2009CO-Sauvignon-Blanc

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2009 Sauvignon Blanc

Grapes Sauv
Colour White
Origin New Zealand, North Island
ABV 14%

As wine maker Gabrielle Simmers put it when she came to see us, she just wants to make her vineyard famous. The vineyard, opposite the famous Te Mata 'Coleraine' block, is a fabulous north-facing slope, producing a wonderfully full-flavoured Sauvignon with complex aromatics as well as a deeply satisfying texture and length. This is a true vineyard wine and definitely not just another NZ Sauvignon. The quirky presentation in clear glass champagne bottle with crown-cap closure merely serves to emphasise the real difference which is in the liquid inside. And if you want to go and see how beautiful it is, you can go and stay there - see www.millarroad.co.nz. L&S (Jun 2010)


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The Supernatural 2009, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand Elegant and graceful, delivering nuanced flavors of honeycomb, pear and apricot, with aromatic honeysuckle and spice details. This plush white shows restraint, yet offers refreshing acidity and a long finish. Drink now. 3,500 cases made. Rating: 90 The Wine Spectator, www.winespectator.com (Jun 2011)

Distinctively packaged with a crown cap, this a naturally made Sauvignon. Taut, citrussy and quite mineral with honeysuckle and lime notes, as well a gentle herbiness. There's some nice structure on the palate: nicely dense with herb and citrus notes. A food-friendly style. Goode's Top Picks of Sauvignon. Decanter New Zealand Supplement. Rating: 4 Stars Decanter Magazine (Feb 2011)

This is the second in a run of New Zealand bottles you must taste. Gabrielle Simmers and Greg Collinge own one of the most exciting vineyards I've ever seen, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. I visited them earlier in the year and was thoroughly taken by their luxury Millar Road retreat. And Co is made by Gabrielle and it's one of the most alluring, complex sauvignons in the country. A single site wine, from Hawke's Bay (not Marlborough, where the Sauvignon lake resides), with texture, depth and cool, calm class, this is a wine that will relax you in a moment. There are no frenetic, attack-of-the-fruit-bowl flavours here, just seamless, mellifluous joy. The closure is a crown cap (like a beer bottle) and the label is ultra-chic, in fact, it is so 'out there' that the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has recently selected a bottle to be included in a major upcoming exhibition entitled How Wine Became Modern. Be a furlong ahead of the pack and drink this sensational wine. Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com (Nov 2010)

Supernatural Wine Co.

A unique hotel which just happens to have an even more unique vineyard attached. Planted to Sauvignon Blanc and a small quantity of Pinot Gris (on the steeper slope), the intention of winemaker Gabrielle Simmers is to produce a single aromatic white with texture and food-friendly style. This first release to hit the export market is still a single varietal Sauvignon, but there is no doubting the class of fruit produced here.

This wine isn't currently part of a mixed case, but you can always browse our full selection of mixed cases here.
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