Isaac Pirolo

9.5

90° at 7pm calls for more Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.
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Cloudy Bay was founded in 1985 by David Hohnen of Margaret River’s Cape Mentelle along with its first winemaker, Kevin Judd, who would go on to spend 25 years there before creating his own label, Greywacke. Judd is widely considered as the pioneer responsible for elevating New Zealand wine to its current status. Judd also happens to be one of the best wine photographers in the world (I highly recommend his ‘The Landscape of New Zealand Wine’).
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According to Master of Wine Bob Campbell “the genesis for Greywacke Wild Sauvignon was Cloudy Bay Te Koko; a funky, barrel-fermented sauvignon blanc that bent all the rules when it was made in 1992 and initially sold only through the cellar door. Greywacke Wild Sauvignon is a blend from 10 different Marlborough vineyards which are machine-harvested at night. After pressing the juice is settled before being pumped into mostly old barrels and fermented using indigenous yeasts (about 15-20 different strains). The wine undergoes a partial malolactic fermentation and lees stirring.”
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Incredible aromatics... an almost vibrant herbaceousness... red bell pepper, grapefruit zest, tangerine, apricot, and cucumber, with a silky smooth mouthfeel unlike most Sauvignon Blancs. Extraordinary. — 7 years ago

Tom Wood

9.0

Fumé style, sweet corn and Oak notes. Still retaining acidity — 9 years ago

Dawn Bongiovanni

9.2

Had with Kevin — 10 years ago

Alistair Conn

9.1

Yep fuck oath, drink this while listening to liquid swords will blow your f wording mind #wineteam — 10 years ago

with Alex and Chayse

Benjamin Hickey

9.6

Soft, rich, long. Very concentrated flavours, very soft, supple tannins. 2002 vintage. — 10 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.3

Tight oak, very balanced, good length — 10 years ago

Kecia Bird

9.0

Kecia had this 10 years ago

Marissa Stockton

9.1

Great body and color! — 11 years ago

Joshua Holt

10

Another Uncle Kevin wine. Excellent! — 11 years ago

Bryce Wiatrak

9.2

Another winner from Greywacke, Kevin Judd sources his Pinot Noir from the more clay-dominant Southern Valleys. The wine finds a more exotic profile for Pinot - macerated blood orange peel and pomegranate meet a dizzying array of spices and herbs - curry, saffron, smoke, spearmint, and thyme. Savory, well structured, and long. — 7 years ago

Darren Clayson

9.1

Stewed black plum and black cherry. Jammy and spicy. Really yummy — 8 years ago

Rob Mayes

9.0

Lots of ocean air minerality and oyster shell. Sweet spice. Bit sweeter than I would like but nice componentry. — 8 years ago

Paul Secombe

9.4

WOW!! Fantastic full bodied fruit driven cab sav. Hint of vanilla, and smooth, so smooth with virtually no tannins to speak of. Get me some more! — 9 years ago

Jonathan Patch

9.2

Happy birthday Kevin! — 10 years ago

with Kevin

Paco Suro

9.4

Young. Really approachable. Always awesome. Thanks Kevin! — 10 years ago

Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

8.9

Very young. Big juicy Grenache fruit are in abundance. Give this one a couple of years. — 10 years ago

Mark Wong

9.1

Kevin the winemaker mixes fruit from different vineyards but always insist on 100% of the varietal. 100% cab. Great bottle of wine — 10 years ago

Filippo Calabresi

Winemaker Tenimenti d'Alessandro

10

all what I expect from a grand white: slight but fun oxidation, radiant acidity, great texture for an enchanting aromatic kaleidoscope of flowers, minerals and tropical ripe fruit.
thanks for all Kevin and keep going, keep on rocking in the free wine world. — 11 years ago

Paul Secombe

9.5

Superb. Complex with plumbs, mulberries and a hint of musk on the back palate — 11 years ago

Jody Brix Towe

Owner/Winemaker j.brix Wines

9.8

Big thanks to Kevin Law for this beauty. — 12 years ago

Lindsay Murray

9.4

New Year’s Eve Dinner with Kevin & Sarah — 7 years ago

with Chad

Anthony Lombardi

9.3

I really enjoyed the Southern Rhone style blend from this producer’s 2015 vintage. That said, I’m enjoying the Syrah even more. This shows amazing texture & nuance to add complexity to the dark fruit. The nose in particular shows savory, almost olive brine character to match the summer blackberries. Beautiful wine- a producer well worth checking out! — 8 years ago

ADAM STROMFELD

9.5

Soft and still full of life. Elegant stewed prunes well balanced dances on your tongue. Amazing this is 47 years old!!! Happy birthday Kevin!! — 8 years ago

with Kevin

Robert Mackie

9.9

Outstanding Chardonnay but a bit pricey! — 9 years ago

Brendan Perrett

8.9

This is surprisingly good. Rich and floral on the nose, grapefruit and apricot on the palate. Firm mineral backbone and a nice citrus zing. Would love to see how it will age. — 10 years ago

Daniel R. Lavoie

10

Awesome Taste! Not too sweet not too dry. Wish we could buy more. — 10 years ago

with Jeannette

Morgan Diamant

9.7

Beautiful finesse Bordeaux. Rich and flavorful and silky smooth. had at UG after a Brunello tasting with TJ and Kevin. after a few more years of aging this should be truly remarkable — 10 years ago

Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

9.0

Kevin Judd's 2013 is an elegant number, not overripe peardrops (like so many NZ can be) but lightly creamy, leesy, white flowers with white peach, coxs apple. Light phenolics balanced with good acidity and texture. Slight smidgen of residual sugar also supports harmony. Well made — 10 years ago

Denis Roudenko

9.0

17/20 (93/100) — 11 years ago

David Beaton

9.8

Spice, pepper & liquorice are the main characters of this fine wine from fruit grown on the "Wyebo" property in the Adelaide Hillls purchased by Leo O'Leary in 1912. Drink now(I recommend!) or cellar with great potential to age. — 11 years ago