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2019 TWR (Te Whare Ra) Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough

2019 TWR (Te Whare Ra) Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough

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92BC
91WE
90VN
$19.99

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Sam Kim

Reviewed February 2020
Offering fabulous varietal purity and vibrancy, the wine shows green rockmelon, Gala apple, jalapeno and lime peel aromas on the nose with a hint of oatmeal complexity. It's delightfully weighted and persistent with fine texture and bright acidity, making it immediately appealing. Deliciously stylish.

Professional Reviews

92

Bob Campbell

Review Date: 01/2020
Fresh, crisp, high-energy sauvignon blanc with appealingly pure lemongrass, lime juice, gooseberry and capsicum flavours. A refreshing wine from a hot, dry vintage where many wines lacked acidity.

91

Wine Enthusiast

Review Date: 12/2020
While TWR is celebrated more for its beautiful aromatic whites like Riesling and Pinot Gris, the latest Sauvignon is a young yet well-balanced drop. Notes of relatively ripe peach and citrus fruit run along a spine of green bell pepper and that feline funk typical to this style and region. On the palate, complexity is added to the bright citrus fruit and zingy acidity via a chalky texture. This is a solid and unforced SB that speaks, not shrieks, of its origins. Another year or two in bottle should add a whole new dimension here. (CP)

90

Vinous

Review Date: 11/2020
While TWR calls the Wairau Valley home, it sources 75% of its fruit from the cooler, windier Awatere Valley for this cuvée, which is likely responsible for the elderflower-like and citrus fruit character here. It also offers pineapple fruit flavors, nettles and a thiol-derived flinty element that lingers on the finish. One-eighth of the wine is barrel-fermented, giving additional weight and roundness to what is a light-bodied, fresh style. You can enjoy its precision and purity in youth, but there's no hurry. (RG)

Notes

Familiar to many of you by now, TWR is our longest-running direct-import partner from NZ. Husband-and-wife team Jason and Anna Flowerday run this small organic vineyard in the heart of Marlborough. Truly one of the most incredible wineries in NZ today, the wines are pure, focused, flavorful, and laced with complex minerality. Our direct-import relationship means that these wines represent one of the best values in the store, when you appreciate the quality of the wines produced and level of commitment shown. This Sauv Blanc is composed from "home block" fruit with a dash of their neighbor's fruit, plus fruit from another grower's vineyard in the Awatere valley.

Details

TypeWhite Wine
VarietalSauvignon Blanc
OriginNew Zealand
Bottle Size750 mL
SKU1463346