Churton Best End Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2018 $47 
Marzipan, creamy, biscuity characters, lemon verbena, smoked basil, crushed herbs, complex acidity, fresh and fabulous. Roast fennel, caramelised parsnip, dried herbs, lemongrass, basil, nasturtium, and all sorts of niceness. Wild ferment, yet fresh zesty mouthfeel. Churton and you’re likely to spend much time looking at ‘poo pits’ and sniffing compost — very important in the organic, biodynamic agronomy in which this sauvignon is grown. ‘The earth breathes in and then it begins to exhale, and those are the rhythms we’re trying to follow,’ says owner-winemaker Sam Weaver. Wild yeast-fermented and barrel-aged, this sauvignon oozes roast fennel, caramelised parsnip, dried herbs, lemongrass, basil, nasturtium, and all sorts of niceness for punks who love the funk. Serve with fish koftas. Drink now-2024
