90
points
Highfield Estate 2001 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
Starts off with superrich, ripe, exotic lemon-and-lime aromas and a luscious, unusual note of white chocolate. It’s bone dry, but it’s so fruity rich, so extracted and hedonistic, it’s as decadent as a dessert wine. Amazingly long finish.
— S.H.
(11/15/2002)
89
points
Highfield Estate 2004 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
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$20
Always a nice wine, the ’04 succeeds by pushing steely, sharp aromas of nettles, grapefruit and citrus, and then following that up with passion fruit, grapefruit and melon flavors. Basically, it tastes as it smells, and it finishes crystal clean if a tiny bit short. Imported by Via Pacifica Imports.
— W.E.
(7/1/2005)