The Ned

The Ned 2010- Sauvignon Blanc/ Marlborough [Waihapai River].
The aromatics throw an intriguing texture of sweet fruits that show its character through a thick syrupy passionfruit intensity that really appears to be quite condensed, not a bad thing to have a little residual sugar on the wine but the aromatics do finish a little sharp, nevertheless an appealing style.

The palate presents itself in a big way with bold citrus, completely out-waying the acidity and in some ways goes to explain the finish on the nose. This is backed up by thick velvety tropical notes that assist in carrying the texture through the palate. In saying that this wine does not linger on the finish, instead it sits on the front palate and most of the middle and teases you a little. This is a really good example of high altitude growing and it is nice to see a zesty front palate, a good welcoming party to help balance out some of those citrus textures.

The alcohol on this wine comes in at a respectable 13% so my only thought was that maybe if harvest was delayed by about 5 days we may have seen more of a finish on the style that may have brought on more of those velvety passionfruit notes.

Overall a very pleasant wine
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1-3 years
summer social
2 case rating
good value if under $20 retail