Tom Casagrande

9.2

My last bottle of the 2020, one of the riper versions I’ve had of this consistently excellent cuvée. Such deeply ripe gooseberry fruit that it crosses over into tropical. But there’s loads of freshness in the form of limestoney mineral scents. Ripe and deep on entry, but then the sneaky acids and the minerality clamps down, making the finish mouthwatering. Terrific accompaniment to our simple broiled haddock weeknight dinner. — 3 months ago

Alan Hense

9.0

Racy wine with notes of grapefruit, lemon juice, gooseberry, grass and an interesting creamy note (lees stirring ?). Excellent concentration. Excellent value compared to many NZ sauv blancs in its range. — 3 years ago

edward Simpson

8.9

Not a huge fan of Sauvignon Blanc, but this is the opposite of chemically and gooseberry SBs. Fine, hint of citrus (not overpowering on the gooseberry) — 4 years ago

Mark Eastom

9.0

Magnum. Slate minerality, flint, citrus, gooseberry and great acid. — 5 years ago

Erik Sjolund

9.0

Super citric lemon n very VERY gooseberry. Good acididi n fair body. Surly gain w time but still. — 5 years ago

with Nadja

Tom Casagrande

9.3

Take two. Nose has intense and very high toned minerality, along with piercing gooseberry fruit. A hint of greengage. Intense in the mouth. Very intense. Strikingly mineral, but with a round texture. It’s got fruit and great minerality in equal measure, along with zinging acids. Great Sauvignon. Will age effortlessly for several more years. — 6 years ago

with Angelo

Doug Powers

9.0

Fresh, clean and crisp, this shows gooseberry, freshly cut grass and some Passionfruit as well, great acidity carries this lovely Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc into a medium-long, lingering finish, this is really good!! — 7 months ago

with Jim

Roman Ochocki

9.3

Fresh gooseberry, tropical, passion fruit. Joy :) — 3 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Light straw color with green highlights. Intense aromas of passion fruit and grapefruit. The pallet is very fruit forward with gooseberry, grapefruit and lemon. Bit of a minerally finish. Crisp acidity. Refreshing. Pretty good (typical) NZ Sauvignon Blanc. — 4 years ago

Jan de Weerd

9.2

Nice, fresh and vibrant Sauvignon blanc from New Zealand. Gooseberry (reminded me of growing up on the farm at home) and hints of subdued grapefruit. Beautiful light gold color, crystal clear. Not from Marlborough on the northern end of the South Island but Martinborough on the North Island. Very interesting region that grows all their grapes on a strip of 3-4 miles long and 1-2 miles wide raised tectonic plate of alluvial gravel. Pinot noir is king in this region, but this Sauvignon blanc was also very nice. — 5 years ago

with Tammy

Aravind A

9.2

Another lovely btl of Boulay. On the nose: citrus blossom, ripe gooseberry, sweet apple, tarragon, other herbs. On the palate: lovely acidity, more tarragon, sour apple, gooseberry, and mint and white pepper on the finish. — 6 years ago

Ola Lenin

9.1

Juicy and serious with nice flinty minerals. Lime and lenon juice. Good acidity. Gooseberry, kiwi and green apple. Fresh! — 6 years ago

Jodi Suguitan

8.9

Green Apple, gooseberry, green Papaya, minerals, and citrus pith. @ Chez madamoiselle in paris — 6 years ago

Jocholla

9.0

New house SB! Delicious grapefruit, herbs, gooseberry. — 8 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.4

It’s been a few years since my last bottle of this and some extra cellartime has turned out to be beneficial for this one.
Lemonoil, gooseberry, elderflower, succulent pears, chalky stones for minerality. Today, there is a lovely balance in its well-rounded richness and youthful freshness, its sweet and ripe fruit notes and its persistent mineral finish. — 2 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Characteristic #sancerre - leans more gooseberry & stone fruit with less prominent grassy aromas. Creamy texture on palate - delicious wine. — 4 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.0

If you are in the mood for a NZ Sauvignon Blanc that’s not tooo New Zealand here ya go. I like this one. Passion fruit and tangerines. Peach and pebbles. And just a touch of grass and gooseberry to remind you this is NZ Sauvignon Blanc — 4 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.1

On this Wednesday, "Hump Day", I have opened the 2019 Domaine Claude Riffault Sancerre Les Boucauds.

On the nose I am getting lime, white peach, pear, melon, gooseberry, nectarine and minerals.

On the palate is good notes of lime, white peach, grapefruit, pear, minerality and some flinty stone.

This is a beautiful Sancerre medium bodied wine with medium + acidity that moves nicely into a long fresh citrus mineral finish. I hope everyone's week is going well as we continue to move quickly into spring. What a beautiful week we have been having with springtime temperatures. Please stay safe and healthy and enjoy the rest of your week. Nostrovia! 🥂🥂🥂🥂 — 5 years ago

Jonny Walker

9.3

Laithwaites Christmas 2019 — 6 years ago

Alan Hense

8.9

Gooseberry, lime zest , fresh cut grass and green melon. Elegant. Lovely. — 6 years ago