Winemaker Notes
This 2008 Staete Landt sauvignon blanc is an aromatically intense wine, perfumed with exotic fruit such as pawpaw, passionfruit and nectarines. On the palate the wine is full bodied, well balanced with great complexity and silken texture. This rich and voluptuous wine has attractive mineral characters and European style elegance.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Vivid, bracing and brimming with lime-tinged grapefruit and guava flavors that persist into the long, distinctive finish. Drink now. 6,100 cases made. –HS
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.
HNYSLTMSB08C_2008 Item# 102065