Saint Clair Vicar's Choice Sauvignon Blanc 2008
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This wine is an ideal match with antipasto, grilled seasonal vegetables or fresh seafood.
Perfect for drinking immediately this wine will be at its best over the next one to two years.
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Initially tight, with a reductive scent of scallions, this opens with air, as it will with six months in the bottle. The flavors are clean and rainwater-fresh, with the fruit richness of nectarine and litchi. The acidity is finely integrated, providing the kind of crisp finish that suits briny oysters.
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Bright in flavor and silky in texture, with lively lime and green apple fruit shaded with a hint of spearmint as the finish lingers attractively. Drink now. 8,000 cases imported.
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Saint Clair Family Estate was founded in 1994 by Marlborough grapegrowing pioneers Neal and Judy Ibbotson, who in 1978 were among the first 10 growers to plant vineyards in the region. Through decades of learning, Saint Clair Family Estate has worked to identify superior Marlborough’s vineyard sites that today produce wines that are consistently awarded worldwide. Today, Neal uses his extensive viticultural expertise with Marlborough’s unique mix of climate and soils in combination with the talent of one of New Zealand’s leading winemaking teams to create acclaimed wines.
The Origin Series Sauvignon Blanc is made primarily from fruit grown in a specific sub-region of Marlborough’s lower Wairau Valley known as Dillons Point. Located near the mouth of the Wairau River as it empties into Marlborough Sound, the vineyard sites have deep, free-draining soils with layers of mineral salts, giving the wine its hint of salinity.