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Packs honeysuckle, peach, dried apricot and lemon zest notes that are fresh and juicy, with candied ginger accents....
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Lime and gooseberry aromas with fennel, a hint of blackcurrant, and a spice/ mineral note. Expansive fruit salad...
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Perfumed aromas of tarragon, passion fruit, mango and grated nutmeg. Medium-bodied with bright acidity and a saline...
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A nuanced and structured 100% Sauvignon Blanc, this wine is crisp and refreshing with notes of white peach, green...
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This French-owned biodynamic estate had a rebrand in 2023. Otira, grown on glacial river stones, is part of a new...
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Stands out for its intensity, with ruby grapefruit, yuzu and lemon essential oil details, plus notes of...
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Aromas of gooseberry. Passion fruit, and nectarine woven together with a delightful herbal lift. The palate is rich...
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Shows yuzu, white grapefruit and apple flavors that are firm and juicy, with touches of apple and lime zest on the...
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The goal here is to ‘turn the volume down’ and offer a delicious, honest and balanced expression. A very rare...
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With bright, pure flavors and a fun-loving personality, every glass of our dazzling Sauvignon Blanc echoes the...
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Framingham doesn't like straitlaced wine styles. While this 2022 Sauvignon Blanc doesn't seem to stray too far from...
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Delivers distinctive herbal and green notes, with chive blossom, wintergreen and lemon verbena accents to complement...
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Pale straw in color with aromas of sub tropical fruit — passion fruit and guava — but with underlying freshly...
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Balanced and generous, with ginger, white pepper and fresh-clipped green herb and tea notes, plus lemon-lime flavors...
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Imagine a summer fruit salad of paw paw, honeydew melon and ripe, golden quinces – drizzled with citrus flower...
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Fresh and vibrant, with Key lime pie, Honeycrisp apple and lemon thyme notes on a mouthwatering frame, showing...
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The fruits flavor and expression was carefully preserved by way of cold fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Pale...
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A firecracker of classic Savvy B aromas bursts from the glass, from passionfruit and lime to grass and bell pepper....
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There's a lovely lift of passion fruit, guava, citrus and floral aromas to start, backed by a gunflint and briny...
Melon de Bourgogne Sauvignon Blanc 2022 New Zealand Marlborough
One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.
Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.
The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.
As with nearby Australia, New Zealand has over the past century proven itself to be a superb location for producing high quality wines in vast amounts, with much of the cooler regions of both islands being used primarily for vine cultivation. New Zealand wineries are notable for their enthusiasm in regards to experimentation, and for utilizing modern technologies and methods to make the most of the imported grape varietals which flourish in the rich, fertile soils and oceanic climate. In recent years, it has been the New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc wines which have gained the most attention, as a result of their smoky character and ability to carry the mineral rich nature of the terroir they grow in. Changing consumer interests have brought about a considerable rise in the production of organic and sustainable wines in New Zealand, of which again, the Sauvignon Blanc varietals are leading the way in regards to excellence, flavor and overall character.
On the north-easterly tip of New Zealand's South Island, we find the beautiful region of Marlborough, home to some of the New World's finest white wines and dozens of quality vineyards. The region itself has been producing their award winning white wines – most commonly made with Sauvignon Blanc grapes – in large numbers since the 1970s, and is today widely recognized as being home to some of the best examples of both modern and traditional styles of Sauvignon Blanc wines. The region benefits from its dry and hot climate, and the cooling oceanic breezes which help the grapes there reach full ripeness. One of the key features of the Marlborough region is the fact that whilst the days are generally very hot, the nights are cold, thus allowing the vintners who work in the region to considerably extend the grapes' ripening period and encourage much more expression of flavor and terroir.