Cloudy Bay, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, 2021
92
Tasted by:
(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:
(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.
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