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Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Marlborough, South Island, New ZealandThis new world wine icon has never tasted better than in the exulted 2020 vintage. Glittering lemony green in the glass, a drift of pungent guava and lime hits the senses as the wine is poured. Green apple, gooseberry, grapefruit, and snipped herb aromas are conspicuously sauvignon and explicitly Marlborough, but there’s much more to observe, like elderflower, white pepper and savoury bay leaf. Extravagantly ripe fruit flavours of kiwi, nectarine and passionfruit pulsate with limey acidity, and a dusty, saline note unfurls on the lingering finish. Generous and creamy with notable mid-palate intensity and lip-smacking freshness and verve, this is an elegant, complete, sophisticated Marlborough sauvignon from a magnificent growing season. It shows more nervy, stony restraint than the 2019 and will reveal greater complexity with time. Made from over 90 parcels of Wairau-grown fruit with 4% fermented in used barrels to add emollience without oaky flavours. It’s perfectly proportioned to sip without food, but you could also fuss over a pairing of creamy tarragon chicken or tangy chèvre souffle.Tasted: 16 February 2021Tasted by: DJ KearneyPrices:| BC | $36.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
| AB | $33.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| MB | $35.51 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| ON | $35.99 | 750ml | LCBO |
| QC | $34.75 | 750ml | Charton Hobbs |
| NS | $35.00 | 38ml | NSLC |
| SK | $38.99 | 750ml | SaskLiquor |
Grape: Sauvignon BlancCSPC: 304469UPC: 9418408030016
