Comments on: 2009 Sauvignon Blanc – how good are they?

By: Nigel Berrie

Nigel Berrie — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 22:47:29 +0000

I recently tried a bottle of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2009 (under the label Crux, bottled in Bristol, it appears) and it was the nicest wine i have tasted in ages, with beautiful tropical fruit and citrus flavours clearly coming through. I wonder where I can get hold of more of this wine, it was truly superb.

By: caroline henry

caroline henry — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:20:45 +0000

2009 was my last vintage in NZ – and yes the feelings were more of relief than extacy. Just before I left the winery the wine was looking ok, crisp, fresh and so called typical Marblorough Sauvignon Blanc-ish, but also pretty one dimensional… A little bottle age will probably fleshen out the wines a bit but I can’t see too many things push up the price tag. For my former employer and other friends in the wine industry in Marlborough I do hope I am wrong…

By: michael dietrich

michael dietrich — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:27:10 +0000

I sell wine here in Oregon. My Villa Maria Private Bin just changed to 2009 last week. I bought a bottle because I did not want to wait for my rep to bring it by. It was very good and fresh but not much different than the 2008. Two weeks ago I got to try a tank sample of 2009 Mud House that I thought was spectacular. It is supposed to hit our market in October. They have a new importer so I will be able to get it. I also think that it is pretty funny that 2 Oregon wineries have made Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand.

By: bob

bob — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:35:46 +0000

I often think that many winemakers post-vintage enthusiasm (for any vintage) is heightened by feelings of relief that it’s over and the wine’s better than they’d hoped during their darkest moments.

By: Raymond Chan

Raymond Chan — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:08:47 +0000

Yes Bob, the majority of Marlborough producers were happy ‘to get out of jail’, especially when comparing to what happened the year before!