Staete Landt Sauvignon Blanc Duchess Marlborough 2022

Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier

This wine has been been made using a wild fermentation in a oak barrel technique. The aromas and flavours from this approach have delivered a bouquet palate of richness, texture and power without compromising on the core scents of Sauvignon Blanc - these are fresh green herbs and bell-pepper, a mix of passionfruit and mango, pink grapefruit and apple. The barrel ferment also delivers flavours of spice and fine grained tannins. A satin texture, medium+ acid line and even lengthy finish. Well made, just dry and delicious. Best drinking from 2023 through end of summer 2027. 93 Points | Excellent

Mad og Monopolet

Staete Landt laver fremragende hvidvin, som kommer fra hjertet af New Zealand i Marlborough. Denne Sauvignon Blanc har duft af saltet citron, grape, ristede hasselnødder, autolyse og tropisk frugt. Det er helt enkelt lækker vin, som fylder munden med frugt, syre og en let mineralitet - den er skøn som hyggevin eller til blåmuslinger eller grillet hvidfisk. Pr. fl. 229,95 / BEDSTE PRIS v/ 6 fl. 129,95

Houlberg

Duftmæssigt er vinen ikke helt så grøn som foregående ... fortsat med grøn peber, hyld og virker i det hele taget meget vegansk med både gulerødder, ananas, mango, abrikos, fersken, akacietræ og virker i det hele taget meget mere rund end søstervinen. Sådan er smagen også ... mere rund ... og igen med denne nærmeste animalske side med grøntsagsfond og fortsat med en lille maskulin bitterhed med grillet lemon, en fyldig sødme og samlet leveres det hele med en cremet blødhed, så dermed 92 point. Forhandles af Supervin, hvor en flaske koster 229,95 kr., mens prisen er 129,95 kr. ved køb af 6 flasker. Vinanmeldelse 5/7

Bob Campbell

Wine Orbit

This is wonderful. The complex bouquet shows peach, oatmeal, almond and subtle savoury notes. It's concentrated and richly flavoured with excellent mid palate weight and texture. The wine is extremely long, expansive and seamless. Hand harvested, fermented in old French barriques then matured in barrels for 18 months.

James Suckling

This is bent into a more complex style with restrained fruit tones, thanks to barrel fermentation. The aromas of nettle, lime peel, apple and lime leaf are framed in a gently reductive shroud. On the palate there’s a taut core of lime-flavored fruit that hits a focused, long finish cleanly. Subtly creamy at the edges.

Wine Spectator

Spicy poached pear and mango flavors are generous and fleshy, with honeyed toast and a creamy texture, finishing with crisp acidity that brightens the flavors and gives them focus.

Robert Parker

Barrel fermented in older French oak using indigenous yeasts, the 2020 Duchess Sauvignon Blanc features some slightly funky aromas, but they function like the top-scents of stinky cheese, lending layers of depth and intrigue to underlying notes of white grapefruit and stone fruit. Medium-bodied in the mouth and with plenty of intensity and length, this is a lovely example of the texture and complexity that barrel fermentation can add to Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.