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2011 Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough

SKU #1108236 93 points Wine Enthusiast

*#7 on Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Wines of 2012* Complex on the nose and richly textured in the mouth, this wine delivers it all. Hints of struck flint and wild onion accent grapefruit aromas, while the flavors range easily from pink grapefruit and red currant to delicate herb shadings. It’s full without being too full, with a potent yet refreshing finish that seemingly lingers forever.

90 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2011 Sauvignon Blanc gives notes of pink grapefruit, apples and orange blossoms with suggestions of sulphides and ginger. The medium-bodied palate lends a pleasant touch of silkiness to the texture, with crisp acid supporting the elegant fruit, and finishing long. Drinking now, it should remain good to 2016+. (10/ 2012)

Wine Spectator

This distinctive white features a whiff of toasted popcorn kernel, giving way to a juicy mouthful of lemon, lime, melon and mineral flavors and bright acidity. Drink now. (6/ 2012)

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2011 Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough

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By: Jim Chanteloup | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 9/12/2012 | Send Email

Many people when they think of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc usually can come up with at least one name, and that would likely be Cloudy Bay. For sure it drew attention to the unique style of Sauvignon Blanc that comes from the Marlborough region. Well the two partners at Dog Point are viticulturist Ivan Sutherland and winemaker James Healy. Ivan started to work at Cloudy Bay in 1986 and James came on board in 1991 where they worked together for over a decade. While they use about 25% of the fruit off their vineyard they still maintain their relationship with Cloudy Bay by providing fruit to them as they have done for years. The bouquet is very distinctive with flint and mineral mixed with pink grapefruit, passion fruit and lemongrass. The palate offers great texture with vibrant racy acidity and notes of wet stone and lemon pith the lead to a very persistant finish. Bring on the oysters!

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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.
Country:	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.