One thought comes to mind - Three Brooms. Intense, yet elegant. Dense, yet light. Rich yet fresh. Layers of lemongrass, key lime, briny jalapeno, biscuity creaminess and a light flintlock minerality result in amazing complexity and contradiction.
First impressions here are contradictory also but result in wonderful balance. Supple but amazingly bright and tense with initial flavors of sweet ripe limes and gooseberry. The beautifully broad and juicy acidity carries the wine through a midpalate of great depth and complexity. Here there is also blackcurrant leaf and a reappearance of the minerality and an almost nutty creaminess that leads to the finish where we see the light smokiness that we've come to expect. The finish is ridiculously long and there is such amazingly vibrant freshness that demands another glass.
Rich enough to pair will with white meats, tuna or swordfish and all seafood.
100% Sauvignon Blanc sourced from the Blind River, Awatere Valley, Marlborough. 100% Stainless Steel fermentation as cold as possible followed by three months lees contact.
Wine Spectator Review:
There's plenty of intensity to the bright, fresh notes of pomelo, lemon and yuzu in this white, with zingy acidity, plus accents of lemon curd, lemon verbena and salted lime wedges on a light frame. Drink now. 18,000 cases made, 17,000 cases imported.
