Lake Chalice The Nest Sauvignon Blanc 2015

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Lake Chalice The Nest Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Front Label
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Varietal

Region

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Vintage
2015

Size
750ML

Features
Green Wine

Screw Cap

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

A bright clean appearance with fresh lime green hues. Bouquet: Pleasing aromas of grapefruit and white peach, with a floral lift. Palate: This medium bodied, dry wine has a refreshing an moreish palate. Mouth-watering acidity is balanced by an elegant, mineral finish.

Professional Ratings

  • 90
    The 2015 The Nest Sauvignon Blanc has a yeasty nose over a core of ripe apples, fresh pears and orange blossom plus a waft of sage. Medium-bodied, it is both refreshing and understated compared to most of this region's offerings with a touch of minerality to the long finish.

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Lake Chalice

Lake Chalice Wines

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Lake Chalice Wines, New Zealand
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Named after a lake high in the hills surrounding the Marlborough plains, Lake Chalice Wines grew from a friendship between viticulturist Phil Binnie and winemaker/raconteur Chris Gambitsis. Their ruggedly stony 30-acre Falcon Vineyard in Wairau Valley yields small quantities of intensely flavored fruit that is carefully crafted into a range of delicious, character-filled wines that emphasize depth and length of flavor.
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Capable of a vast array of styles, Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, refreshing variety that equally reflects both terroir and varietal character. Though it can vary depending on where it is grown, a couple of commonalities always exist—namely, zesty acidity and intense aromatics. This variety is of French provenance. Somm Secret—Along with Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc is a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. That green bell pepper aroma that all three varieties share is no coincidence—it comes from a high concentration of pyrazines (herbaceous aromatic compounds) inherent to each member of the family.

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An icon and leading region of New Zealand's distinctive style of Sauvignon blanc, Marlborough has a unique terroir, making it ideal for high quality grape production (of many varieties). Despite some common generalizations, which could be fairly justified given that Marlborough is responsible for 90% of New Zealand's Sauvignon blanc production, the wines from this region are actually anything but homogenous. At the northern tip of New Zealand’s South Island, the vineyards of Marlborough benefit from well-draining, stony soils, a dry, sunny climate and wide temperature fluctuations between day and night, a phenomenon that supports a perfect balance between berry ripeness and acidity.

The region’s king variety, Sauvignon blanc, is beloved for its pungent, aromatic character with notes of exotic tropical fruit, freshly cut grass and green bell pepper along with a refreshing streak of stony minerality. These wines are made in a wide range of styles, and winemakers take advantage of various clones, vineyard sites, fermentation styles, lees-stirring and aging regimens to differentiate their bottlings, one from one another.

Also produced successfully here are fruit-forward Pinot noirs (especially where soils are clay-rich), elegant Riesling, Pinot gris and Gewürztraminer.

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