"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
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