Villa Maria
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Villa Maria 2001 Clifford Bay Reserve Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
- $29
Opens with a powerful explosion of lime, grass, gooseberry and apple aromas. In the mouth, it shows the fantastic concentration and extraction of an atom bomb, yet it’s balanced, complex and harmonious. It’s quite dry, with extraordinarily high acidity.
— S.H.
(11/15/2002)
Villa Maria 2005 Waikahu Vineyard Chardonnay (Hawke's Bay)
- $35
Villa Maria’s single-vineyard wines are usuallly incredibly expressive, and this flashy Chardonnay from Hawke’s Bay is no exception. Bold nectarine and citrus notes are skillfully framed by toasty oak. There’s a woody wallop here, but also plenty of fruit, and rather than being heavy, it finishes long and fresh. Delicious now, so there’s no need to defer gratification.
— J.C.
(11/1/2007)
Villa Maria 2006 Taylors Pass Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
- Editors' Choice
- $32
This is a wonderfully expressive NZ SAuvignon Blanc, oozing with tropical fruit, but with greenish overtones of fresh herbs and tomato leaves. Bold passion fruit rules the nose, with the herbal notes providing balance. Medium- to full-bodied, with a long finish, this should drink well over the next year or so.
— J.C.
(11/1/2007)
Villa Maria 2006 Clifford Bay Reserve Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
- Editors' Choice
- $27
This is supremely perfumed, almost pungent in its intensity, with plenty of presence on the palate and bold flavors of peach, pineapple and complex layers of herbaceousness. Despite its power and weight, it remains surprisingly elegant on the long finish.
— W.E.
(7/1/2007)
Villa Maria 2009 Wairau Valley Reserve Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
- $30
A big and bold Sauvignon Blanc, packed with flavors of mango, nectarine and fresh herbs that come together beautifully on the nose and palate. Long on the finish. Drink now through mid-2011.
— J.C.
(12/15/2010)
Villa Maria 2009 Taylors Pass Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
- Editors' Choice
- $25
This terrific Sauvignon Blanc is marked by slightly pungent notes of green tomato or crushed tomato leaf, seamlessly married to smooth, ripe, tropical fruit. It’s a bit creamy in texture, almost lush, with a long, mouthcoating finish.
— J.C.
(12/15/2010)
Villa Maria 2009 Taylors Pass Vineyard Chardonnay (Marlborough)
- $44
This Villa Maria Chardonnay starts off with toasted custardy richness on the nose, hints of vanilla and relatively restrained fruit, then reveals its intensity on the palate, where flavors of vanilla, pineapple, citrus and smoke swirl together. Despite the richness, it’s tightly structured, with a long, textured yet bright finish. Drink now–2018.
— J.C.
(8/1/2012)
Villa Maria 2007 Clifford Bay Reserve Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
- Editors' Choice
- Online Exclusive
- $31
Nearly always one of New Zealand’s top Sauvignons, this wine makes a big, bold statement. Aromas are herbal and leafy, with undertones of tomato and nettles, but buffered by gooseberries and minerality. It’s rich and weighty on the palate, with a creamy texture that brings ripe stone fruit flavors to the fore. Long and mouthcoating on the finish.
— J.C.
(7/1/2008)
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