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Wairau River Sauvignon Blanc 2015

Name:Wairau River Sauvignon Blanc (372)
Variety:Sauvignon Blanc (15)
Producer:Wairau River
Region:Marlborough

I tasted the 2015 vintage of this wine on 19 Mar 2016 when it was 1 year old and gave it a rating of ok+.
The colour was light-medium pale yellow gold. The bouquet had crisp tropical and citrus fruit. The flavour showed grassy and capsicum fruit, and a crisp lemon citrus finish. This wine had clean fruit and a crisp acid balance.
I tasted the 2015 vintage of this wine on 13 Mar 2016 when it was 1 year old and gave it a rating of ok+.
The colour was light-medium straw yellow, medium legs. The bouquet had crisp lime and stone fruit. There was apricot and lime fruit, and a long dry citrus finish. This wine was a nice crisp clean style.
I tasted the 2020 vintage of this wine on 26 Oct 2020 when it was 1 year old and gave it a rating of ok+.
The colour was light-medium clear straw gold. The bouquet had crisp lime citrus, capsicum, and grass. There was moderate citrus and tropical fruit, and a long dry mineral acid finish. This wine had quite intense flavours, clean crisp acidity, and moderate complexity.

Tastings:3
Vintages:2015 - 2020
Web Site:Not available
Average (3.5):Rating

Note 1: I am not really a wine expert (just an enthusiastic amateur), so please don't take my recommendations as anything more than a rough guide to these wines. I can take no responsibility if you buy a lot of this particular wine, on my recommendation, and then regret it!

Note 2: You may not fully agree with my evaluation of these wines, as a lot of this is quite subjective. I tend to put a lot of emphasis on complexity and intense characteristic and varietal flavours and bouquet, so if you disagree you might just have different priorities.



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