2007 Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand

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Admittedly, I haven't tried Cloudy Bay more than a couple times but I never understood all the praise for it. In blind tastings in Raleigh, the Bedford Road Sauvignon Blanc kept beating the Cloudy Bay by a large margin. (Bedford Road may be an export-only wine, not available in New Zealand. The grapes are from a property next to Renwick Vineyard which is a Cloudy Bay source and also used in Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc.)