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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough NZ Sauvignon Blanc 2008

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86/100 45

Pungently aromatic wine with passion fruit and fresh capsicum flavours. The texture is ethereal and the finish lengthy. This is a surprisingly classy Sauvignon Blanc, explaining perhaps why the price has shot up by a couple of dollars to nearly equal the Reserve wines.

Tasted: Sep 2008   Closure: S'cap    Average price: NZD $23 (~USD $20)

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