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Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc
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Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc 2011

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This vibrant Sauvignon Blanc is bursting with a fruit-salad-bowl of flavours including ripe gooseberry, passionfruit, fresh citrus lime and exotic herbaceous aromas. The wine has an exciting palate with layers of juicy flavours, intensity and fullness, finishing with a refreshing crisp, clean and racy acidity. Enjoy this exuberant and delightful wine. Serving Suggestion: Salmon, tomato, green bean and potato salad.

Region: New Zealand » Marlborough

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Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
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Villa Maria Estate Ltd:
Villa Maria is one of New Zealand's leading winemakers. Founded in 1961 by its current owner and Managing Director, George Fistonich, Villa Maria is 100% New Zealand owned. New Zealand's leading wine award winner Villa Maria has been New Zealand's leading wine award winner, both nationally and internationally since the early 1980's. Villa Maria's talented people have ... Read more
Villa Maria is one of New Zealand's leading winemakers. Founded in 1961 by its current owner and Managing Director, George Fistonich, Villa Maria is 100% New Zealand owned. New Zealand's leading wine award winner Villa Maria has been New Zealand's leading wine award winner, both nationally and internationally since the early 1980's. Villa Maria's talented people have an unrelenting passion to produce quality wines. Realising that it takes more than just good winemaking to produce quality, a passion to succeed begins in the vineyard. Astute site selection by Villa Maria's vineyard experts, is followed by superior vineyard management and then complemented by expert winemaking. A strong focus on continually improving the vineyards is considered by Villa Maria to be an incredibly important factor in quality winemaking. Read less

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Snooth User: rar8888
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3.50 5
06/22/2012

Light and crisp

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Snooth User: JMCortis
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3.00 5
03/13/2012

The nose is full of gooseberry and tropical fruit. However, in the mouth there is a punch of green apple supported by the tropical fruit. With passion fruit coming through in particular though you can also detect a hint of grapefruit. The wine is very acidic and remains crisp from start to finish, possibly a little too much so.

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Snooth User: jennibartels
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3.50 5
03/09/2013

Three and a half glasses

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External Reviews for Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc

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Source: Premier Wine & Spirits
10/25/2011

There's simple elegance in the grape-based aroma of fresh lime, then the wine is a clean gloss on melon and gooseberry flavor. It finishes tart, a spritz of lime zest for fatty tuna sashimi.

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Source: Premier Wine & Spirits
10/25/2011

Bright and juicy, with lively acidity against nectarine and lime flavors that persist into the zingy finish. Drink now.

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Source: Premier Wine & Spirits
10/25/2011

This workhorse NZ Savvy delivers just what you'd expect: an initial blast of pungent herbal and passion fruit scents, followed by bright tropical fruit on the palate and a crisp, clean finish. Good value.

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Source: Premier Wine & Spirits
10/25/2011

Fresh picked flavors and vibrant acidity should make this your everyday indulgence. Beautiful pink grapefruit, gooseberry and citrus zest flavors dance along a clean, grassy finish. This New Zealand white is seafood's best friend, but will also play very nicely with chicken, and a plethora of salads.

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Source: Premier Wine & Spirits
10/25/2011

Basic, straightforward NZ Sauvignon Blanc, with hints of asparagus and green pepper enlivening pink grapefruit flavors. Soft and creamy in the mouth, yet clean and crisp on the finish.

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Source: Premier Wine & Spirits
10/25/2011

Blends grapefruit and green pepper aromas and flavors in a rich, viscous wine that strikes a nice balance between fruity and herbal. Seems to have just a bit of sugar in it, but finishes tangy and fresh, with vivacious acids.

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Source: Premier Wine & Spirits
10/25/2011

Musky aromas of smoke and herbs, with a light vegetal aspect. Round, ripe and easygoing, with apple and pear flavors complicated by varietal vegetal notes. Soft and approachable sauvignon.

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This vibrant Sauvignon Blanc is bursting with a fruit-salad-bowl of flavours including ripe gooseberry, passionfruit, fresh citrus lime and exotic herbaceous aromas. The wine has an exciting palate with layers of juicy flavours, intensity and fullness, finishing with a refreshing crisp, clean and racy acidity. Enjoy this exuberant and delightful wine. Serving Suggestion: Salmon, tomato, green bean and potato salad.

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