| Gold Medal, Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2006 Gold Medal, New Zealand International Wine Show 2006 WS SMART BUY - "Fragrant and intense, with lemon-lime, gooseberry, and pink grapefruit flavours. Tangy acidity and pointed minerality extend through the concentrated finish. Drink now." 91 pts, Daniel Sogg, The Wine Spectator, December 2006.
"Saint Clair has now edged out Palliser and Cloudy Bay as this country's top sauvignon blanc maker, my database of tasting records shows." Bob Campbell, MW, Gourmet Traveller Wine, December/January 2007.
"Neal Ibbotson’s mastery of grape-growing lies behind Saint Clair’s expanding International profile." Michael Cooper, Wine Editor, Cuisine Magazine (NZ), January 2006.
"Neal Ibbotson said the intention was to create world-class wines at competitive prices and to this end I can say that they have done just that." Ray Jordan, The West Australian Fresh, 25 March 2004. | |