Goldwater New Dog Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc (Dog Point from 1995 - 2002)

(Wine Spectator Ratings see below)

2004 Vintage - Top 10 NZ Sauvignon Blancs of 2004, : "It might be a new dog but this sauvignon blanc is up to its old tricks with vibrant, zingy gooseberry flavours." "...body and flavour to impress." Joelle Thomson, New Zealand Herald 3 November 2004

2004 Vintage - 96 points "Emminently drinkable." "Seems to leap out of the glass. I wanted to enjoy the whole bottle. " Desert Magazine, USA, Norman Marks, January 2005

2004 Vintage - "Balanced, full of flavour, and crisply fresh. A sound Marlborough wine such as Goldwater always provide; uncluttered, tasty with the best of New Zealand Sauvignon characters and ready to be enjoyed from now on." Peter Saunders, Food and Beverage October 2004

2004 Vintage - Pale green gold - good fruit intensity on the nose - citrus/tropical nuances with hints of melon. Creamy mouthfeel, clean, long finish." Wine NZ Oct/Nov 2004

2003 Vintage - Double Gold, Champion Sauvignon Blanc at Houston Rodeo International Wine Competition. A 6 litre bottle is to be auctioned at a "Grand Tasting" ceremony in 2005.

"One of the half-dozen greatest Sauvignons I've ever tasted, with an uncanny combination of broad, generous fruit and laser sharp focus. Aromas of lime zest, hay, grass and grapefruit are pungent and penetrating but beautifully balanced and stunningly symmetrical" ...Michael Franz, Washington Post

"One of the Top 100 White Wines in the World" ...Anthony Le Ray-Cook, "The White Wine Companion", London

"100 Best Wines of 2001" - 92 Points: Goldwater Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 2000, Wine & Spirit Magazine, November 2001: "…smells, tastes and feels like a refined wine rather than the primal sauvignon scream of some of its neighbors…"

"It's pricey, but Goldwater's Marlborough wine is also classy. It's a delicious wine, aromatic, full bodied, very fresh and lively, with a surge of well ripened melon/green capsicum flavours and a freshly acidic finish. The '97 is strikingly powerful. Richly fragrant, it is ripe yet vivacious, with intense passionfruit/lime flavour, zingy acids and great weight". ...Michael Cooper, Buyers Guide to New Zealand Wine

"Very ripe Sauvignon Blanc with passion-fruit and white peach flavours dominating. Pungently aromatic with strong fruit flavours that leap from the glass when the wine is first poured and linger tantalisingly in the mouth long after it has been swallowed. A truly classic Marlborough style." ...Bob Campbell M.W. in Cuisine Magazine, New Zealand

"The Goldwater Dog Point Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 1997 from New Zealand was chosen to be the best Sauvignon Blanc from all the wine regions of the world." ...Dutch Wine Magazine "Perswijn"

"I have rated Goldwater Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 1998 at 95/100, my highest score to date for this grape variety." ...David Lawrason, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Canada.

"100 Best Wines of 2001" - 92 Points: Goldwater Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 2000, Wine & Spirit Magazine, November 2001: "…smells, tastes and feels like a refined wine rather than the primal sauvignon scream of some of its neighbors…"

Wine Spectator Ratings:

Vintage	Rating	Comment
2002	90	Bright, vivid, aromatic Sauvignon Blanc, fragrant with lime and passion fruit, leaning toward mineral notes as the flavors linger on the zingy finish. Drink now. (HS) Issue: Dec 15, 2002
2001	91	Spectator Selection This New Zealand white explodes with zingy flavors, offering lime, pear, black pepper and passion fruit in profusion, echoing beautifully on the lively finish. Drink now. (HS) Issue: Dec 15, 2001
2000	88	Lively, zingy style packs a lot of passion fruit and gooseberry flavor onto a lean frame, finishing with a distinctive floral note. Drink now. (HS) Issue: Dec 31, 2000
1999	90	Spectator Selection Fresh and lively describe this young New Zealand white, offering up bright apple, nectarine and citrus flavors that linger enticingly on the racy finish. Yummy now. (HS) Issue: Jan 31, 2000
1998	90	Spectator Selection This young white from New Zealand is bracingly fresh and appealing for its passion fruit, apple and herb flavors that linger on the palate and echo on the finish. Drink now. (HS) Issue: May 15, 1999

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