Brancott Estate, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough

Gooseberry, grapefruit, guava, fresh-cut grass

2017 vintage

🇪🇸 Cata con amigos reunidos por Zoom, tema: Oceanía. Elegí este aromático Sauvignon Blanc de Nueva Zelanda que empezó con mucha fruta de la pasión y luego notas florales, de miel y té de hierbas. En boca cierta untuosidad, un agradable carácter cítrico y una acidez todavía activa, aunque no tan vivaz. Conjunto sabroso y equilibrado, pero es recomendable beberlo pronto. 🇧🇷🇵🇹 Encontro virtual, mas sempre caloroso apesar da distância (DCZ de 12/08/2021). ⭐️ 3.8

2017 vintage

Blackberries on the nose. Nice acidity. Some bitterness / almonds. 83 points

2017 vintage

SB neozelandês redondo, com bastante frescor e aromas/sabores de maracujá em protagonismo do início ao fim.

2017 vintage

Slight feeling of petillance on the tongue. Fresh cut leaves and gooseberry smells. Strong grapefruit and lemon on the palate. Undemanding but satisfying. Score: 87-88. Relative to expectations: +

2017 vintage

89/90. Much improved! A 6mth lay down helped this wine to open out. Has aromas of grassy passion fruits and gooseberries. Its medium bodied spherical and nicely layered herby white fruits palate has excellent freshness. Ends mediumish, tangy and food friendly. 12.5%.

2017 vintage

Nothing special, but held and drank well way past the '11 suggested date. Still showing good acidity with added complexity.

2010 vintage

S: honeysuckle flowers, grassy notes T: Meyer lemon, citrus, lemongrass, tart. A good balance of tart acidity and hint of sweetness. Dry and refreshing. But the big thing is price vs quality and value. Definitely a good white at that $10 or less price. Kind of a hidden gem.

2017 vintage

Dry and herbaceous, citrus and a touch of gooseberry but no tropical notes, and the bitters on the finish have rough edges. Mediocre, to be honest.

2017 vintage

Was disappointed with this one. Winery has great website but this wine was disappointing. Earthy leafy gooseberry. Unpleasant aftertaste.

2017 vintage

Light and citrusy

2017 vintage

PnP. Clear pale lemon. Clean nose pronounced with aromas of grass hay lime peel guava and jalapeño. Dry. High acid. Medium alcohol. Medium body. Medium(+) intensity on palate with flavours of lime peel guava passion fruit touch of grass and jalapeño. Medium finish. Very good drink now with some life ahead. Excellent value.

2017 vintage

Grassy, herbal, marijuana, jalapeno, asparagus, bit canned bean reduction thing. Very fresh, high acid.

2017 vintage

Citrus nose and forward taste. Light and easy.

2017 vintage

An average NZ SB, tastes like Kim Crawford but not as good. Not a buyer for us.

2017 vintage

Not a patch on the 2016. Has aromas of veggie infused stonefruits and minerals. Its medium bodied a bit linear veggies and stone fruits palate ends mediumish and fresh. 12.5%.

2017 vintage

Average weight and intensity, a little watery finish, good to the price. Ap 5/5, Ar 12/15, Palate 15/20, Overall 2+0/10 Total 84/100

2017 vintage

Still lots of nice fruit. Excellent with our Asian Sea Bass

2008 vintage

Sweet, citrus, pleasant. Very drinkable. Paired well with pork.

2010 vintage

Needed some chilling to open up. Pineapple, guava, citrus on the nose. Some greenness and gooseberry. Mouthwatering acidity well-balanced with sweetness. A nutty finish. Great mid-week sav blanc.

2010 vintage

Had with dinner. Chicken and a salad. Italian dressing brought fruit in wine. Very refreshing.

2010 vintage

Nose: a bit of yeast Palate: frizzante, stone fruit, tangerine, acidity, lime peel on finish. I talked to someone who grew gooseberries in New Zealand, but he couldn't give me a good description of the taste.

2010 vintage

First Blanc I've enjoyed. Not much on the nose, but a very delightful citrus taste. Definitely would buy again.

2010 vintage

A WTSO $9.00 special and drinks much better than that to say the least. Bright straw color with tart apples and fresh cut grass on the nose. Flavor is crisp and smooth at the same time. Great tropical fruits and pineapple... good finish.

2010 vintage

So so

2010 vintage

Better this time around, chilled provides more floral notes and less tartness

2010 vintage

Eye: pale yellow. Nose: melon, citrus, no floral notes. Palate: winky, crisp but not much there, good cold as an aperitif or with some seafood but nothing spectacular.

2010 vintage

Very crisp acidity with lots of grapefruit. Excellent with grilled fish or by tself

2010 vintage

A clean, pale lemon with a pronounced nose showing bell peppers, yellow grapefruit, peaches, loads of grass, melon and chalk. High acidity and a light body accompany flavors of grass, kiwi, lime, yellow grapefruit, and some asparagus. This has a medium finish and is a very good New Zealand sauvignon blanc.

2010 vintage

Lemon fresh and citrus

2010 vintage

Fruity, strong grapefruit, hints of peach.

2010 vintage

We decided to spend an extra couple of bucks, and try a Sauvignon Blanc we thought might be a step up, and it was. It does not posses enough exceptional concentration and depth to break the 90 point glass ceiling, but there is a subdued, complete, complexity of nuanced layers. Greenish straw yellow color. Fresh, vibrant outdoorsy nose with a hint of grapefruit peel. In small quantities it has most of those flavor and aroma characteristics we have come to …

2010 vintage

grapefruit, grassy, minetality, dry

2010 vintage

Reliable. Classic Marlborough grapefruit, lime and brisk acid. I would say "gooseberry" like everyone else does, but I (and likely they) have never had a gooseberry.

2010 vintage

Gooseberry and herbal nose, followed by long grapefruit finish with a bit of tropical at the end, with excellent acidity. Outstanding QPR at $8.5!

2010 vintage

Limpid straw colour with a green hue. Big aromas, full of grapefruit and melon. As per the last bottle, full and densely packed with tropical fruits and cleansed by the sharp acidity. Simple but pleasant.

2010 vintage

Not overly dry. Fruity. Pleasant nose. Not overly acidic. Very nice with seafood seasoned with Pernod and saffron.

2010 vintage

Pale straw with a vibrant grapefruit filled nose. Full and intensely flavoured, dominated by tropical fruit and zippy acidity. Almost a touch of spice on the finish.

2010 vintage

Good. Pale yellow. Tropical fruits on the nose; grapefruit forward on the palate; mouthwatering acidity. <Wow/Very Good/Good/Fair/Plonk>

2010 vintage

A solid example of a Marlborough sauvignon blanc, with a bright acidity, tropical and citrus notes that went down very well with seared scallops and asparagus. It was a bit thin an the backside, so didn't reach greatness for me, but definitely a wine I will look for again.

2010 vintage

The nose showed chalky minerals, grapefruit, stone, cat pee and citrus. On the palate, I found sweet apple fruit with mineral, citrus and herbs. The acid balance of this wine was very stern, at first, but opened up nicely over the course of an hour. The finish was long and mouth-watering with grapefruit and lemon pith lingering for half a minute.

2010 vintage

The nose showed chalky minerals, grapefruit, stone, cat pee and citrus. On the palate, I found sweet apple fruit with mineral, citrus and herbs. The acid balance of this wine was very stern, at first, but opened up nicely over the course of an hour. The finish was long and mouth-watering with grapefruit and lemon pith lingering for half a minute.

2010 vintage

Excellent, pleasant and refreshing.

2010 vintage

Just overwhelmed with too much citrus and zing that essentially masks any other fruit underpinnings, although notes of stone were plentiful as well.

2008 vintage

Not a thorough tasting but the wine tasted a bit too zesty and citrus-y for my palate.

2008 vintage

Very good even when consumed a year after the recommended date.

2008 vintage

a nice basic NZ SB, with enough character to keep me coming back, but lacking in the crispness that I prefer.

2008 vintage

Wonderful. Huge flavors, tons of acid, lots of green pepper, lemon and grapefruit, all perfectly balanced. The perfect summer food wine.

2007 vintage

too grassy for me

2008 vintage

Smooth, with pear and grass but less acidity than many of the NZ Sauv blancs.

2008 vintage

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