Reviews & Awards
Bob Campbell: 4★ 89/100
Rich, weighty barrel-aged Sauvignon Blanc with nicely layered ripe tree fruit and nutty oak/yeast lees flavours. Big and quite complex wine with a lengthy finish.
Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier: 4.5★
Nose: A denser, richer and more complex wine emerges with each new swirl and sniff; savoury then fruity and earthy with a tropical fruit and citrus fruits combination - finishing with a leesy savoury and earthy quality.Palate: Reflects what the nose suggests with a savoury, juicy and earthy quality that draws the taster in for a closer look. A touch warm (14%abv) so perhaps chill for service. An interesting wine to enjoy soon!
PC SB 2009
Sliver – Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2010Silver – Hawkes Bay A & P Mercedes Benz Wine Awards 2010
PC SB 2010
Sliver – Royal Easter Show 2012Silver – Hawkes Bay A & P Mercedes Benz Wine Awards 2011
PC SB 2011
91/100 – Bob Campbell wine reviewsGourmet Traveller WINE - 100 TOP NEW RELEASES APRIL/MAY 2013 issue
Regional Characteristics
Typically, Hawkes Bay produces a more lime/citrus aromatic, with some passionfruit. Hawkes Bay tends to be less overt in the grassy and green capsicum spectrum. Hawkes Bay can be more flinty and complex, while never hitting the powerful and exotic intensity of Marlborough. Arguably, Hawkes Bay might be considered more Sancerre like....
Winemaker's Intention/h3>
Where our Flying sheep range is focused on delivering clear varietal expressions from Hawke’s Bay, our Prestige Collection wines are produced in a form that allows us to showcase the inherent character of our vineyard. We want this wine to be an intense concentration of citrus, tropical fruits, fragrant summer herbs and subtle spice underpinned by a degree of minerality and complexity form time on lees in barrel. A generous full bodied wine displaying an excellent balance of fruit and acidity with a fine citrus infused finish, with complete indigenous ferment adding depth and richness.
