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IWC: By Stephen Tanzer
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Sep/Oct 05
($23) Pale color. Smoky herbs, lime peel, rye bread and jalapeno pepper on the nose. Rich and expansive for New Zealand sauvignon, with citrus zest flavors complicated by a bracing peppery quality as well as a suggestion of passion fruit. Full and quite dry, with floral and mineral notes emerging. Finishes with refreshingly bitter-edged flavors of quinine, citrus pith and pepper. Offers a terrific combination of palate weight and grip. (My sample in the U.S. showed a somewhat stronger peppery, herbaceous aspect and merited 89 points.) 91 points
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