2005 Matua Valley Sauvignon Blanc

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One month after harvest, and the 2005 Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc race is underway! (The turnaround from vine to bottle gets shorter every year, huh?)

The first two i've tried have been from my place of part-time employment, of course. I'm such a company stooge. In a good way.

2005 Matua Valley Hawkes Bay SB: The first off the blocks, a week before the Shingle Peak Marlborough SB. Fresh, grassy/gooseberry nose... typical Hawkes Bay nose, really. Not as acidic as the '04's tended to be, with lots of tropical fruit, lime, green apples and even what I could only term as 'nashi pear' characters. Decent finish, with the bite of a fresh green table grape at the end.

Pretty good stuff, considering the bizzare late & long summer/no fall/instant, rainy winter we had this year.


I'll report on the Shingle Peak once I open my taster... sometome this week, or next.