WTN: Best Sauvignon Blanc at NZ's Royal Easter Wine Show
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:25 pm
Astrolabe Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2005
Fresh and bracing with pungent herbaceous aromas and mouthfilling flavours of green bean and capsicum over gooseberry with a slightly oily texture and plenty of limey citrus on the rich, vibrant finish with melon and tropical fruit lingering for ages on the aftertaste. A bright, clear, straw-gold coloured wine with intensity and power.
13.5% alcohol by volume according to the label and about $18.95 in NZ - if you can find it as it has won gold at three shows in NZ and trophy for Champion Sauvignon Blanc at two of them. It has also won a gold medal in Australia.
Made by Simon Waghorn and named after L’Astrolabe, a ship sailed by French explorer Dumont D’Urville through the Marlborough Sounds in the early 19th century.
Exported to UK, Canada, Australia and Ireland.
Cheers,
Sue
Fresh and bracing with pungent herbaceous aromas and mouthfilling flavours of green bean and capsicum over gooseberry with a slightly oily texture and plenty of limey citrus on the rich, vibrant finish with melon and tropical fruit lingering for ages on the aftertaste. A bright, clear, straw-gold coloured wine with intensity and power.
13.5% alcohol by volume according to the label and about $18.95 in NZ - if you can find it as it has won gold at three shows in NZ and trophy for Champion Sauvignon Blanc at two of them. It has also won a gold medal in Australia.
Made by Simon Waghorn and named after L’Astrolabe, a ship sailed by French explorer Dumont D’Urville through the Marlborough Sounds in the early 19th century.
Exported to UK, Canada, Australia and Ireland.
Cheers,
Sue