Cloudy Bay, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, 2021

92
Tasted by: Tina Gellie
(at London, 01 Nov 2021)
Drinking Window: 2021 - 2025
Despite vintage variation, there's no denying the consistency (in quality and relative price) of this iconic wine after almost 37 years. Compared to the structured and high-acid 2020, this is a vintage to enjoy now, with a weighty, fleshy palate of gooseberry, freshly cut grass and sweet grapefruit.
92
Tasted by: Natalie Earl
(at Meunier Penthouse, London, 27 Apr 2022)
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2027
Both intense and classy on the nose - there is definitely the overt green apple, grass, bell pepper aroma, but it is a little held back, a little musty, a little deeper. Fresh tropical fruit - mango juice and fresh ripe pineapple. There's a light reductive flinty stony touch. The intensity rushes in, filling the mouth with limes. There's some grip on the teeth, almost tannic, and searing acidity. A wine that knows what it's doing.
Cloudy Bay, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, 2021
Producer
Cloudy Bay
Brand
Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage
2021
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
New Zealand
Region
Marlborough
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Screwcap
Alcohol
13.50%
Body
Medium
Grapes
100% Sauvignon Blanc