{"id":2045,"date":"2011-01-11T22:49:02","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T22:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=2045"},"modified":"2011-01-11T22:49:02","modified_gmt":"2011-01-11T22:49:02","slug":"brancotts-new-icon-sauvignon-blanc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/new-zealand\/brancotts-new-icon-sauvignon-blanc","title":{"rendered":"Brancott’s New ‘Icon’ Sauvignon Blanc"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I didn’t have as much time as I’d have liked at the New Zealand trade tasting today, but I’m glad that Patrick Materman (above<\/em>) grabbed me to pour an exciting new Sauvignon Blanc into my glass.<\/p>\n

Patrick is the chief winemaker at Pernod Ricard’s Brancott Estate (formerly Montana), and for the last few years has been involved in a project to develop an ‘icon’ Sauvignon: the next generation of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. I reported on this some time ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A wine was made in 2009 but not released. ‘The wine needed over-explaining,’ said Patrick. ‘It was about learning where the best blocks were.’ We tried this, and I was really impressed: it’s a serious Sauvignon with lovely intensity and purity.<\/p>\n

The 2010, however, will be released, although the name has not yet been decided. ‘2010 has a standout factor,’ says Patrick, and he is right. They’ve increased the proportion of wild-ferment, run the vineyard blocks with lower yields, and fermented and matured in large oak (10 000 litre barrels).<\/p>\n

It’s a brilliant wine. Expressive, lively and mineral with great concentration and intensity, building up on the palate from a taut, focused entry into a broad, expansive finish. The fruit spectrum spans from grapefruit to nectarine, with lovely acidity. It’s one of the greatest expressions of this grape that I’ve tried.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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