Therapy Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 and Bendigo Pinot Noir 2015

FEATURED WINES IN THIS REVIEW

• Therapy Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016
  Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand - Marlborough

  Review Date : 28-Nov-2017

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Bright, light straw-yellow colour, paler on the rim. The nose is elegantly expressed with slender aromas of cut grass, green capsicums and savoury gooseberry fruit forming a rounded core. Dry to taste and medium-bodied, the palate has softly refreshing flavours of cut grass, capsicums, gooseberries and nuances of nettles. The fruit forms a rounded core giving the palate good presence. The mouthfeel has soft acidity and the wine flows along a gently textured line leading to a soft finish of cut grass and savoury gooseberries. This is a softly presented Sauvignon Blanc with flavours of cut grass, capsicums and gooseberries with gentle acidity and a rounded heart. Match with salads and vegetables, and Mediterranean fare over the next 2 years. Grown and made under contract by a Wairau Valley producer. Fruit from 2 certified organic sites, hand-picked and cool-fermented in tank with 8% in neutral French oak to 13.5% alc. and 2.4 g/L RS, the wine aged on lees. 16.5/20 Nov 2017 RRP $20.00
• Therapy ‘Single Vineyard’ Bendigo Central Otago Pinot Noir 2015
  Pinot Noir from New Zealand - Otago

  Review Date : 27-Nov-2017

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Even, dark ruby-red colour, a little lighter on edge and youthful in appearance. The nose has vibrant aromas of dark-red and black berried fruits entwined with subtle dark herbal notes along with liquorice, earth and black mineral elements. The aromatics form a good core with depth. Medium-full bodied, the palate has full and up-front sweetly ripe fruit flavours of dark-red and black berries with notes of liquorice and dark herbs. The fruit is plush and accessible, and underlined by fine, supple tannins. The acidity is balanced and integrated. Some spice and nutty oak elements emerge as the wine carries with good drive to a light, nuanced finish. This is an up-front, sweet dark-red and black berry fruited Pinot Noir with liquorice and herb nuances on a supple palate. Match with poultry, pork, lamb and beef dishes over the next 4-5 years. Fruit from the north end of Loop Road, 30% each clones 115 and 777, 20% clone 5, 15% 667 and 5% Abel, fermented to 13.5% alc., the wine spending 24 days on skins and aged 9 months in seasoned oak. 17.5+/20 Nov 2017 RRP $30.00