Framingham Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Reviews

NZ Wine Rater (Steve Bennett MW, Lynette Hudson): 94/100. Funky, complex and vinous on the nose with aromas of red capsicum, lemon rind, and wet stones, punctuated by sulphide-derived characters of gunflint and burnt match. A full-flavoured, rather dramatic wine to taste with a rich, viscous, textural mid-palate and a powerful, punchy, engaging finish. Bravo.

Cameron Douglas MS: 93/100.  Aromatic, pungent, pure, ripe, herbaceous and fresh bouquet. Classic and varietal. Flavours on the palate include fresh apple and lemon. There’s a lime and cape gooseberry along with fresh basil and thyme. Acidity is high, core fruit flavours touch the palate in all corners, a lovely example with ripeness and varietal pungency. Best drinking from 2023 through 2029.

VINOUS - Rebecca Gibb MW: 91/100. Framingham doesn't like straitlaced wine styles. While this 2022 Sauvignon Blanc doesn't seem to stray too far from the mainstream with its zesty personality and dry, crisp pizzazz, delve further, and there's more going on. There's a little more grip and a wild, slightly grainy texture most likely due to some fermentation on skins and time spent inside both oak and acacia barrels. Yes, there's both green notes and pineapple tropicality but it's just part of a layered wine that has more than a fruit bowl to offer. I enjoy the fact that you discover a new facet to this wine every time you take another mouthful.

James Suckling (JamesSuckling.com): 90/100. Very aromatic with gooseberries, currant leaves, lime zest and some flinty reduction to it. Crisp and tangy with a medium body and bright acidity. Toned, citrusy finish. Sustainable. Drink now.

Tasting Note

Expressive aromatics, with flint, meyer lemon, and a subtle short bread note. A well-rounded palate with volume and mouthfeel. Flavours of passion and stone fruit, sweet herbs and a fine boned acid finish.

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Additional information

Type: White wine

Grape varial: Sauvignon Blanc

Enjoy with: pairs easily with food on the table, but can also be satisfying drinking when food is not involved. Particularly sushi, mussels, oysters, with herb-marinated seafood, poultry and pork, and Mediterranean fare.

Vineyards: Eight sites, all of which bring something different.

Soil type: Various, including stony, old riverbed, clay, and silty loam.

Winemaking: Each parcel of fruit is kept separate in the winery. Juices were predominately fermented in stainless steel using several different treatments, however 8% of the final wine was fermented in oak and acacia puncheons. A small component was fermented on skins. 50% of the blend was aged on ferment lees for 5 months prior to being blended and bottled.

Alcohol: 12.5% vol

Total acidity: 8 g/l

Residual sugar: 1.5 g/l

Wine style: dry

Bottle size: 0.75l

Notice: contains sulphites

Cellaring potential: until 2025+

Closure: Screwcap

Produced and bottled by: Framingham Wines, P O Box 37, Renwick, Marlborough 7243, New Zealand

Imported and distributed by: vinabonus GmbH, Simmedenweg 40, 34134 Kassel, Germany

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