Hay Maker Sauvignon Blanc 2016
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#80 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Best Buys of 2018
Pale straw color with lifted notes of fresh grapefruit, guava and nettles. The palate is fresh with concentrated fruit flavors. Lively acid provides a fresh crisp finish.
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This is light, bright and well priced wine that offers high-toned notes of lemon, pear, pineapple and a hint of green bell pepper. The slightly oily texture is balanced by zippy acidity and a long, juicy finish.
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Created by the team at Mud House, Hay Maker offers full-flavored, fresh Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand at an everyday price. Hay Maker wines are sustainably crafted and sourced from prime parcels of New Zealand’s best grape growing soils. The vineyards are selected for the way they impart fresh, regional-specific varietal flavors to the grapes. The brand’s sustainability carries right through to the packaging, which includes a one-color label that requires less ink, and a shipper of recycled cardboard. These natural-looking cues reflect the artisan care of the winemaking team.
They say, “Make hay while the sun shines,” and Hay Maker likes to add that “Every moment is a Hay Maker moment.” Find your own Hay Maker moment and enjoy it as an aperitif or with a variety of food.
Capable of a vast array of styles, Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, refreshing variety that equally reflects both terroir and varietal character. Though it can vary depending on where it is grown, a couple of commonalities always exist—namely, zesty acidity and intense aromatics. This variety is of French provenance. Somm Secret—Along with Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc is a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. That green bell pepper aroma that all three varieties share is no coincidence—it comes from a high concentration of pyrazines (herbaceous aromatic compounds) inherent to each member of the family.
Part of the Wairarapa region in the southern end of the country’s North Island, Martinborough is a bucolic appellation full of artisan, lifestyle wine producers. Above all else, their goals are to tend vineyards for low yields and create wines of supreme quality. Pinot noir is the main grape variety here, occupying over half of the land under vine.
Comparing topography, climate and soils, the region is nearly identical to Marlborough except that it produces top quality reds on the regular.