Ohau Gravels 2010 Releases

17-Dec-2010

The new Ohau vignoble, on the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington is an exciting one, with the initial releases in 2009 achieving notable success. There will be considerable interest in the wines as the vineyard comes into balance and consistent quality emerges. The wines are made by Jane Cooper at the Matahiwi winery near Masterton in the Wairarapa. www.ohaugravels.co.nz

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Woven Stone Ohau Sauvignon Blanc 2010
Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand - Wairarapa & Wellington
Review Date : 13-Feb-2011
☆☆☆☆☆
Light pale straw-yellow in colour, this has a cool, almost brash expression of Sauvignon Blanc aromatics, displaying herbs, English gooseberries and nettles, along with a slight lift of volatility. Dry on palate, this is clean and fresh with a gooseberryish impact and good acidity. The flavours soften leaving attractive residual nuances lingering. An approachable and uncomplicated, zesty wine to drink as an aperitif, with seafood and salads, now and over the next 18 months. Hand-picked fruit cool-fermented to 12.5% alc. and a dry 2.8 g/L rs. 16.0-/20 Dec 2010 RRP $17.95
Ohau Gravels Ohau Sauvignon Blanc 2010
Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand - Wairarapa & Wellington
Review Date : 13-Feb-2011
☆☆☆☆☆
The fruit for the Ohau Gravels premium wine was selectively hand-picked, cool-fermented in tank, 5% given a wild yeast fermentation in old oak, to 12.5% alc. and 4.5 g/L rs. Brilliant pale straw-yellow in colour, this has a softly full, but elegant nose of capsicums, English gooseberries and a steely, mineral edge. The bouquet has very good intensity. Dry on palate, there is good racy acidity lending a tightness and elegance. The fruit expression has good depth and line through the length of the palate. This should develop and become a little rounder over the next 2 years plus. Drink with all seafood, and Mediterranean and Asian cuisine. 18.0-/20 Dec 2010 RRP $20.95

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