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2019 Cloudy Bay, Te Koko, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand

  • White
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Sauvignon Blanc
Ready - mature
Bob Campbell MW
95/100
Jancis Robinson MW
17/20
James Suckling
95/100
Product: 20198015545
2019 Cloudy Bay, Te Koko, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand

Description

The new dialled-back regime for Te Koko works brilliantly in 2019. Gone are the overt tropical flavours, replaced with a vibrant nose of green apple, peach and nettle – framed with soft spice from the oak ageing (there is now nine percent new oak, with much larger vessels used). The reduction of malolactic fermentation to 50% has imbued the wine with far better balance. The weight and texture are there, but don’t overwhelm. Delicious now, this will benefit from a couple of years in the cellar. Drink now to 2027.

Fergus Stewart, Private Client Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd (Sep 2021)

Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Maturity Ready - mature
Grape List Sauvignon Blanc
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Cloudy Bay

Critics reviews

Bob Campbell MW 95/100
A sophisticated trailblazing oak-matured sauvignon blanc, which retains tangy varietal character while adding subtle toast and ginger flavours from barrel maturation. A wonderful texture and a crisp, dry and lingering finish.Drink 2021 - 2027Bob Campbell, therealreview.com (Oct 2021)
Drink 2021 - 2027
Bob Campbell MW, TheRealReview.com (Oct 2021)
Jancis Robinson MW 17/20
Pale straw yellow. The lightest of oak notes on the nose but real texture underneath. I wonder what volume of this wine is made? It has much more delicacy than most white Pessac Léognans, for which the team should be credited, though it's definitely not as interesting as, say Ch Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc (at twice the price). Much, much subtler nowadays than some of the earlier vintages, though arguably the gustatory difference between this and the unoaked regular Cloudy Bay has been narrowing. I don't think I'd pay £40 for it.Drink 2021 - 2026jancis_robinson_mw, JancisRobinson.com (Dec 2021)
Drink 2021 - 2027
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Dec 2021)
James Suckling 95/100
Pristine aromas of sliced limes, lemons, green melon and hints of lemon grass follow through to a full body with dense fruit, yet framed by a lightly phenolic texture that holds the whole thing together, tightening the fruit in the center-palate. Beautiful finish. One of the best ever. Drink now. Screw cap.james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (Nov 2021)
Drink 2021 - 2027
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Nov 2021)

About this wine

Sauvignon Blanc

An important white grape in Bordeaux and the Loire Valley that has now found fame in New Zealand and now Chile. It thrives on the gravelly soils of Bordeaux and is blended with Sémillon to produce fresh, dry, crisp  Bordeaux Blancs, as well as more prestigious Cru Classé White Graves. It is also blended with Sémillon, though in lower proportions, to produce the great sweet wines of Sauternes. It performs well in the Loire Valley and particularly on the well-drained chalky soils found in Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, where it produces bone dry, highly aromatic, racy wines, with grassy and sometimes smoky, gunflint-like nuances.
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Cloudy Bay

Established in 1985, Cloudy Bay is pivotal in thrusting New Zealand’s Marlborough region into the global limelight of winemaking excellence. Nestled within the picturesque Wairau Valley, gracing the northern expanse of New Zealand’s South Island, this estate basks in the embrace of a cool climate and optimal grape-growing conditions.
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