Te Awanga Estate Wildsong Sauvignon Blanc 750ml

!Vintage 2022

Rod McDonald is no stranger to making wine in New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay. For over 24 years, he has been drawn to carefully decided locations very early in New Zealand’s viticultural nascence, even to the point of being named New Zealand’s winemaker of the year in 2006. His desire for greatness can be felt in all his wines. Hawke’s Bay (the eastern part of the north island) is a much more refined and elegant wine area than its more well-known southern neighbor, Marlborough. The Wildflower Sauvignon Blanc comes from a high elevation vineyard situated on ancient alluvial shingle terraces. The wine itself is dry, crisp, and clean – showing notes of passionfruit, fresh zesty citrus, cut grass, and gooseberry. The finish is long and complex, with a mouthwatering acidity that begs you to take another sip. Say hello to your new favorite summer sipper! The color is a pale wheat yellow. The nose is pretty, there are scents of melon, peach, Altoid’s mints, tropical fruit, Anjou pear, orange blossom honey, and lime. This Sauv Blanc is a little subdued from the stuff on the South Island, still good, but different. It starts with pineapple mixed of ripe apple, and peach, then a slight slap of spice. The mid-palate offers light melon, tart grapefruit and that salty cashew thing described above. The acidity is very well-balanced, enough to support the flavors and to entice you to take another sip. The Summary The Wildsong Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2018 is a very tasty wine. It is not big and bold like Marlborough, it does not have that edge, it is softer, more rounded and still tastes great. This is a Sauv Blanc well worth seeking out, a single vineyard wine priced the same of the multi-vineyard wines. Country- New Zealand