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    NEW ZEALAND

    Sep 29, 2020 5 minutes

    SAUVIGNON BLANC

    94 Clos Henri 2019 Petit Clos Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough). Another stellar wine from this quality-driven producer and an excellent vintage, the bang-for-buck factor delivers extra strong here. Notes of soft gunflint and seashell tuck beneath bright citrus and stone fruit, grass and dried green herbs. The palate strikes a lovely balance between texture and zingy acidity. Flinty, mineral nuances run beside juicy citrus right to the long finish. This may be less ageworthy than Henri’s upper tier Sauvignon, but it’s utterly delicious drinking right now. Monsieur Touton Selection Ltd. Editors’ Choice. —C.P.

    abv: 13.5% Price: $18

    This is a rich, highly aromatic vintage of Clos Henri’s Sauvignon. Like a nose full of dehydrated fruit (peaches and pineapples), candied ginger, pressed buttercups, grass and minerals, there’s a touch of oak influence

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