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Section 94
Dog Point was founded by the Sutherland and Healy families in 2004, based on the Sutherlands’ vineyards that had been planted in the 1970s and 80s in the Brancott and Omaka Valleys in Marlborough. Today, these plantings represent some of the oldest vines in the region. Section 94 is made from hand-picked fruit that was fermented spontaneously in mostly used oak barrels. Note that this is a wine with four years of bottle age and still has a way to go. Anne Krebiehl MW: Hazelnut smokiness, a touch of pineapple to the lovely fruit. Very bright and vivid. Freddy Bulmer: Lovely nose, which is refined but full, the oak influence neatly balanced with delicious fruit. The palate is lovely in its balance and texture, coating the mouth but with enough acidity to keep things fresh. There is an attractive creaminess and lovely notes of apricot and lime, all wound up in a delicately toasty rounded blanket. The finish is long and builds with time. Smart stuff. Roger Jones: Bittersweet, spiced with juicy apricots and a tingling fresh burst of citrus. Smoky, flinty, gorgeous and lingers an age. Classy.
