What is the best Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc?
Vavasour Sauvignon Blanc 2019.
Why is Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc so good?
Sauvignon Blanc is a vigorous grape variety and the Gallagher leaf plucker helps to control vine vigour while simultaneously maintaining low costs. Maintaining lower vigour with Sauvignon Blanc vines helps to create pretty, riper fruit characteristics and lessens the vegetal asparagus notes.
Is New Zealand sauvignon blanc sweet or dry?
Is Sauvignon Blanc sweet or dry? Sauvignon Blanc is usually made as a dry, still white wine. However, some producers in Marlborough, New Zealand make sparkling wine with it or leave a touch of sugar for richness.
Is New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc good?
Sauvignon blanc from New Zealand might often be avoided by sniffy connoisseurs, but it is still responsible for more than 70 percent of the country’s total wine production, with most of it exported. It is valued for its purity and tropical fruit, and for being less austere than equivalents from the Loire.
Why is Sauvignon Blanc so cheap?
Sauvignon Blanc is so cheap because the process to make the wine is very economical compared to other varietals. Sauvignon Blanc grapes are very easy to grow and cultivate – they grow in almost all types of soil and no matter the climate. This means many regions easily produce this wine, so the price stays low.
Why is Marlborough famous?
Marlborough is about world famous Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand’s largest winegrowing region, and the soils and enviable climate that create it. It’s about fresh seafood sought by the world’s finest chefs. It’s about diverse landscapes, from valleys of vines to sheltered waterways of the Marlborough Sounds.
What is a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc?
Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough has a distinctive, if not charmingly addictive, character. The high mouthwatering acidity complements rich tropical flavors contrasted by an asparagus, green grass savory character. It can range from bone dry to subtly sweet (8g/l RS).
What makes New Zealand sauvignon blanc taste different?
What makes New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc taste the way it does? New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc transmits its terroir, or “sense of place,” in a very distinct way. The wines are typically bright and effusive, with a zingy acidity that complements the citrus and fresh herbal notes, balanced on a light and crisp body.