2006 Delta Sauvignon Blanc

Liquorland Top 100 International Wine Competition - New Zealand GOLD MEDAL

The Royal Easter Wine Show Auckland GOLD MEDAL

Tony Aspler A Wine Lover’s Diary Party 101 August 29th, 2006 - Canada
“pale straw colour; nettles, green bean, gooseberry and cut grass nose; concentrated, ripe elderberry flavour and grapefruit flavours.” 4½ stars

Winestate Magazine Australia November 2006 4 ½ stars
Quite a pungent bouquet in a young style still with quite a long way to go. A full flavoured wine emerging, some intensity and depth in behind and nicely balanced between fruit and acids. $21

Peter Saunders - F&B Behind Bars – New Zealand “Best release of the month”

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Posted by Ronald Holden at March 23, 2007
Ultimate Sauv Blanc
Sauvignon blanc from New Zealand: think of Cloudy Bay as the shining star, the lighthouse, the beacon. All the others, Kim Crawford, Nobilo, Villa Maria, Giesen...perfectly delightful but not in the same league. Comes now Delta, and it's a new game entirely.
From Marlborough, the country's best wine-growing region. From a winery known for its outstanding pinot noir. From a winemaking team that has Matt Thomson on the production side and David Gleave MW on the distribution side. So it's also priced well below Cloudy Bay...about $20 retail in the US, if you can find it. On the table at Juveniles in Paris, it was 28 euros, about $36.
Nothing like it. Medium bodied, with a stunning nose of intense grapefruit and a mouthful of bright, complex flavors (citrus, grass, gooseberry, minerals). Blown away!
One more thing: it comes with a stelvin closure. You know, a screwcap.