2007 Huia Sauvignon Blanc This small producer is one of my favorites. The nose of gooseberry and ripe citrus is intense; on the palate, there are bright grapefruit and passion fruit with a hint of lemon zest on the finish. How good is this wine? I suggest you buy several bottles at once .... and save yourself that unnecessary trip back to the wine store.
Vintage Direct
November 2007
2007 Huia Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand
Huia's Sauvignon Blanc delivers more texture and mouthfeel than many of its neighbours. Bright pale straw colour with water like hue. The top note is that unmistakable duo of ripe and unripe gooseberry, followed by a hint of tropical fruit, light lees and a touch of confectionary. Generous mouthfilling flavours of ripe gooseberry, confectionary and yeast lees, giving a Graves like flavour profile. Clean finish. Aftertaste of ripe gooseberry, lemon & yeast lees.
Volume XII, Issue 34 October 11, 2007
by Dan Burger
EXCEPTIONNAL
2006 Huia Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough: Complex aroma of dried and fresh green herbs, lime and racy tropical note in the finish. Better and more interesting than when released months ago.
November 2006 issue #115
Huia Sauvignon Blanc 2006 Marlborough- 4 stars The Sauvignon is medium full bodied, delicate and distinct in flavor (lime, mango, peach), with crisp acidity and a very long finish.
Vintage Direct Australia
October 2006
2006 Huia Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand 96 Points, 5 stars A fuller style of Sauvignon Blanc. Brilliant water like colour with water like hue. Gooseberry top note followed by ripe and unripe passionfruit. The palate has a good weight, with hint of grassiness over ripe and unripe gooseberry, passionfruit and tropical fruit, with a citrus backbone. Crisp acid finish. Very long aftertaste of gooseberry, spice and citrus.
Martha Stewart Living
July 2007
Marlborough, New Zealand, produces graceful Sauvignon Blancs with pineapple-citrus flavors. Huia's 2006, with herbal notes in the mix, is good with garlicky Asian noodles.
Issue of 30 April 2006
92 points
"SMART BUY"
HUIA Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2005
"Starts off slowly but builds to a nice climax, offering lots of stony mineral character to go along with the hints of mint around the lime and grapefruit flavors. Drink now.-H.S."
F & B Magazine
October 2005
by Peter Saunders
Huia Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2005 Some oak in maturation adding subtle touches to some sound and true sauvignon characters, clean and freshly alive. Low yields and strength of fruit, plus some barrel touches have completed this wine. Ready, no hurry into 2007.
In a word: Low yields, strong and quite intense fruit with some oak barrel touches- a fresh sauvignon opening up very well.
Matthew Jukes web site
01-04-05
by Matthew Jukes
2004 Huia Sauvignon Blanc I am a fan of the aromatic grapes from Huia and yet I feel that if these guys loved Sauv a bit more this wine could be better. Zesty grapefruit and passion fruit joust with nettle nose and pert finish. There is 15 % wild ferment in here to jazz up the complexity. All in all a cracker, but I know it could be better.
#104
by Ronn Wiegand
Huia 2004 Sauvignon Blanc ****+ ( Four Plus Stars)
The Sauvignon Blanc is fragrant, full bodied, elegantly flavored and crisp; a Sauvignon tasting lemon grass, papaya and lime. 0.42 R.S. 13 500 cases. (2005-2006)
2005 Edition
by Michael Cooper
Huia Marlborough 2004 Sauvignon Blanc This is a substantial, satisfying wine. Grown in eight vineyards spread around the Wairau Valley and 20 per cent fermented with indigenous yeasts, the finely balanced 2004 vintage(4 stars) is richly scented and vibrant, with strong melon, gooseberry and green-capsicum flavours, crisp acidity and a rich finish.
Vintage Direct, Australia
November 2004
2004 Huia Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc Brilliant waterlike colour with straw tinge. Lifted nose of gooseberry both ripe and unripe and tropical fruit, followed by grassy endnote. The palate is mouth filling, with the flavours being perfectly balanced. Ripe and unripe gooseberries persit followed by a hint of passionfruit and lemon. Perfect balance with crisp acid finish and long aftertatste of ripe and unripe gooseberry. Magnificent! Cellar 2-3 years(2006-2007)
September 2004
Huia Vineyards, Sauvignon Blanc 2003
Delicacy and finesse on the nose. Plenty to hold the interest on the palate - generous, multi-dimensional flavours.
Issue #100, 2004
Huia 2003 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough
One of New Zealand's best Sauvignons, in a delicate, refined style. It is medium full bodied, supple in texture, and elegantly flavored, tasting of pink grapefruit, orange, and lime. Exceptional. 9,150 cases. [2004-2006]
April 2004
91 points
Huia 2003 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough
Concentrated, racy and intense, packed with everchanging notes of fruit that range from peach and melon to passion fruit, pineapple and grapefruit. The long, tangy finish reverbates across the palate long after the wine is gone. Editor's Choice- J.C.
February 16, 2004 Wine Spectator Online
87 points
Huia 2003 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough Fresh and easy going, with pretty green apple, peach and lime flavors, echoing on the open textured finish. From New Zealand. Drink now. 9,150 cases made. - H.S.
18 Sept 2003, 13 Oct 2003
Huia 2003 Sauvignon Blanc -An herbaceous nose on the full-bodied, ripe fruited style with lemon, gooseberry and juicy tropical fruit. It finishes dry and wild ferment yeasts add complexity. ( 18 Sept 2003)
Warm and rich, it has that juicy upfront flavor of Kiwano (horned melon) that I found in the wine last year. There's also tobacco, the smoke of cut grass on the rich palate, with good layers of citrus and gooseberry and a long herbaceous finish with a touch of pear. No oak, just natural yeast ferment. ( 13 Oct 2003)
April 30, 2003
91 points
Huia 2002 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough Bright, lively and remarkably generous with its tangerine and lime scented pear, sweet pea and apple flavors, finishing with bracing but not overwhelming acidity. Drink now. 7,500 cases made. - H.S.
Issue #80, 2003
Huia 2002 Sauvignon Blanc - The Sauvignon Blanc is fragrant and floral; a full bodied wine with good balance and a long finish. In aroma/flavor, it is reminiscent of grapefruit, apple, lemon grass, and lime blossom. 7500 cases. [2003-2004]
October / November 2003
by Steve Pitcher
91 points
Huia 2002 Sauvignon Blanc - Fragrant, very appealing scents of freshly chopped raw asparagus, green jalapeņos and subtle tropical fruit. Moderately rich and unctuous on the palate, this superbly crafted wine delivers lively flavors of greengage plum, tropical fruit and mild herbs. A slight departure from the typically lean Marlborough style, but eminently delicious.
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