WS: 90

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Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Nz 2009

Winemaker's Notes:

The wine is light straw in colour with green highlights. This wine displays vibrant fruit intensity. Ripe grapefruit, citrus and passionfruit fruit flavours dominate, and to layer over this is an added mineral complexity. The palate shows balance, both ripe flavours and fresh acidity.

Region: New Zealand » Marlborough » Wairau Valley

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Color: White

Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc

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Stoneleigh:

In Rapaura, Marlborough there lies a vineyard studded with precious stones. Once the bed of an ancient river, today they form the bed of our vineyard. We call them sunstones. During the day, the sunstones reflect the brilliant Marlborough sunshine up into the vines and grapes. Bathed with heat from above and below, the grapes gradually ripen and their beautifully rich flavour intensifies. Starved of moisture and struggling to grow in the stony soil, the vines concentrate their efforts into producing a few precious grapes, with the cool Marlborough nights locking the crisp, concentrated flavour inside. What the vines lack in quantity of fruit, they more than make up for in quality. The result is a rare wine; elegant and crisp, yet intense - the magical taste of Stoneleigh. Read less

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10/18/2010

Loads of gooseberry and grapefruit on the nose. A cleansing acidity keeps this wine bright, juicy and enjoyable. The flavor profile is nice and doesn't lean too far toward grassy or tart fruit. - Tasted at Marché Bacchus 10/16/10

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johnjjj

12/28/2010

awesome fruitty wine full of life , another great value have had several bottles with many friends they all loved it

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Big Kiwi Chef

04/26/2011

Four glasses

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External Reviews for Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Nz

Source: Premier Wine & Spirits

01/10/2013

Bright and jazzy, this is light on balance but still zingy, offering pear, pineapple and lime flavors that donandrsquo;t quit. Drink now.

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Source: CityWineCellar.com

04/12/2011

90 Points Points - Wine Spectator Bright and jazzy, light on balance but still zingy, offering pear, pineapple and lime flavors that don't quit. Drink now. 11,000 cases imported.Winemaker's Notes

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Source: Premier Wine & Spirits

01/10/2013

Although this wineandrsquo;s aromas verge on vegetal, hinting at tomato leaf and celery stalk, the flavors are nicely ripe and citrusy, featuring grapefruit, lime and lemongrass. The wine is round in the mouth and nicely textured, with a long, nectarine-tinged finish. Drink now.

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09/27/2011

Fat with gooseberry and passion fruit flavors, this wine has plenty of acidity to keep it fresh. The flavors last with intensity. For roast scallops.

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05/19/2011

Pungent, cool aromas and flavors of lime, fresh herbs and lemongrass. Juicy and intense in the mouth, offering very good cut without coming off as hard. A step up in concentration from the 2008 bottling. Finishes vibrant and persistent.

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Source: CityWineCellar.com

09/11/2010

90 Points Points - Wine Spectator "Bright and jazzy, light on balance but still zingy, offering pear, pineapple and lime flavors that don't quit. Drink now. 11,000 cases imported."Winemaker's Notes: The wine is light straw in color with green highlights. This wine displays vibrant fruit intensity. Ripe grapefruit, citrus and passionfruit fruit flavours dominate, and to layer over this is an added mineral complexity. The palate shows balance, both ripe flavors and fresh acidity.

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09/17/2010

The Stoneleigh vineyard in Marlborough, New Zealand is a very unique place. It’s the site of an ancient river bed and so the soil is not so much earth as it is stones with bits of dirt around them. It’s a very inhospitable piece of land for growing anything, which is of course what makes it ideal for wine grapes. The vines struggle for moisture and nutrients, sending their roots down deep. This creates low yields and more complex flavors. Meanwhile the stones absorb sunlight all day long and reflect heat back on the vines at night tempering the very cool night air and letting grapes achieve ideal ripeness. The result is Sauvignon Blanc with full flavors and nuances. Ferment in stainless steel and only lightly fined for intense fruit and mineral flavors. It scored 90 points from the Wine Spectator who said “Bright and jazzy, this is light on balance but still zingy, offering pear, pineapple and lime flavors that don't quit. Drink now.”

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