A tale of two Sauvignons Posted by Andrew Chapman in News and Comments, 3:50pm 02/09/2009. Much excitement here at Surf4Wine today as the latest release from New Zealand cult winery Astrolabe arrived - and we coudn't wait to open some bottles and share them with you here! Astrolabe is named after the famous ship which visited the Marlborough region in the 1800's and sank in the Marlborough Sound - something we don't think will happen to this wine! It is the vision of Simon Waghorn, a hands-on winemaker, relishing his role and nurturing Astrolabe as his own brand and baby and turning out stylish and expressive wines. Simon is one of New Zealand's foremost award-winning winemakers and the wines have developed something of a cult following. First up, Astrolabe Awatere Sauvignon Blanc 2008. The Awatere Valley is situated at the southern end of Marlborough, which is itself located on the north eastern edge of South Island. The wine's slightly tropical with aromas of passionfruit and lime zest combining with lifted gooseberry. The passionfruit and gooseberry continues on the palate, with a tight, mineral core that supports the ripe fruit well. Astrolabe Kekerengu Sauvignon Blanc 2008 comes from a single vineyard in the Kekerengu region. A big wine in every sense, not least reputation! Gooseberry, lime peel and currant leaf on the nose, following through to zesty palate with flavours of lime, gooseberry, white currant and green pepper. Dry and flinty finish with bags of ripe fruit. A top drop! Definitely two wines to please the New Zealand Sauvignon lover... and we've more Sauvignons to add over the coming weeks too. Watch this space... ^ Back to top
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Posted by Jason Yank at 2:02pm on 07/04/2010 Thanks for a great review. We have now released the 2009 Awatere Valley and Kekerengu Coast Sauvignons....they are looking pretty good.
i hope that you can get hold of them soon.
cheers
Regards,
Jason Yank
General Manager
Astrolabe Wines of New Zealand
www.astrolabewines.co.nz
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