"Good balance and value"
Graeme Barrow - The Advocate
****"Well pitched into nice, smooth tropical fruit territory.... it all balances on a reliable spear of acid, delivering lingering tropical and grassy flavour to close." 89-91
Nick Stock, The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide 2010, November 2009, Australia "Lovely unctuous element to the passionfruit and gooseberry notes here, with a hint of smokiness. The palate has a full rich texture, the fruit quite intense as it bursts across the mid-palate, but juicy too, with lots of pithy dry lemon acidity playing against the richness. Lovely balanced style." 88/100
Ton Cannavan, wine-pages.com, November 2009, UK"Ripe on the palate, finely-balanced, bit of mineral tang on the finish."
Richard Hemming, jancisrobinson.com, 16 Nov 2009, UK"Cheerful and fruity, passionfruit, gooseberry and fresh acidity. Good balance and value."
Graeme Barrow, Northern Advocate, 2 May 2009 - NZ*** "Bursting with fresh guava and lime citrus fruits, it’s classic Marlborough sauvignon, made in a pure, fresh, crisp style. Even I enjoyed this one.”
Fergus McGhie, Canberra Times, 20 May 2009, Australia“A magical feast that puts New Zealand’s standout variety in a shining light.”
John Fordham, Sunday Telegraph, 9 August 2009, Australia
“Ara’s new Pathway label is easily the best sub-$20 sauvignon on the market"
Paul Tudor MW, Metro magazine, July-August 09, NZ
“Pungent and grassy, well weighted, with a dry finish that invites you to pour another glass”
Paul Tudor MW, Metro magazine, July-August 09, NZ
“A breath of fresh air… bone dry... light with a fresh zip of citrus that underpins its notes of melon, passion fruit and gentle herb”
Jo Burzynska, Viva, New Zealand Herald, 1st July 2009, NZ
"Supple and savoury, raspberries and cherries"
Graeme Barrow - The Advocate****"Fresh, bright cherry fruit, a little spice and earth and good lively aromatics. The palate sits in a zesty style with raspberry and wild cherry flavour, bright acidity and fine easy tannins. Refreshing stuff!" 90
Nick Stock, The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide 2010, November 2009, Australia
"Pure, red fruit, smoky, medium body, very fine grained texture. Dry, light body, redcurrant jelly."
Richard Hemming, jancisrobinson.com, 16 Nov 2009, UK “This is a pinot noir with sassy spice, savoury flavours and upfront fruit appeal. It is young and will soften out over time, but why wait when it tastes so good in a large glass right now?”
Joelle Thomson, Mindfood, September 2009, NZ “A lovely blend of fruit ... aromatic, sweet cherry and berry flavours, integrated spice, good oak and silky tannis.”
Kerry Skinner, Illawarra Mercury, 25 July 2009, Australia
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