Dog Point Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc 2018 - Late Release

Bewertungen

Oz Clarke: 97/100. Putting New Zealand’s most astute vineyard expert together with one of the country’s best winemakers was always going to work. And so it has proved. Since 2004 Dog Point have released a cavalcade of enticing wines, sometimes re-defining what was possible in Marlborough. Section 94 is such a wine. Not many people make a success of this barrel-fermented and -aged style, but in the tricky 2018 vintage this is a triumph. Intriguing pink apple and grainy peach skin fruit seems to be sprinkled with summer country meadow dust, and wrapped in a bone-dry fudge of toasted hazelnuts, crips black chocolate and Kenya coffee beans. Super winemaking from one of New Zealand’s greats.

Decanter: 96/100. Roger Jones: The nose tells you everything – delicate perfume with crisp white stone fruit, delicate herbaceous notes, clean precise citrus. Classic. Freddy Bulmer: Fairly mellow nose showing some nice development, though still a fresh and vibrant wine. Creamy and smart, lovely texture, good palate weight, delicious sweet spices. Cat Lomax: Hazelnut, savoury toast, hints of spice with a little struck match. Punch, depth, rounded citrus, dried mango, hazelnut. Creamy texture, fresh and lifted. Drinking Window: 2024 - 2034.

Bob Campbell, MW (The Real Review): 96/100 (Sept 2023). Intense, oak - matured sauvignon blanc with lemongrass, oyster shell, ginger, spicy oak and nutty yeast lees flavours. Bright, complex and satisfying wine that takes Marlborough sauvignon to a different level.

Cameron Douglas MS: 96/100 (Sept. 2023) & Top Wines Tasted 2023. Fantastic bouquet with a complexity and pungency, a varietal signature of ripe grapefruit and fresh herb, there’s a mineral and smokiness then aromas of peach and cape gooseberry, apple and moments of tropical fruits. On the palate a fine satin texture touches first then flavours of gooseberry and citrus, peach and apple, and a distinctive complexity from barrel fermentation and wild ferment aromas of wild flowers. The backbone of acidity deposits flavours and mineral throughout the palate as well as mouthfeel and youthful tension. Well made, complex and lengthy. In short a delicious wine and excellent SB expression. Best drinking from day of purchase through 2028+.

MaryAnn Worobiec, Wine Spectator: 94/100 (Dez. 2020). Fragrant, intense and succulent, with distinctive honeysuckle, chamomile, spicy marmalade and ripe peach flavors on a fleshy frame, showing a touch of lanolin. Notes of mango, mineral and candied ginger emerge on the finish.

VINOUS - Rebecca Gibb MW: 94/100. The 2018 Sauvignon Blanc Section 94 is starting to come into its own, displaying its concentration and structure. It's a sophisticated, serious style that doesn't speak of Sauvignon Blanc’s natural thiols but more of restrained fruit, winemaking-derived flavors and bottle age, creating complexity. You can expect subtle nectarine flavors, almond and lanolin development. It is focused, compact, structured and intense, like a dart that works its way through the wine's core. The 2018 is rather different from previous vintages with less reduction, but also the move to hold back the wine for 6-7 years (the goal for this cuvée going forward), has allowed it to develop and marry. It feels like Section 94's promise is finally materializing.

Fallstaff in "Weißweine: die besten der Welt": Top 10 Sauvignon Blanc der Welt. 

Michael Cooper: 5 Sterne. This ranks among the country’s greatest oak-aged Sauvignon Blancs. It is mouthfilling, with deep, ripe, tropical fruit flavours, gentle biscuity notes, balanced acidity, and a long, dry, savoury finish.

Verkostungsnotiz

Anregende Aromen von Zitrone, Mango, weißem Pfirsich, Toast, Gebäck komplettiert von den für den Section 94 typischen Streichholz- und Rauchnoten. Am Gaumen ist der Wein intensiv, mit viel Gewicht und einer cremigen Textur. Ein vollmundiger Stil von Sauvignon Blanc, mit einer lebendige Säure, Zitrus-, Pfirsich- Toast- und Nussaromen. 

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Zusatzinformationen

Kategorie: Weißwein

Rebsorte: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

Passende Speisen: Fisch, Meeresfrüchte, Salat, Spargel

Weinberg: Section 94 - Marlborough home vineyard, Marlborough, Neuseeland. Der Weinberg wurde 1992 auf schluffigen Lehmböden gepflanzt.

Weinherstellung: Von Hand geerntet. Der Dog Point Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc wurde komplett spontan vergoren. Dann in alte französische Fässer gefüllt. Der Wein lagerte 18 Monate auf der Hefe, danach ohne Schönung und nur mit minimaler Filtration abgefüllt.

Der Name Section 94: Abschnitt (Section) 94 ist der Vermessungstitel, der von den frühen Siedlern bei der ersten Aufteilung des Landes für den Verkauf vergeben wurde.

Produziert und abgefüllt von: Dog Point Vineyards Ltd, PO Box 52, Renwick, Marlborough, New Zealand

Verantwortlicher Lebensmittelunternehmer/Einführer: vinabonus GmbH, Simmedenweg 40, 34134 Kassel, Deutschland

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