Yealands Reserve Awatere Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020

5 October 2020By Yvonne

Yealands Reserve Awatere Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020 $18.99 Marlborough’s Awatere Valley is famous for turning out sauvignon blanc saturated with high-toned florals, intense minerality, lemongrassy goodness and buckets of green herbs on the nose and palate.  This wine is swollen with sensationally sweaty characters, tomato stalk zinginess and a whole potager garden of herbaceousness.  … Read More

Askerne Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon 2018

13 September 2020By Yvonne

Askerne Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon 2018 $23.90 Fish Tacos with tomatillo and avocado sauce Hands down the best thing you can possibly sip with these seriously spicy fish tacos, is the Askerne Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon 2018 ($23.90) It’s heaving with herbaceousness, lemongrass, white pepper and tarragon-infused terrificness. Sauvignon gris is … Read More

Blackenbrook Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2020

5 September 2020By Yvonne

Instagram image here Blackenbrook Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2020  $21 This sensational new sauvignon from Ursula and Daniel Schwarzenbach’s Home vineyard on Baldwin Road is concrete evidence that the 2020 harvest was all kinds of excellent in their part of the world. Extremely fresh and packed with tropical intensity, crunchy citrus and cressy-herbaceousness it’s an excellent … Read More

Zephyr MKIII Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019

29 August 2020By Yvonne

Zephyr MKIII Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019 $33 If you’re expecting a simple splash of bog-standard, sweet passionfruit, peach and par-for-the-course capsicum, then you’ve cruised into the wrong cul-de-sac, my friend. This wine is yellow diamond-bright and scented with oodles of lemongrassy intensity, layers of lemon and lime, buckets of basil and mountains of minerally, quartzy … Read More

Drummond Farm Martinborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019

17 August 2020By Yvonne

Drummond Farm Martinborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019 $20.40 I tasted this wine as a cleanskin sample and it was a roasty, toasty example packed solid with stonefruit tones and showing a creamy complexity on the finish.  Punchy and slightly wild at heart, its a ripe, rumpty style that has loads of potential.  Very food-friendly too. Soft … Read More

OTU Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020

27 July 2020By Yvonne

OTU Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020 $18 Aromas of lime, lemon and soft passionfruit and ripe peachy flavours abound in this wine.  It’s a lighter-styled, uncomplicated style that will reward any sauvignon fan who’s after a cleansing, quaffable sip.  Refreshing tangy and taut. For stockists visit http://www.otuwine.com  

Nautilus Estate The Paper Nautilus Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019

12 July 2020By Yvonne

Nautilus Estate The Paper Nautilus Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019 $35 (released Sept 1st 2020) Only released in exceptional years, the Nautilus team have opted to ferment this high-quality fruit in older large french oak barrels and that’s injected lime, lemongrass, white pepper, smoked passionfruit, bruised basil and buckets of lemony loveliness.  The acidity is banging, … Read More

Pounamu Special Selection Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019

12 July 2020By Yvonne

Pounamu Special Selection Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019 (UK & Europe only) If you’re living in New Zealand sadly you’re unlikely to be able to feast your fangs on this gorgeous sauvignon because it’s a wine sold pretty much exclusively in Europe, Asia, the UK and the USA.  Crafted by the superhuman talents of ex-Cloudy Bay … Read More

Little Beauty Black Edition Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019

30 June 2020By Yvonne

Little Beauty Black Edition Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019 (UK & Europe only 27.50GPB) The Little Beauty is sourced from three parcels of fruit from just ten select rows in a family vineyard in the Waihopai Valley, and the rather stark label is in total contrast to the riot of flavour inside. Carefully crafted by ex-Cloudy … Read More

O:TU Limited Release Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019

23 June 2020By Yvonne

O:TU Limited Release Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019 $23 This sauvignon blanc is an ultra-elegant example, stitched together with citrus and passionfruit, basil and lemongrass layers .  The powdery texture in the mid-palate provides a lovely counterweight to the punchy herbaceousness and floral tones.  It’s delicious and crunchy-fresh. For stockists in your area email b.magan@otuwines.com