2011 Te Koko Sauvignon Blanc
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This oaked Sauvignon was first made in 1996. This is an example of the second, more refined iteration: more acidity to help ageing. Some hand-picking (now it’s 100% hand-picked). Lively fruit and only very, very slightly oily but still fresh. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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100% Sauvignon. Fermented and aged in oak barrel, less than 10% new. Almost colourless. A little spicy oak in evidence. But lots of enjoyment for all but the most virulent oakophobes. Easy and flattering in its slightly sweet fruit. Quite long. (JR)
Creamy, gentle and spiced on the nose. Smells very bordeaux-like. Like a white Pessac from a ripe vintage and really very beautifully in harmony with fruit weight on the mid palate to manage the oak discreetly. (JH)
The 2011 Te Koko opens with sulfide notes of struck match and flint over a core of lemon tart, pineapple and pink grapefruit plus a touch of baking bread. Medium-bodied with a lovely satiny texture, it fills the mouth with classic barrel fermented Sauvignon fruit flavors supported by toasty accents before finishing with a great persistence of grapefruit pip and bitter almond-laced layers.