Referenties

Brokenwood Cricket Pitch White 2010;

James Halliday Wine Companion 2012,
87/100

Brokenwood Cricket Pitch White 2008;

Robert Parker, december 2009,
87/100
The white wines begin with the 2008 Cricket Pitch White, a blend of 62% Sauvignon Blanc and 38% Semillon. The bulk of the wine (95%) was fermented and raised in stainless steel, the balance in seasoned French oak. It offers up an expressive nose of citrus, melon, and lanolin. Medium-bodied, savory, and ripe, it will drink well for several more years.
Brokenwood is one of the quality leaders of Hunter Valley in New South Wales.

James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion 2010 Edition
89/100
An easily assimilated style; the fruit aromas and flavours generous and balanced,
barrel fermentation of a portion adding texture; the overall feel good.
Screwcap.
To: 2011

Jancis Robinson, February 2009
16,5/20
Brokenwood, Cricket Pitch Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon 2008 New South Wales 16.5 Drink 2009-10
A 50/50 blend. The fruit from Cowra, King Valley and McLaren Vale is crushed and pressed in situ, then the juice is vinified at Brokenwood’s Hunter Valley winery. 5% is barrel fermented. Attractively limey and orange nose – not as overpowering as it sounds. Dry and long but not really a bargain.

Brokenwood Cricket Pitch White 2007;

James Halliday Wine Companion 2009
89/100
Cleverly made to precise specifications; gently tropical fruit on the mid-palate with just an airbrush of oak, tightened up on the finish by the Semillon; an anywhere, anytime wine. Screw cap 13° alc.
Rating: 89 Drink: 2010 Date tasted: Mar 08

Robert Parker August 2008 No 178

87/100
The 2007 Cricket Patch White is a blend of 60% Sauvignon Blanc and 40% Semillon. Medium straw-colored, it offers up aromas of citrus, melon, and minerals. This leads to a crisp, dry wine with ripe flavors, good concentration, and a lengthy finish. Drink it over the next 1-2 years.

Brokenwood Cricket Pitch White 2005;

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate no 143, October 2007
88/100
The 2006 Cricket Pitch White is a blend of 50% Sauvignon Blanc and 50% Semillon. Medium straw-colored, it offers an attractive bouquet of honeysuckle, melon, and lemon-lime. This leads to a medium-bodied wine with good layering of ripe flavors, excellent concentration and delineation, and a long, fruity, refreshing finish. Drink it over the next 1-2 years with raw bar. Brokenwood has established a reputation as one of Hunter Valley’s most respected estates. However, the winery practices multi-district blending with an apparent focus on McLaren Vale.

Robert Parker (voor de 2004), Oktober 2005
86/100
A dynamite value in dry, fragrant, tasty white wine is the 2004 Cricket Pitch White, a blend of 55% Sauvignon Blanc and 45% Semillon that was fermented and aged in stainless steel prior to bottling. Elegant aromas of lemons, limes, white peaches, and orange rinds emerge from this crisp, medium-bodied, well-made dry white. Consume it over the next year

Brokenwood Cricket Pitch White 2004;

James Halliday Wine Compagnon 2008
90/100
Still fresh and lively; a mix of lemon juice, gooseberry and herb; excellent crisp, citrussy acidity; a hint of barrel ferment lurks in one corner. Screwcap Drink 2007.

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