Cloudy Bay , 1998 Sauvignon Blanc Reviews

While New Zealand has been exporting wines for many years, much of the wine tasting community treated the wines with disdain until Cloudy Bay exploded onto the scene in the late 1980's.  In a very few years the wines from this vineyard achieved international success and it has become easier to find a needle in a haystack than a bottle of this wine. Almost 75 percent of the wine produced is destined for the international market before the grapes ever leave the vine. — The Bottle — I don't normally comment on, or pay much attention to the bottle, but the Cloudy Bay bottle… read full review »