Vavasour Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2005

Otago Daily Times April 19, 2006 - Charmian Smith

A stylish wine, with tropical fruit bursting on to the palate and finishing with an explosion of mineral on the aftertaste.

Vavasour Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2005

Truewines Keith Stewart 20th April, 2006

Look: Light straw/gold.

Smell: Fragrant/aromatic, lifted nose is filled with herbs and a fine, mineral tinged fruit.

 Taste: Impact is filled with fine fruit, intense through the mid palate, clean and always fresh. Finish is firm, citrus trimmed and reasonably lengthy, with excellent cut that leaves a crisp footnote. Nicely flavoured, very stylish.

Vavasour's Cup Runneth Over

Cuisine magazine March 2006

Vavasour is running hot. Its Dashwood and Redwood Pass Marlborough Sauvignon Blancs 2005 both shone in our annual Sauvignon Blanc tasting (Issue 114). Now its top Sauvignon Blanc label has earned five stars.

Vavasour Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2005

Cuisine magazine March 2006

5 stars

Best Buy

This is classy stuff, with nettley, minerally aromas and flavours typical of the Awatere Valley. Fresh, dry and tight, it's a very refined wine, rich and finely structured, with a lasting finish.

Vavasour Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2005

Wine Spectator 91 points

Lime, mineral and green mango flavours mingle enticingly in this tart, lively wine, lingering on the beautifully formed finish, echoing with a hint of passion fruit. Drink now.

Vavasour Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2005

Sunday Star Times February 26, 2006

If you prefer your sauvignon blanc in the classic Marlborough style, this example from the Awatere Valley is almost retro in its purity. Many wineries in the bigger Wairau Valley have softened their style over the years, but Vavasour Sauvignon Blanc remains a textbook expression of zingy, intense Marlborough herbaceousness, with a pungent aroma, piercing flavours and vibrant acidity.

The Independent - October 2005

Jane Skilton MW

"... I find the wines with the strongest appeal are those either originating from, or having a good percentage of grapes grown in the Awatere Valley. The wines sem to have an elegance and a purity of fruit making them distinctive and attractive. Awatere producers have produced excellent 2005 wines. All showed concentration and depth of flavour that cannot be found in

wines from high-yielding vineyards."

Sunday Herald - October 2, 2005

'Savvy Summer' - Timothy Giles

"2005's consistency is in its (Sauvignon Blanc) quality. The flavours offer a fascinating variety depending on which of Marlborough's sub-regions is the source. Vavasour Wines show the almost explosive Awatere herbaceousness..."

Redwood Pass Sauvignon Blanc 2005

Otago Daily Times - Charmian Smith

September 2005 - Wine of the Week

A new label from Vavasour, is a lovely, lively wine oozing intense, vibrant cantaloup melon and ripe gooseberries, with a long, zesty aftertaste. A typically delicious, enlivening Marlborough sauvignon at a good price.