Known Unknown Super Blanc Te Awanga Sauvignon Blanc 2024 $tbc Ultra golden in the glass, this Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc is roaring with youthful freshness, cheek-puckering citrus, gooseberry and green apple goodness. Each sip reveals a peacocks tail of peach, elderflower and freshly baled hay, dried herbs, grapefruit pith and a deep vein of minerality.
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Nuala Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Nuala Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 $38 With its exotic aromas of dandelion pollen, marzipan, soft basil, freshly baled hay and gentle lemony layers, this is a beautifully light yet complex sauvignon blanc. Hints of toastiness, a vein of passionfruit and lime zest make for an energetic mouthfeel and impressive length of flavour. Nuala
Nuala Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025
Nuala Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025 $tbc I know the words ‘green goddess’ are normally used to describe a super-trendy salad dressing, but here and now I’m lending the term to this shiny-new Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough wunderkind Nuala. Crunchy-crisp and cleansing, this cheek-puckering Sauvignon saturates the palate with lemon and lime, and it’s prickled with … Read More
Astrolabe Beacon Hill Southern Valleys Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Astrolabe Beacon Hill Southern Valleys Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 $40 There is nothing about crafting great Sauvignon Blanc that winemaker Simon Waghorn doesn’t know. He’s basically the Obi-Wan Kenobi of New Zealand Sauvignon. The Gandalf of the good stuff. In his new Beacon Hill vintage, prepare for a fragrant tsunami of freshly-shelled sugar snap peas, … Read More
Known Unknown Vin Jeanne Bridge Pa Sauvignon Blanc 2019 375ml
Known Unknown Vin Jeanne Bridge Pa Sauvignon Blanc 2019 375ml $35 It pretty much is what it says on the tin. Or should I say ‘label’ but in unique fashion. Inspired by the wines of Jura, winemaker Jules van Costello has crafted a single barrel of organic Bridge Pa Sauvignon Blanc that’s been barrel-fermented and … Read More
Mills Reef Reserve Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Mills Reef Reserve Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2023 $20 Deliciously rich and softly smoky, this is an ultra-ripe style, typical of Hawke’s Bay’s warmer, Northern climate. Bursting with peach, lemon zest, bruised basil and lime notes laced with a hint of marzipan typical of a splash of barrel fermentation. Delicious. Mills Reef
Misty Cove Tamāhine Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Misty Cove Tamāhine Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 $35 Named after the first ferry connecting New Zealand’s North and South Island, this is a stylishly crafted fumé blanc, where beautifully balanced French oak fermentation cloaks fresh apple, watercress, peach and passionfruit plushness. Soft white pepper, marzipan, pollen and bruised basil add extra layers of complexity to … Read More
Mount Four The Siblings Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Mount Four The Siblings Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 $28 Made in a unique style by French winemaker Marie Navailles, this Marlborough Sauvignon roars with elderflower and lemon blossom, soft basil and lemonade layers. It’s gently textural with a mineral-laced finish, creamy length of flavour and a style and personality all its own. Very different to … Read More
Jules Taylor Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025
Jules Taylor Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025 $22-24 If you’ve been looking for herbaceousness, citrus-ness and buckets of tropicality then you’ve come to the right place. Classically structured, showing lovely balance of depth and zestiness and solid length of flavour. It’s a very well made style that’s lipsmacking and lush. Watch video review here Jules Taylor
Monowai Hawke’s Bay Field Blend 2025 SBPG70-30
Monowai Hawke’s Bay Field Blend 2025 SBPG70-30 Quite a tropical, peachy style with a herbaceous backbone and solid acidity all wrapped around a pop of nashi sweetness at its core. Highly aromatic, lemongrass, soft baking spices, apple and a glorious gush of guava. Chilled down and dished out on a hot afternoon with some jalapeno … Read More