11/13/04
Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 2004
13 Nov 2004 (regionalwines.co.nz)
Category: Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc
Posted by: dogpoint
Rating: 18.5+
Lemongreen, beautiful. A volumous ripe sauvignon bouquet of ripest red capsicum, black passionfruit and some honeysuckle florals, through the subtlety of the latter is a bit hidden by soft fragrant oak aromas. In addition there are attractive baguette/breadcrust lees autlysis complexities on bouquet, surprisingly so considering the lack of time in which to develop them. Palate is a little more austere than the bouquet promises, the apparent ripeness retreating slightly to remind the other colours of capsicum, plus fresh acid. Body, balance, and length in mouth are excellent – serious in the subtle Mt Nelson style, commercially dry, which should cellar well for 5 – 10 years, perhaps longer.
Geoff Kelly