Winemaker Notes
Expressive aromatics, with flint, bitter lemon citrus, grapefruit, and suggestions of tropical fruit salad. Rich, fleshy palate with good mouthfeel, texture, and power.
Flavors of grapefruit, stone fruit and sweet herbs and pesto.
Enjoy with sushi, mussels and oysters.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Inviting aromas of jasmine tea, white blossom and blood orange. Medium-bodied with a steady and even feel on the palate. Not as exuberant as the palate, but straightforward and tasty all the same. Sustainable. Drink now. Screw cap.
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Vinous
There's a creative label writer at Framingham: the 2021 Sauvignon Blanc has undergone "a touch of fermentation on the skins, and a quick tour inside the oak and acacia barrels," and this certainly imbues the wine with an interesting element of texture, while the fleshy core is something to sink your teeth into. It's neither restrained nor super-exuberant but offers classical, lightly herbal characters with tropical notes as well as flint and gooseberry. Well constructed, but a little more midpalate concentration and length would elevate this further.
Recognized for its distinctively herbaceous and aromatic, Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand is perfectly suited to the grape with its maritime climate, plenty of rainfall and abundant sunshine. Producers have almost unilaterally embraced cutting-edge winery technology, resulting in clean, high-quality wines at every price point from wallet-friendly to premium. Sauvignon blanc is at its best in Marlborough but thrives throughout as the country. It is New Zealand’s most planted and successful variety, also accounting for an overwhelming majority of its exports.