The name may look a bit ungrammatical and the label brings no explanation, buy this is rather a good 2014 New Zealand sauvignon blanc, not too aggressive in its flavour of gooseberries and as attractive as an aperitif as an accompaniment to seafood or pasta.
What the label does tell us is that “Lay of the Land wines have been a long time coming” but that after ten years their Marlborough-based producer, Mike Paterson, has got them right. Since “lay,” among other things, can mean “song,” I like to think that these are singing wines, and a good example of what young outfits, encouraged by Naked Wines of Norfolk (now operating in conjunction with Majestic Wines), are producing.
This one at £8.99 a bottle fits nicely into its price bracket. Though Marlborough wines are not renowned for variations in flavour, it is a happy specimen of its kind.
17 May 2015
What the label does tell us is that “Lay of the Land wines have been a long time coming” but that after ten years their Marlborough-based producer, Mike Paterson, has got them right. Since “lay,” among other things, can mean “song,” I like to think that these are singing wines, and a good example of what young outfits, encouraged by Naked Wines of Norfolk (now operating in conjunction with Majestic Wines), are producing.
This one at £8.99 a bottle fits nicely into its price bracket. Though Marlborough wines are not renowned for variations in flavour, it is a happy specimen of its kind.
17 May 2015
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