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| [Gold] | | 93.5 | | Smith Haut Lafitte 2003 Pessac-Leognan (France) |
| Slightly cedary, very complex, intense, lime purée nose. Complex, mouthfilling, gently cedary, medium-full bodied, slightly spicy, concentrated lime purée flavours with excellent mid-palate and a lingering finish. A great Bordeaux! |
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| [Gold] | | 93 | | Lackner-Tinnacher 2005 Sauvignon Blanc Welles (Austria, South Stryria) |
| Faily pungent, grassy nose that leans in a New Zealand direction with hints of yellow grapefruit and a touch of rhubarb. Very dry and crisp with lots of grassy flavours, mineral notes and bright hints of dried lemon. Long lingering finish with excellent acidity. |
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| [Gold] | | 92.5 | | Hannes Sabathi 2003 Sauvignon Blanc Reserve (Austria, South Stryria) |
| Complex, gently cedary, lovely, intense, ripe lemon-melon grape nose. Refined, gently smoky, medium bodied but fairly fleshy, elegant, ripe white peach flavours. Very tasty! |
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| [Gold] | | 92.5 | | Polz 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Hochgrassnitzberg (Austria, South Stryria) |
| A bit subdued on the nose. Very pleasant, honeyed ripe melon and rhubarb fruit. Dry, well balanced and quite delicious with spicy, harmonious, ripe melon-lemon purée flavours with just a hint of cedar on the lingering finish. |
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| [Gold] | | 92 | | De Bortoli 2005 Sauvignon Blanc Yarra Valley (Australia) |
| Pleasant, gently honeyed, fresh, rather toasty grapefruit nose with some attractive cedar notes. Very bright, crisp, medium bodied, slightly spicy, cedar tinged, delicious, gently grassy, white peach directed flavours with a lingering, harmonious finish. |
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| [Gold] | | 91 | | Erwin Sabathi 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Poharnig (Austria, South Stryria) |
| Attractive, slightly honeyed, ripe lemon-melon aromas with a touch of grapefruit peel. Very dry, well structured, slightly spicy, harmonious, honeyed, ripe lemon-melon-grapefruit flavours with some good complexity on the mid palate and staying power. |
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| [Gold] | | 91 | | Veramonte 2004 Sauvignon Blanc - Winemakers Selection (Chile) |
| Lovely, fresh, frais de bois nose, elegant and yet intense. Lovely, bright, only medium to medium-light bodied, perhaps a bit on the light side but with absolutely charming, seductive, ripe melon and fresh strawberry flavours. Fragrant, light and bright. Drink now. |
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| [Gold] | | 90.5 | | Polz 2003 Sauvignon Blanc Hochgrassnitzberg Reserve (Austria, South Stryria) |
| Gently complex, slightly smoky, ripe ruby grapefruit nose with a hint of cedar. Well balanced, very dry, medium bodied, gently spicy, well textured, ripe lemon-melon flavours with ruby grapefruit acidity on the lingering lifted finish. |
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| [Gold] | | 90.5 | | Tement 2000 Sauvignon Blanc Zieregg (Austria, South Stryria) |
| Complex, fairly rich, fleshy, ripe melon-grapefruit nose with some buttered toast notes. Mature, rich, mouthfilling, medium to medium-full bodied, spicy, gently toasty, ripe melon and slightly sweet baked pear purée flavours with a crisp finish. |
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| [Gold] | | 90 | | Kollwentz 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Steinmühle (Austria, South Stryria) |
| Intense, spearminty, cat’s pee nose with yellow grapefruit peel notes. Intense, dry, perhaps a bit sweet, distinctive, flavourful, medium bodied, spicy, stewed lemon and candied grapefruit peel flavours with a long finish. Smooth and ready to drink. |
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| [Gold] | | 90 | | Sattlerhof 2005 Sauvignon Blanc Sernauberg (Austria, South Stryria) |
| A bit shy at first - slightly spicy, faintly honeyed, ripe melon aromas. Very dry and bright with crisp, medium bodied, slightly spicy, ripe lemon-melon flavours with a touch of grapefruit on the clean finish. |
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| [Gold] | | 90 | | Dog Point 2005 Sauvignon Blanc Martinborough (New Zealand, Martinborough) |
| Fairly pungent, bright, concentrated grassy, ripe pear and white peach aromas with some rhubarb and grapefruit peel notes. Dry, harmonious, only medium bodied, attractive, gently tangy, ripe lemon-melon flavours with a refreshing finish and fairly good length. Not overly big in the mid palate. |
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| [Gold] | | 90 | | Palliser Estate 2005 Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand, Martinborough) |
| Very bright, classy, New Zealand styled nose with good grassy ripe gooseberry aromas. Solid, dry, bright, medium to medium-full bodied, fairly extracty, ripe gooseberry, melon and ripe lemon flavours with some slightly bitter grapefruit peel notes on the lingering finish. |
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| [Gold] | | 90 | | Saint Clair 2005 Sauvignon Blanc Block 3 (New Zealand) |
| Quite pungent, crisp, bright, zesty, somewhat grassy, fresh ripe lemon-melon-rhubarb aromas. Very dry, very slightly tart, medium bodied, slightly honeyed, ripe, grassy, gooseberry tinged flavours with a touch of grapefruit peel on the lingering finish.Seems to grow in the glass. |
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| Silver Medal Winners |
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| [Silver] | | 89.5 | | Andreas Tscheppe 2004 Sauvignon Blanc (Austria, South Stryria) |
| Gently spicy, very pleasant, faintly honeyed, ruby grapefruit aromas awith just a faint touch of sulphur. Bright, very dry, slightly tart, medium to medium-light bodied, ruby grapefruit flavours with a ripe lemon-melon finish and hints of grapefruit. |
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| [Silver] | | 89.5 | | Didier Dagueneau 2004 Pouilly Fumé Silex (France) |
| Attractively spicy, cinnamon-clove tinged, toasty, ripe melon-rhubarb nose. Very dry and bright with zesty, nicely structured, juicy, racy, only medium bodied, ripe rhubarb-melon flavours with lots of acidity on the finish. |
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| [Silver] | | 89.5 | | Alois Lageder 2005 Terlaner Sauvignon Blanc (Italy) |
| Classy, complex, slightly spicy, ripe lemon-melon nose. Very dry, complex, slightly nutty, fairly intense, gently honeyed mineral driven flavours. Only medium to medium-full bodied. Very nice finish. |
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| [Silver] | | 89 | | Baron de "L" 2000 Pouilly Fumé (France) |
| Shy nose at first with hints of ripe melon and grapefruit. Dry, spicy, medium-light bodied, slightly chalky, pleasant, ripe lemon-melon-yellow grapefruit flavours. A bit light on the mid palate. |
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| [Silver] | | 89 | | Domaine Henri Bourgeois 2004 Pouilly Fumé La Demoiselle de Bourgeois (France) |
| Distinctive, somewhat complex, ripe melon nose with hints of Seville orange marmalade. Dry, bright, attractive, medium bodied, fairly well structured, slightly spicy, zesty, ripe melon and Seville orange marmalade flavours with hints of ruby grapefruit and racy acidity. A bit unusual but very tasty. |
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| [Silver] | | 89 | | Mount Nelson 2005 Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand) |
| Just a hint of sulphur on the nose, which is focused on yellow grapefruit peel, slight grassiness and white peach. Well balanced, very dry, harmonious, fairly racy, medium bodied, ripe white peach flavours with some gently grassy notes on the lingering, crisp finish. |
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| [Silver] | | 88.5 | | Erwin Sabathi 2003 Sauvignon Blanc Merveilleux (Austria, South Stryria) |
| A bit shy - dull at first. Dried ripe lemon and yellow grapefruit nose. Dry, clean, gently spicy, medium bodied, flavourful, ripe lemon-melon-white peach flavours with fairly good length and a touch of white pepper. Bright, crisp finish. |
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| [Silver] | | 88.5 | | Jurtschitsch 2005 Sauvignon Blanc Fahnenberg (Austria, South Stryria) |
| Restrained (a bit shy), very slightly toasty, ripe yellow grapefruit nose. Dry, medium to medium-light bodied, refined, gently spicy, modestly grassy flavours which are focused on ripe lemon and melon. A pleasure to taste albeit on the light side. |
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| [Silver] | | 88 | | Didier Dagueneau 2004 Blanc Fumé de Pouilly Pur Sang (France) |
| A bit shy, slightly spicy, light, melon-grapefruit aromas with some red apple notes. Dry, very bright, medium-light bodied, very refreshing, crisp, fairly pleasant, ripe lemon-ruby grapefruit flavours. |
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| [Silver] | | 88 | | Cloudy Bay 2005 Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand) |
| A bit modest with bright ripe lemon-melon aromas. Very dry and crisp with only medium bodied, spicy, ripe lemon flavours with some sligthly grassy, grapefruit peel notes on the light finish. |
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| [Silver] | | 88 | | Vergelegen 2005 Sauvignon Blanc (South Africa, Western Cape) |
| Gently honeyed, very slightly nutty, grass-tinged nose with hints of toast. Very dry, crisp, bright, medium bodied, gently grassy, mineral-tinged, refreshing, ripe lemon-pear flavours with a crisp finish. |
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| Bronze Medal Winners |
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| [Bronze] | | 87.5 | | Wohlmuth 2005 Sauvignon Blanc Steinriegel (Austria, South Stryria) |
| Quite rounded, very gently spicy, slightly honeyed, ripe lemon-melon fruit with hints of grapefruit peel. Dry, bright, only medium to medium-light bodied, very pleasant, ripe melon and fairly crisp, ripe lemon flavours. Clean albeit a bit light on the finish. |
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| [Bronze] | | 87.5 | | Neil Ellis 2005 Sauvignon Blanc Groenekloof (South Africa, Groenekloof) |
| Slightly chalky, rather herbal, dusty, ripe lemon and fresh cut grass nose. A bit bitter on the palate. Very dry, crisp and slightly austere with grassy, only medium to medium-light bodied, dried ripe lemon-melon flavours with a slightly bitter finish. |
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| [Bronze] | | 87 | | Gross 2000 Sauvignon Blanc Ratscher Nussberg (Austria, South Stryria) |
| Fairly intense, gently complex, slightly honeyed, ripe melon and ruby grapefruit aromas. Crisp, dry, slightly nutty, Loire-like, spicy, elegant, ripe lemon-melon flavours with an elegant, ready to enjoy, pear-Marzipan finish with some spicy, lychee notes. |
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| [Bronze] | | 87 | | Neumeister 2001 Sauvignon Blanc Moarfeitl (Austria, South Stryria) |
| Slightly lacticy, grassy, sour lemon nose. Dry, quite tart, spicy, grassy, dried ripe lemon flavours with a slightly bitter finish. |
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| [Bronze] | | 87 | | Neumeister 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Klausen (Austria, South Stryria) |
| Very bright, slightly honeyed, very grassy, asparagus-tinged nose. Very dry, rather spicy, honeyed, medium bodied, dried apricot flavours with a lingering, fairly fleshy, finish. Concentrated and well structured. |
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| [Bronze] | | 87 | | Nigl 2005 Sauvignon Blanc (Austria, Kremstal) |
| Fairly elegant, slightly honeyed, ripe lemon-pear aromas but without much “oomph”. Gently spicy, on the light side of medium bodied, gently grassy, ripe lemon-melon flavours with a crisp finish. Elegant with gentle rhubarb hints on the finish. |
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| [Bronze] | | 87 | | Sattlerhof 2000 Sauvignon Blanc Privat (Austria, South Stryria) |
| Very slightly smoky, intense, red pepper tinged, grassy, capsicum nose. Dry, maturing, medium to medium-full bodied, fairly extracty, baked ripe grapefruit, lemon meringue and grassy flavours with a bright finish. |
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| [Bronze] | | 87 | | Tement 2005 Sauvignon Blanc Grassnitzberg (Austria, South Stryria) |
| A bit shy on the nose with some ripe grapefruit aromas. Dry, harmonious, bright, slightly spicy, ripe lemon-lime and yellow grapefruit flavours. Very pleasant but not overly big in the mid palate with a modest, slightly spicy, clean finish. |
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| [Bronze] | | 87 | | Comte Lafond 2004 Sancerre (France) |
| Very slightly cedary nose with some ripe lemon-pear aromas, which seems to leani n a Chardonnay direction. Dry, bright, crisp, medium-light bodied, tangy, drying out, ripe lemon-melon flavours with a very slightly tart rhubarb finish. Good length. |
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| [Bronze] | | 87 | | Gaja 2004 Alteni di Brassica (Italy) |
| Baked spicy grapefruit peel with some bitter notes. Pleasant, gently spicy, dry, harmonious, medium bodied, a bit on the light side, elegant, gently grassy, harmonious flavours. |
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| [Bronze] | | 87 | | Te Mata Estate 2002 Woodthorpe Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand) |
| Bright, spicy, fairly intense, rhubarb and grapefruit aromas. Very dry, slightly spicy, medium bodied, melon tinged, ripe grapefruit flavours. |
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| [Bronze] | | 87 | | Durbanville Hills 2005 Sauvignon Blanc Rhinofields (South Africa, Western Cape) |
| Attractive, very elegant, ripe melon aromas. Dry, harmonious, medium bodied, ripe lemon-melon flavours with a fairly crisp finish and good persistence. |
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| [Bronze] | | 86 | | Lachner-Tinnacher 2005 Sauvignon Blanc Steinbach (Austria, South Stryria) |
| Restrained nose with faintly grassy, slightly chalky, ripe lemon melon notes. Crisp, dry, well balanced, harmonious, medium to medium-light bodied, slightly spicy, ripe lemon-melon flavours. Pleasant but no cigar. |
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| [Bronze] | | 86 | | Schiopetto 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Collio (Italy) |
| Fairly intense, ripe ruby grapefruit nose with faint just a faint hint of sulphur on the single sample presented. Very dry, slightly tart, gently schisty, intense, medium to medium-light bodied, ripe lemon and slightly grassy, grapefruit peel flavours. Initially quite nice on the palate but seems to fall off. |
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| [Bronze] | | 86 | | Mulderbosch 2005 Sauvignon Blanc (South Africa, Stellenbosch) |
| Juicy, ripe melon nose with some lemon and grapefruit notes along with a touch of minerality and nuttiness. Nutty, slightly salty, very dry, rather light in the middle with some very slightly tart, nutty notes on the finish. |
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| [Bronze] | | 86 | | Steenberg 2005 Sauvignon Blanc Reserve (South Africa, Constantia) |
| A bit austere, extremely dry and quite grassy with vibrant, gooseberry-driven aromas. Fairly intense, very dry, rather crisp and tart, slightly bitter and smoky, medium bodied, flavourful, slightly spicy, dried ripe lemon flavours with some slightly yeasty notes. |
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