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2011 Stratum (Sherwood) Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough

SKU #1087739 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2011 Stratum Sauvignon Blanc offers a pleasant green apple, lemon and grapefruit nose with subtle notes of fresh herbs / thyme. The palate gives decent concentration, lively acidity and a medium-long, clean finish. Drink it now through 2013. (10/ 2011)

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By: Steve Greer |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 9/4/2012  | Send Email
You don't need to spend a bunch on a Marlbough Sauvignon Blanc. Not when you have great producers doing second labels of sorts like this from Sherwood. A touch of jalapeno pepper on the nose with lots of musky citrus. The palate is all grapefruit and peaches with decent acidity to keep the ripeness in check. This is a perfect party wine.

By: Kyle Kurani |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 8/28/2012  | Send Email
A very fresh and bright little bottle of wine! Green apple and citrus notes make up the core flavor profile, the lees aging gives it more weight and texture than expected from a lower priced wine.

By: Ryan Woodhouse |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 5/28/2012  | Send Email
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A great little Marlborough SB for everyday refreshment! This wine is all from Sherwood Estate fruit. Picked at night to preserve bright fresh flavors and aromatics. Pressed off to stainless tanks and allowed 3 months aging on lees which really helps flesh out the mid-palate. This is classic Marlborough SB with zesty grapefuit, citrus peel and white blossom. Some green notes but kept in check by the riper components. Perfect for seafood on the grill or when you need to load up for a party.
Top Value!

By: Adam Parry |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 3/30/2012  | Send Email
Great sav blanc under ten dollars and a pretty label. Just the right amount of grassy and citrus notes to make this a perfect summer quaffer!

By: Jeremy Bohrer |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 3/28/2012  | Send Email
Made by the wonderful folks at Sherwood Estate, this "Kiwi" Sauv Blanc has great balance between bright citrus and ripe melon flavors. They let it sit on it's lees for 2 months which gives it a beautiful richness too.

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Varietal:

Sauvignon Blanc

- One of the best known "international" varieties originally cultivated in France and considered the parent of, with Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon. Sauvignon's wonderfully distinctive aromatics generate some of wine's most colorful descriptors, among them "cat pee," herbaceous, grassy, citrusy the world over. In France, the apex of Sauvignon Blanc production is the Loire Valley, in the appellations of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, where the terroir expresses itself most beautifully through the grape. Sauvignon Blanc is also the leading white grape varietal in Bordeaux, where it is paired with the fatter, richer Sémillon to varying degrees. Relatively easy to cultivate, though more suited to cool climates, Sauvignon Blanc has made inroads in Europe outside of France, especially in Northeastern Italy's Friuli and Alto Adige, but also on the Slovenian border. These lovely wines are often overshadowed by Sauvignon Blanc's achievements in the New World, namely New Zealand, South Africa and California. New Zealand's Sauvignon Blancs, more conspicuously fruity than most French examples, landed the small island nation on the world wine map in the late-1980s and 1990s. South African Sauvignons are one of the most successful international varieties produced in that country and are often quite elegant and affordable. In California, Robert Mondavi managed to, almost single-handedly, created a market for Sauvignon Blanc by renaming his oak-fermented version Fumé Blanc. While some wineries still use the name, California Sauvignon Blanc has secured its place in the California wine pantheon, particularly those from the Napa Valley. Washington State, Chile and Argentina also have considerable plantings of the grape.
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New Zealand

- A Southern Pacific island 1,000 miles from the nearest land-mass (Australia), New Zealand has a maritime climate, suitable for wine production of excellent quality. For better or worse, this was discovered by New Zealand agriculturalists relatively recently (end of the 20th century), thus the wine industry is virtually brand new. Although most influenced by Australian academia, New Zealand's wine industry has begun to adopt many European and California viticultural and enological practices. Although the New Zealand wine biz is known most for its Sauvignon Blanc, the most planted variety is Chardonnay, with Pinot Noir gaining in popularity. Click for a list of bestselling items from New Zealand.