Iona Sauvignon Blanc 2012 | TASTING NOTEFragrance of pure white grapefruit, intense tropical fruit, ripe gooseberry and fleshy kiwi fruit over-lay Iona's distinctive herbal and floral undertones. The palate is keenly balanced showing cut green apples and lime marmalade followed by great minerality and length. | TECHNICAL INFOAlcohol. 13,6%
Residual sugar. 2 g/l
Total acid. 6,3 g/l
pH. 3,2
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 |  | | | WINE WRITER, TASTER AND LECTURER |  | Tim Atkin gave Iona Sauvignon Blanc 2012 a rating of 93/100 in his recent report on South African wines.
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 | | | | EDITOR AND PUBLISHER OF INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR | | Bright, pale yellow. Sexy aromas of tropical fruits, crushed stone and wild herbs. Tactile, dusty and classically dry, with noteworthy intensity but no hardness to the flavors of lemon, flowers and spices. Nicely concentrated, distinctly sauvignon blanc with a chewy finish featuring a lingering flavor of grapefruit pith. This is excellent. 90/100
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PER BOTTLE | | | | AWARDS | 93/100 Tim Atkin
90/100 Stephen Tanzer |
| | | PREVIOUS VINTAGES | | | | Please contact Iona's office if you require info on older vintages. | |
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 | |  | | Nettley and rather French, this is a Sauvignon with refinement and a rather cool charm. One of the best if not the best sub-10 pound Cape Sauvignon Blanc out there. It blasted on to my tasting table ages ago, and has been awaiting a high-street listing ever since. Unsurprisingly, Waitrose's buyers have succumbed to Iona's intense, herby, gooseberry and green bean-charged charms, and at this price it's a steal. |  | | JANE MACQUITTY
The Times | |  | | | | Stunning, vibrant white from Elgin is the Cape's best to date. | | | | ROSE MURRAY BROWN, MW | |
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Iona's One Man Band scores 93/100
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| POSTED. 2013/03/06
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