2009
  • Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2008
  • Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2007
  • Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2006
  • Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2004

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