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Handcrafted Wines of Marlborough, New Zealand
Clayridge Reviews - October/November 2005 Clayridge 2005 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc **** “Bright, light lemon/green, it is fleshy, with rich melon and green-capsicum flavours, dry but well-rounded. A weighty, sweet-fruited wine, it’s already drinking well.Value +” Michael Cooper -Wine Guide 2006 “I loved the array of fruit in this wine – passionfruit, citrus, melon with a suggestion of mealiness and freshly baked biscuits from wild yeast barrel fermentation. It is powerful, textural and persistent. A delicious wine, typical of Marlborough Sauvignon with just a bit extra”. Charmian Smith - Otago Daily Times Mike Just’s everyday white, the 2005 Clayridge Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, is extremely good, although it is eclipsed by his top savvy, Clayridge Excalibur. Joelle Thomson - NZ Herald Clayridge 2004 Marlborough Excalibur Reserve Sauvignon **** “It’s a pale gold, weighty, lush and rounded wine, with very ripe, tropical-fruit flavours, a hint of honey, oak complexity and a fractionally sweet finish”. Michael Cooper - Wine Guide 2006 “Savvy on steroids”. Big bold and partly barrel fermented with wild yeasts, the ripe tropical fruit up front is made complex and interesting by the barrel treatment. A wine to savour. Hugh Wood - Hamilton Press Clayridge 2005 Marlborough Pinot Gris ****1/2 “The delicious, debut 2005 vintage was grown in the Taylor Pass and Omaka Valleys and mostly handled in tanks, but 20% was fermented with indigenous yeasts in seasoned French oak barriques. It’s a fleshy, full-bodied wine with fresh, vibrant pear and spice flavours showing a touch of complexity and excellent depth and harmony. Value +” Michael Cooper - Wine Guide 2005 “Creamy textured with hints of vanilla over pears and stonefruit, this is full-bodied and rich with a tasty finish.” Silver Medal and Champions List - NZ International Wine Show 2005 Clayridge 2005 Marlborough Pinot Rose ***1/2 “Light pink/red, it is smooth with raspberry, cherry and spice flavours, a touch of complexity and strong drink-young appeal. Michael Cooper - Wine Guide 2005 “In my tasting I found a wine tht was rich and structured, mouthfilling and weighty and simply downright drinkable. The wine was called Clayridge. A fine wine such as this, one of the country’s most serious Rose`s, is not surprisingly a limited quanity wine)." Sue Courtney - wineoftheweek.com Clayridge 2004 Marlborough Pinot Noir **** “Deep ruby, it’s a youthful, savoury wine with concentrated, raspberry and spice aromas and flavours, gentle tannins and a deliciously smooth flow across the palate.Value +” Michael Cooper - Wine Guide 2006 “Gently and thoughtfully made, this is a big smoothie. Excellent buying.” Hugh Wood - Hamilton Press Clayridge 2004 Marlborough Excalibur Reserve Pinot Noir ***** “From the Clayridge home block, planted in 2000 at the head of the Omaka Valley, the 2004 vintage is an outstanding debut. Matured for 15 months in new (33 %) and older French oak barriques, it is deep ruby, with lovely, soft, rich flavours of cherries and spice, savoury, complex, harmonious and silky.Value +” Michael Cooper - Wine Guide 2006 “This is a very auspicious debut: a clean, impeccably made pinot noir, powerful but restrained, and distinguished by great purity of flavour.” Karl du Fresne - Sunday Star Times |
