2020 Rippon Sauvignon Blanc Wanaka, New Zealand Bordeaux - St. Julien very tasty and fine

very tasty and fine

A single-lieu-dit bottling from Gachot-Monot's old vines in Corgoloin

well before the Labor Day heat wave

densely packed and sharply focused on the palate

Crane Vineyard

2020 Rippon Sauvignon Blanc Wanaka, New Zealand Bordeaux - St. Julien very tasty and fineRippon's Sauvignon, from its breathtaking biodynamic vineyards on Lake Wanaka, isn't a crowd pleaser. Instead it demands your focusand perhaps well paired spring or summer cuisine. Wild fermented partially in oak barrels, it has a pungency that's reminiscent of dandelions, wet hay, scrubby local herbs and grasses, along with green tea, lemongrass and green apples. It's the palate that really hooks you. Highly textural, it's slinky, with vibrant