Te Aro Wine ‘Tastes Like’ 2016 Sauvignon Blanc and 2017 Syrah

FEATURED WINES IN THIS REVIEW

• Tastes Like Martinborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016
  Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand - Wairarapa & Wellington

  Review Date : 20-Nov-2018

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Bright straw-yellow colour with slight lemon-green hues, lighter on the rim. The nose is elegant in presentation with aromas of fresh and savoury gooseberry fruit, with green capsicums, herbs and a suggestion of green beans. The aromatics are still fresh with nuances of minerals. Dry to taste and medium-bodied, the palate has gently rich and luscious flavours of gooseberry fruit with notes of tropical fruits, herbs and a touch of green bean. The fruit forms a good core and has palate presence, flowing along a fine-textured line with balanced acidity, leading to a lingering finish. This is an elegant, gently rich and sweet-fruited Sauvignon Blanc with gooseberry and tropical fruit flavours and hints of green beans on a fine palate line. Match with Mediterranean fare over the next 2 years. Martinborough fruit fermented in tank to 13.0% alc. 17.0-/20 Nov 2018 RRP $20.00
• Tastes Like Syrah Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2017
  Syrah from New Zealand - Hawke's Bay

  Review Date : 20-Nov-2018

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Dark, deep, ruby-red colour with slight purple tints, a little lighter on the rim. The nose is fine in concentration with good intensity and depth of blackberry fruit entwined with white pepper unfolding notes of dark raspberries, a little liquorice and black pepper nuances, and violet floral elements. Light-medium bodied, the palate has a fine and taut core of blackberry fruit melded with white pepper, dark raspberries, violet and red florals and a little spice. The fruit is supported by fine-grainy tannin extract lending weight and grip, and the acidity is soft and integrated. The wines carries to an elegant, moderately lingering finish. This is a taut Syrah with some intensity, with blackberry and cooler spectrum white pepper and floral notes on a fine, grainy palate with soft acidity. Match with pasta, pizza and barbecued fare over the next 3 years. Syrah fruit, two thirds from Bridge Pa and one-third from Gimblett, fermented with 50 % whole bunches to 12.0% alc. the wine aged in one-third new oak. 17.0+/20 Nov 2018 RRP $30.00