Goldwater, Wairau Valley (Marlborough, New Zealand) Sauvignon Blanc 2010

($15, Pasternak Wine Imports):  This wine has the expected electrifying zing we’ve come to expect from Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.  But it also delivers a flinty, almost smoky, quality that makes it stand apart.  It has an expansive mouth-filling quality often lacking in wines at this price. Long and precise, it’s an alluring and classy Sauvignon Blanc. 91 Michael Apstein Aug 16, 2011