The new Cloudy Bay wines are a major disappointment to me.
The 2011 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc has been praised by others, but I found the fruit too overwhelming. With it came an unpleasant sweetness and a broad and undefined (unusual for Cloudy Bay) feel in the mouth. Maybe to counteract the often grassy flavours of Sauvignon Blanc?
Score: 86/--
The 2008 Cloudy Bay Chardonnay was the best of the trio. It had good fruit concentration in the citrus and stone fruit spectrum, but I found the oak too prominent.
Score: 90/0
The 2009 Cloudy Bay Pinot Noir was bland and had no personality.
Score: 88/-
There is one caveat to these comments. I tasted the wines from plastic cups.
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