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2007 Pegasus Bay Sauvignon/Semillon Waipara Valley
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2007 Pegasus Bay Sauvignon/Semillon Waipara Valley

Producer: Pegasus Bay
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Sauvignon Blanc
Origin: New Zealand
Region: New Zealand

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92 Points | International Wine Cellar , September/October 2008

($28; a 70/30 blend) Very pale yellow. Musky aromas of lemon-lime, lavender, spices and floral honey, with a slight leesiness adding complexity. Densely packed and opulent, but with very good cut to the pineapple and lees flavors. As fat as this is, it's also classically dry and structured for at least a few years of development in bottle. Perhaps not quite as strong in extract as the 2006 version, but this is uncommonly complex for New Zealand white wine.

95 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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