Spy Valley, Envoy, Southern Valleys, Marlborough, 2011

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Envoy

Score

90
  • Grape Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
  • Drink: 2013 - 2019

Manufacturer:

Spy Valley

Melanie Brown

Tasting: New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc

Toasty bready nuances, citrus fruits, with ched conference caramelised pears. This wine will benefit from ageing, and alcohol and fruit components will balance out with time. Giving a full bodied and well structured wine.

17/20
90/100

Roger Jones

Tasting: New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc

Sweet brioche on the nose, toasty, slight perfume. Lovely rich lingering texture which evolves on the palate, long luxurious finish of roasted tropical fruit with sauce anglaise. This goes on and on, a wine to drink now or keep. Tantlising citrus and tropical fruits continue to bounce around afterwards.

19/20
96/100

Peter McCombie

Tasting: New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc

Aromatic, woody & grassy, but oddly confected – smoky bacon crisps.

15/20
83/100

Details

Wine name: Envoy
Wine classification:
Wine alcohol content: 13.5%
Wine colour: White
Wine vintage: 2011
Wine style: White, Medium bodied
Country: New Zealand
Region: Marlborough
Subregion: Southern Valleys