2020 Rippon Sauvignon Blanc Wanaka, New Zealand Bordeaux - St. Julien comfortable and eminently rewarding with

comfortable and eminently rewarding with a lingering dry tail

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

It has a melts-in-the-mouth quality and an extra long finish

Crane Vineyard

densely packed and sharply focused on the palate

2020 Rippon Sauvignon Blanc Wanaka, New Zealand Bordeaux - St. Julien comfortable and eminently rewarding withRippon'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