Stanley Estates Intrepid Awatere Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2011
PREVIOUS VINTAGE WON TROPHY FOR BEST SAUVIGNON BLANC AND BLUE GOLD MEDAL AT SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION 2011!
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DESCRIPTION
Award winner at Sydney Royal Easter Show (Bronze)
Previous vintage won Blue-Gold Award Winner Sydney Int Wine Comp!
Bridget Ennals and Steve Pellett travelled the world to find a place to put down their roots. They found that place at the top of New Zealand's South Island, under the cool gaze of Mount Tapuae-O-Uenuku (the footprint of the rainbow) in Marlborough's spectacular Awatere Valley.
The Awatere Valley's sunny days and cool nights ripen grapes slowly, allowing them to develop herbaceous flavours and gooseberry tastes - distinctively different to the sauvignon produced elsewhere in Marlborough.
"Occasionally a new name comes along and Stanley is a first class example, albeit having only started in 2009. So how has Stanley made such strides in just two vintages? Easy – accredited sustainable viticulture and a very high profile winemaker in the perfect form of Jules Taylor. This amazingly talented young lady has notched up a wide range of wins in a very short space of time. Don’t miss out on Stanley this year..." Matthew Jukes, Money Week January 28, 2011.
This 2011 Sauvignon Blanc shows a mineral pureness, of ripe tropical flavours, gooseberries, balanced by a lush herbaceousness of green tomato stalks, capsicums and floral citrus notes.
Other accolades for the previous SOLD OUT vintage include:
Best New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, Best International Sauvignon Blanc, Best New Zealand White Wine and Best New Zealand White Wine International Wine Challenge 2011, London.
BLUE-GOLD Award Winner 2010 Sydney International Wine Competition.
GOLD Medal at the Royal Easter Show and one of the TOP 100 Wines of the Competition.
Region: MARLBOROUGH NZ
BOTTLE TOPS: STELVIN
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.0%