2020 Rippon Sauvignon Blanc Wanaka, New Zealand Bordeaux - St. Julien well before the Labor Day

well before the Labor Day heat wave

revealing finely coiled tannins

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

very tasty and fine

2020 Rippon Sauvignon Blanc Wanaka, New Zealand Bordeaux - St. Julien well before the Labor DayRippon'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