Ohau Gravels Sauvignon Blanc
Friday, July 15, 2011 at 2:22PM 4 Stars - Sam Kim - Wine Orbit - February 2011
It’s gently fragrant on the nose displaying grapefruit, apple and herbaceous characters. The palate is lively and bright showing good fruit intensity and racy acidity. From just north of the Kapiti Coast, this is a sturdy and firm style Sauvignon with a mouthwatering palate. At its best: now to 2012. $21.00 Moderate available. 12.5% Screw cap. Feb 2011.
4 Stars - Raymond Chan
The fruit for the Ohau Gravels premium wine was selectively hand-picked, cool-fermented in tank, 5% given a wild yeast fermentation in old oak, to 12.5% alc. and 4.5 g/L rs. Brilliant pale straw-yellow in colour, this has a softly full, but elegant nose of capsicums, English gooseberries and a steely, mineral edge. The bouquet has very good intensity. Dry on palate, there is good racy acidity lending a tightness and elegance. The fruit expression has good depth and line through the length of the palate. This should develop and become a little rounder over the next 2 years plus. Drink with all seafood, and Mediterranean and
Asian cuisine.
18.0-/20 Dec 2010 Raymond Chan
Pure Bronze - Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2010
Highly Commended - Sydney International Wine Show 2010