From a new label in the Awatere Valley in Marlborough, a single estate wine, hand harvested by family & friends and made by winemaker, Simon Barker. A very pale lime-straw colour in the glass. A pungent varietal nose filled with lemongrass, blackcurrant, capsicum, gooseberry, golden apple, passion fruit and freshly crushed green herbs. Not only true to the scent of Marlborough Sav, but has a good sub-regional typicity, with clean, zesty oyster shell minerality to it. Dry, but with a lilt of lush fruit adding a ripe harmony to the palate. Vivid, chalky acidity is measured through the middle, with a length and tightness that lasts into the quenching finish, with decent length. 92pts
Hampshire Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc 2023
