2014 Palliser Estate Sauvignon Blanc, Martinborough

Bright straw-yellow colour, pale on rim. This has an attractive aromatic nose with tightly bound and finely expressed gooseberry fruit with subtle passionfruit and tropical fruit notes, lifted by white florals, revealing nuances of smoke and flint. The nose has a refreshing steeliness. Dry to taste and medium-bodied, elegant and refined flavours of gooseberries, tropical fruits, lime and herbs show with a delicate juiciness and succulence. White floral and minerally, flinty detail add a layer of interest. The mouth-feel has a fine core and is dry in textural flow, with piquant acidity lending lively poise and steely cut. This is very well-balanced and harmonious, and the wine flows to a tight, mouth-watering, long lingering finish. This is an elegant and refined, tightly bound Sauvignon Blanc with aromatic fruit and a crisp, dry, thirst-quenching mouth-feel.