Nevertheless here are the critics’ picks.All the wines in the portfolio are worth discussing because the winemaking team is taking nothing for granted. The perfect spring and summer sipping wine bursting with fresh flavours of red fruits, sweet basil, green tea with a slight note of minerality. Subsequent releases of this vintage continue to age on the lees. 85points Sisters Ridge 2018 Sauvignon Blanc (North Canterbury) Initially, reductive oniony notes dominate the nose here. The fundamental takeaway is the ability to hang grapes for extended growing seasons, for concentration and most importantly, for fully realized phenolic ripeness.Here’s what I had to say about the top scoring wines at this year’s (Nationals) competition. The 2016 vintage was sunny and warm, with a long, ideal fall for ripening. A long, complicated finish completes the tasting experience, as this elegant wine continues to express itself.The Stone Eagle family is Two Sisters' flagship – a careful barrel selection of each vintage’s most complex, elegant and age-worthy wines. The Two Sisters Riesling for 2018 was created using fruit from the cooler, limestone-rich Escarpment Benches, 58% from the Foxcroft Vineyard and 42% from the Lenko Vineyard. Tidy stuff.Of all of the Two Sisters’ Bordeaux-style blends, in terms of style, quality and price, the Eleventh Post hits a perfect storm for me. This wine continues in what is becoming a tradition of exceptional Sauvignon Blanc at Two Sisters. In my previous article I posed that million-dollar question. This wine continues in what is becoming a tradition of exceptional Sauvignon Blanc at Two Sisters. The Two Sisters Riesling for 2018 was created using fruit from the cooler, limestone-rich Escarpment Benches, 58% from the Foxcroft Vineyard and 42% from the Lenko Vineyard. It’s not the amount of medals earned by Two Sisters that justifies their excellent and consequential 2018 showing. Soils in the area are primarily naturally well-draining, stratified sands, ideal for growing red Bordeaux varieties and chardonnay. 2018 was a great vintage for Sauvignon Blanc. Pronounced mouthfeel, as the velvety tannins and lively acidity balance the flavor profile. Lots of sunshine allowed the fruit to ripen slowly and gain flavor and concentration. This resulted in nice ripe flavours while the grapes retained lovely acidity.
Two Sisters Sauvignon Blanc 2018, Niagara Peninsula. This wine is clean and crisp with pronounced characteristics of green gooseberry, fresh cut grass and sweet herbs. With The McBride Sisters Collection, the pair has perfected two wines from New Zealand – a Sauvignon Blanc and Sparkling Brut Rosee, and two wines from the Central Coast of California – a Chardonnay and Red Blend.
The grapes were hand-harvested. Lees were retained with the wine during aging to build texture.The 2017 Blanc de Franc is a unique and exciting sparkling wine. This wine continues in what is becoming a tradition of exceptional Sauvignon Blanc at Two Sisters. The grapes were picked and then gently pressed to stainless steel tank.
It’s fragrant, maturing, but still with plenty of life, displaying the strength of these varieties when blended rather than each on their own – the whole being greater than the parts. The Niagara River sub-appellation is where Two Sisters farms with profuse efficacy and hyper-passionate attention to viticultural detail. Below you’ll find further information that travels further beyond the WineAlign team’s personal picks and highlights so keep reading for a deeper delve into these extraordinary wines.No one that has drunk old wine wants new; for he says, "The old is nice." There was no addition at dosage, as only the same wine was used to replace the lost volume.This perfectly pink bubbly has a pronounced mousse giving way to a persistent stream of small bubbles coursing through the vivid pink wine. Two Sisters Vineyards; Sauvignon Blanc 2018; 2018; 2016; Sauvignon Blanc Niagara Region Cellar Door Price $33.80.