GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Clos Henri
Region: Wairau Valley, Malborough, New Zealand
Appellation: Wine of New Zealand
Type: Dry white wine, non-sparkling
Vintage: 2019
Date of Tasting: April 2023
Type of viticulture: organic (certified)
Grapes used: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage Blend: 100% grapes from 2019
Winemaking details: Alcoholic fermentation 85% stainless steel + 15% old French oak barrels
Aging: 8 months on lees (stirred lees)
Sugar level: low (<1g/liter of residual sugar)
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Lemon
- Intensity = Medium
NOSE
- Intensity = Pronounced
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = mango, peach, melon, ginger, mineral notes (wet stones, silex), hint of smoky notes
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = no
- Alcohol = Medium (13.5%)
- Body = Medium+
- Flavour Intensity = Pronounced
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = mango, peach, melon, ginger, mineral notes (wet stones, silex), hint of smoky notes
- Other =
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Outstanding
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 8-10 years
- Can gain some complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 25 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = incredible
- Comparison with same price competition = incredible
- Suitability for Diabetics = suitable (<1g/liter of residual sugar)
- Service Temperature = around 12°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = lime and ginger scallops, crayfish, pan-fried snapper
- Comments = This wine offers a quality-price ratio that is just incredible. Found this level of quality for less than 25 euros is something quite exceptional. You should not hesitate to let yourself be tempted by this wine. At this price, it is also a very good opportunity to discover a very fine example of Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand. A beautiful opulence on the nose, a beautiful roundness in the mouth. This wine is full of freshness with a good level of aromatic complexity around mango and ginger. A very good aroma-acidity balance. A nice long finish.
- Final Grade = A-
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
