Richmond Plains Organic Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $22 I’m loving that this sauvignon is subtle and softly herbaceous on the nose (tomato leaf and basil anyone?) and gently zesty on the palate rather than punching you in the face with those boring, blousy-sweet passionfruit and lemonade layers that many commercial examples flout. I’m now also … Read More
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Ant Moore Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Ant Moore Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $22 Basil, lemongrass, elderflower, lemon verbena and punchy passionfruit make this wine a characterful sauvignon blanc indeed. Crafted from fruit grown in the Wairau and Waihopai Valley’s, it’s bright, crunchy, refreshing and rolling across the tongue and gums nicely. Bright, citrus-led and rather lovely. Ant Moore Wines
Te Kano Central Otago Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Te Kano Central Otago Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $36 Crafted from fruit grown in three organically-farmed vineyards across Central Otago’s subregions comes this elderflower, lemon and peach-stacked sauvignon that has richness, presence and excellent palate persistence. Juicy, softly structured and satisfying, it’s a gently plush, stylish sip from the deep south that I really like. Te … Read More
Yealands Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Yealands Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $16 If aromatics of bruised basil, lemon zest, passionfruit and hints of jalapeno spin your wheels, then you’ve come to the correct car yard my friend. Classically styled, with citrus and herbaceous heft from woah to go, this is a clean, crunchy-crisp example that will please the crowds or … Read More
Pyramid Valley Colours Collection North Canterbury Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Pyramid Valley Colours Collection North Canterbury Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $29 Organically, biodynamically grown, this North Canterbury-grown debut release from Pyramid Valley heaves with jalapeno and bruised basil, lemongrass, wildflowers and white pepper on the nose and palate. Incredibly complex and layered with fennel and feijoa. Pyramid Valley
Kōparepare Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Kōparepare Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020 $21 The Koparepare wines are crafted by the clever-clogs kids at Whitehaven to support LegaSea, a not-for-profit organisation created by the NZ Sport Fishing Council to raise awareness of the fragility of our marine environment. Funds from the sale of every bottle help them do their good work, and we’re … Read More
Zorzettig Myò Friuli Colli Orientali Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Zorzettig Myò Friuli Colli Orientali Sauvignon Blanc 2019 $39.99 If you’re expecting a massively herbaceous, capsicum and passionfruit-packed sauvignon blanc like those from New Zealand, then turn around and tootle right out of the cul de sac my friend, because this example from Colli Orientali in the northeastern Italian wine region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, is … Read More
Smith & Sheth Cru Wairau Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Smith & Sheth Cru Wairau Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $30 Paired with Winter Greens and Almond Pesto with Pasta in dish Magazine Issue 104 Winter 2022 Pair the herbaceous heft of this green machine recipe with the crunchy-crisp, passionfruit, jalapeno and citrus-stacked Smith & Sheth Cru Wairau Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 ($30). Crafted from old … Read More
Seresin Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Seresin Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $25 If jalapeños are your jam then this certified organic, biodynamically-crafted sauvignon blanc is going to seriously spin your wheels. Grown in Seresin’s Raupo Creek vineyard, fermented using naturally occurring, wild yeasts and matured in a mixture of old oak vessels before being blended with a 9% splash of semillon … Read More
Honest Horse Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Honest Horse Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $40 (for two bottles) Craig and Tamara Plunkett are the faces behind Plunkett Estate. They might be a new wine enterprise in the Spring Creek subregion of Marlborough, but their family farm has a long history of being very horsey, hence the name. I often find Spring Creek sauvignon … Read More