2008 Howard Park Sauvignon Blanc Reviews

“One of my favourite Australian Sauvignon Blancs. A little grass and cut capsicum spice, then a mix of light tropical fruit and grapefruit. It's racy with a juicy grapefruit and slightly grassy palate that combines a flinty texture with a touch of creaminess. Yum, yum gooseberry flavoured aftertaste. TTTT. So much energy. It's a cracker. Drink 2010-2011.”

94 Points
GARY WALSH, www.winefront.com.au - 01-01-2010

“Lively Sauvignon from this family owned and run wine estate.Howard Park wines is a family owned and run wine estate that although based in Margaret River also has a well established vineyard in Denmark. The establishing of this second vineyard project means that Howard Park is often credited as being one of the pioneers of the Great Southern.This fantastic Sauvignon Blanc, crafted by senior winemaker Tony Davis uses fruit from both the Margaret River and the Great Southern utilising the unique qualities of both regions to create a wine that is both crisp and bursting with luscious summer fruit. Halliday agrees describing the wine as ?vibrant wine from start to finish. Bursting with gooseberry, sage and citrus aromas before a luscious palate ripe with herbal and grassy notes and great fruit driven length, perfect with a fresh seafood salad until 2011.”

95 Points
www.theaustralianwine.com.au, The Australian - 04-12-2009
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“?A vibrant wine from start to finish, with a mix of herbal, citrus and mineral aromas and flavours, the excellent mouthfeel aided by the texture derived from partial barrel ferment; lingering finish. Gold WA Wine Show 2008. To 2010.?”

95 Points
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2010 - 06-08-2009
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“?The notes say ?fine and linear Sauvignon Blanc? and that really is it, along with a nose that is a pleasure?.?”

90 Points
Tony Keys, - 01-08-2009
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“Somewhat smoky and distinctly herbal, the 2008 reveals dusty scents of lemon butter and green pea, leading into a very soft, generously rounded, juicy palate. Texturally more interesting than most, with genuine mid-palate depth, it offers rich flavours of mineral accented lemon herbs, finishing with a bright extract of chiselled acidity and lasting notes of citrus. Wood fermentation has resulted in a wine with a harmonious interplay of oak and restrained primary fruit characters.Clearly Western Australia's dominating this category right now, and its fine winemaking pedigree may soon see Howard Park's Sauvignon Blanc rated amongst the elite. Drink to 2010.”

92 Points
Chris Plummer, The Australian Wine Journal - 15-07-2009
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“Cool tropical flavours, pure, vibrant, tight and lean, with taut, racy acidity.”

Peter Forrestal, The Sunday Times Magazine - 03-05-2009
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“A wine that shows the synergy gained by regional blending, each parcel contributing its own signature. It is vibrant from the start to finish, with a mix of herbal, citrus and mineral aromas and flavours. The excellent mouthfeel aided by the texture enhanced by a small barrel ferment component. Drink now to 2010.”

95 Points
James Halliday, Top 100 Wines - The Australian - 08-11-2008
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“This is the Howard Park style for this variety - a tight bracing expression with subtle grassy edges to the tart gooseberry and lime-juice freshness. The palate is zingy with a lovely varietal intensity.”

92 Points
Ray Jordan, West Weekend Magazine - 27-09-2008
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