Sauvignon Blanc Envoy Johnson Block
2016
Spy Valley Wines is one of Marlborough’s few remaining 100% Kiwi family-owned wine companies, owned and operated by the Johnson family since 1990. The winery is located up the road from a Five Eyes Spy base and is known as one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed producers. Established in 1993 on land considered too hard and too unfertile for wine, Spy Valley comprises of 180 hectares of estate vineyards. Pioneering what was then a Marlborough sub-region, the Johnsons continued to develop the...
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Delightful aromas of roasted nuts, citrus and melon, with distinctive banana and passion-fruit notes which are typical of this wine. It retains a fresh, mineral acid structure even after full malolactic fermentation. Layers of citrus fruit and dried herb flavors unfold on the palate and are enhanced by the smoky, creamy influences of oak maturation.
Spy Valley’s top line in the sauvignon range, this has seen some oak and delivers a cool, restrained lime edge behind some gently nutty and toasty complexity. The palate has a composed, powerful and layered feel with peaches and hints of passion fruit and some creamy notes to close. Drink now. Screw cap.
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