"Good balance and value"
Graeme Barrow - The Advocate
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****"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
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"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
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"Ripe on the palate, finely-balanced, bit of mineral tang on the finish."
Richard Hemming, jancisrobinson.com, 16 Nov 2009, UK
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"Cheerful and fruity, passionfruit, gooseberry and fresh acidity. Good balance and value."
Graeme Barrow, Northern Advocate, 2 May 2009 - NZ
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*** "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
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“A magical feast that puts New Zealand’s standout variety in a shining light.”
John Fordham, Sunday Telegraph, 9 August 2009, Australia
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“Ara’s new Pathway label is easily the best sub-$20 sauvignon on the market"
Paul Tudor MW, Metro magazine, July-August 09, NZ
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“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
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“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
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"Supple and savoury, raspberries and cherries"
Graeme Barrow - The Advocate
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****"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
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"Pure, red fruit, smoky, medium body, very fine grained texture. Dry, light body, redcurrant jelly."
Richard Hemming, jancisrobinson.com, 16 Nov 2009, UK
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“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
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“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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