Forrest Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 $25 Paired with: Annabel Langbein’s Harvest Vegetable Tart with chia oat pastry NZ Herald Canvas Nov 26 2022 Pair this farmers market in a pie with a citrus-stacked, herbaceously hefty white wine like the classic Forrest Sauvignon. Night-harvested grapes sourced from four vineyards located around Renwick in the Wairau Valley … Read More
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Rapaura Springs Rohe Dillons Point Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Rapaura Springs Rohe Dillons Point Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 $26 Erupting with classic bruised basil, lemongrass and passionfruity, limey layers, this is a sauvignon which will tick all the boxes for solid taste sensations Rohe means ‘territory’ in Maori, so it fits with Rapaura Springs’s philosophy of highlighting Marlbor0ugh’s sub-regions to uncover the diversity of … Read More
Melton Estate Canterbury Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Melton Estate Canterbury Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $22 If, like me, you love the smell of freshly-cut lawns and flame-scorched jalapenos, then this crunchy-fresh Cantabrian sauvignon has your name on it! Herbaceous, heaving with tomato stalk and smoked passionfruit characters, it’s a complex, mineral-laced example that’s got sea breeze style to it. It wil also help … Read More
Two Rivers Saint Maur Southern Valleys Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Two Rivers Saint Maur Southern Valleys Sauvignon Blanc 2020 $39.99 This single vineyard Sauvignon Blanc is from Two Rivers’ Saint Maur Vineyard located in the silty clay and gravel soils of Marlborough’s Southern Valleys. It was wild/naturally fermented and then aged for 14 months on yeast lees in a combo of concrete eggs tank and … Read More
Yealands Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Yealands Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 $16 Bright and bouncing with snowpea, watercress, lemongrass and basil notes on the nose, this sauvignon surges with classic citrus and passionfruit power in the mid-palate. It’s upfront, with all guns blazing in terms of mouthfeel and texture, and it’s not subtle in any way. Yealands Estate
Loveblock Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Loveblock Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $26 Grown in Kim and Erica Crawford’s certified organic ‘Woolshed’ block, located in the Lower Dashwood area of Marlborough’s Awatere Valley, this sauvignon is one of my favourites from their fifteen-year history. Why? Because it’s so gently delicious and soothing. It graciously unfurls fresh-cut herbs, plucky passionfruit, peachy tones and … Read More
Rapaura Springs Rohe Blind River Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Rapaura Springs Rohe Blind River Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 $25 Sourced from the *Awatere Valley sub-region, this single vineyard sauvignon shows why the Awatere’s florality is so distinctive and desirable. Clean, layered with nettles and fresh herbs and stitched together with a thread of minerality, it’s a fresh, vibrantly dry, lengthy sip. *If the Awatere … Read More
Rapaura Springs Rohe Rapaura Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Rapaura Springs Rohe Rapaura Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 $25 I’m loving this full-fat version of Marlborough sauvignon. Rich and roaring with tropicality, passionfruit, peach, guava, green apple and buckets of fresh basil, this bright, vibrant sauvignon is laced with a lick of jalapeño and lime on the finish. Fresh, intensely fruity, super-tasty and nicely structured. … Read More
Seresin MOMO Organic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Seresin MOMO Organic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 $19 Displaying some attractive green apple, lime and tropical tones on the nose, the wine has an immediate herbaceous hit upfront, however it tends to drop away in the mid-palate rather quickly. Attractive, yet lacks the punch and personality of previous vintages. Perfectly decent if you’re catering to … Read More
Rapaura Springs Bull Paddock Vineyard Dillons Point Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Rapaura Springs Bull Paddock Vineyard Dillons Point Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 $27 From a very challenging vintage comes a ray of hope and highlight in this delicious wine. Ultra-concentrated and crammed with lemongrass, lime zest, passionfruit and punchy fresh herbs, it’s bursting with ripe textures and beautifully balanced acidity. Crisp, refreshing, fragrant and with a … Read More