Wine Reviews for:

2005 Kim Crawford Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc White

Food Pairings

  • cheese
  • chicken
  • crab
  • fish
  • halibut
  • mahi mahi
  • miso
  • picnic
  • rice
  • salad
  • salmon
  • seafood
  • shrimp
  • spring
  • summer
  • sushi
  • thai
  • thai food
  • trout
  • vegetables
  • vietnamese
  • white fish

Flavor Profile

  • apple
  • apples
  • asparagus
  • avocado
  • buttery
  • canned
  • capsicum
  • celery
  • citrus
  • citrus zest
  • cut grass
  • cut green grass
  • dusty
  • floral
  • fresh
  • fruit
  • fruity
  • garlic
  • gooseberries
  • gooseberry
  • grapefruit
  • grapes
  • grass
  • grassy
  • green apple
  • green beans
  • green grass
  • herbal
  • herbs
  • honey
  • hot
  • kiwi
  • lemon
  • lemon zest
  • mango
  • melon
  • mineral
  • nut
  • orange
  • peach
  • pear
  • peppers
  • peppery
  • pineapple
  • pineapples
  • rum
  • salt
  • spice
  • straw
  • tangy
  • tropical
  • tropical fruit
  • water
  • wet

Tags

pear,  peach,  passion fruit,  orange,  pepper,  peppers,  pineapples,  pineapple,  picnic,  peppery,  nut,  miso,  lychee,  lime,  lemon zest,  lemon,  mahi mahi,  mango,  minerality,  mineral,  melon,  rice,  rum,  tropical fruit,  tropical,  thai food,  thai,  trout,  vegetables,  white fish,  wet,  water,  vietnamese,  tangy,  sushi,  seafood,  salt,  salmon,  salad,  shrimp,  spice,  summer,  straw,  spring,  kiwi,  hot,  citrus,  chicken,  cheese,  chard,  citrus zest,  crab,  dusty,  dry,  cut green grass,  cut grass,  celery,  capsicum,  beans,  avocado,  asparagus,  apples,  bok choy,  bright,  canned,  buttery,  brown rice,  fish,  floral,  green grass,  green beans,  green apple,  grassy,  halibut,  herbal,  honeysuckle,  honey,  herbs,  grass,  grapes,  fruity,  fruit,  fresh,  flowers,  garlic,  gooseberries,  grapefruit rind,  grapefruit,  gooseberry,  apple

 

2005 Kim Crawford Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc White

2005 Kim Crawford Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc White
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  • Estimated Price: $12.99
  • Winery: Kim Crawford
  • Region: New Zealand > South Island > Marlborough
  • Vintage: 2005
  • Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
  • Type: White

Nirvino Rating

3.5 stars

3.5 stars based on 10 reviews

Critic Reviews

89/100
because this wine is openly grassy in direction, it fits the easy image of new zealand sauvignon blanc yet its fuller feel and its slight bit of ...

Charles Olken - CONNOISSEURS' GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA WINES

 

90/100
pale straw silver color. very ripe, guava, gooseberry, and grass aromas. a supple round entry leads to a very tart dryish medium-bodied palate with ...

Beverage Testing Institute - BEVERAGE TESTING INSTITUTE

 

91/100
this wine has evolved toward scents of honeysuckle and orange marmalade, its pithy flavors of orange peel grounded in earthiness. with a year in ...

Wine & Spirits - WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE

 

87/100
shows hints of green on the nose, but the focus in this vintage is on riper, more tropical flavors. soft and easy to drink, with an edgy shot of lime ...

Joe Czerwinski - THE WINE ENTHUSIAST

 

90/100
($17, vincor usa): classic new zealand style that will make you fall in love with sauvignon blanc. aromas of freshly-mown grass and passionfruit ...

Leslie Sbrocco - WINE REVIEW ONLINE

 

90/100  

WINE SPECTATOR

 

89/100  

STEPHEN TANZER'S INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR

 

User Reviews

cltrowbridge
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4.0 stars
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ashowarth
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3.0 stars
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lindseyshook
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2.5 stars
"nice sauvignon - needs a little more body"