"the palate is full, rich and fruit driven"

4.5 stars (91/100 points): Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Silver Medal: China Sommeliers Wine Challenge

Best Buy: Michael Cooper

"It's intensely aromatic on the nose displaying passionfruit, lime zest and herbaceous characters. The palate is punchy and lively with superb fruit richness and a lingering crisp finish. A highly enjoyable wine showing classic varietal... Read more »

"fresh and fragrant with mineral chalk characters"

We time the picking of the Sauvignon blanc based on the acidity of the grapes so we are looking for a vibrant core of acid to provide the focus and length to the wine. The solids in the ferment provide tannin structure and a pleasing grapefruit finish which enhances the length. In a cool year such as 2011 we promote the acid and tannin to allow a small amount of natural residual sugar to remain in the wine providing texture and a little weight. The Sémillon adds another dimension to the wine and gives it an ability to age far more gracefully than a 100% Sauvignon blanc blend. This 2011 is fresh and fragrant with mineral chalk characters, citrus notes and hints of tropical fruits.

Our Sauvignon blanc vineyards are grouped into two categories,... Read more »

"Ripe tropical fruit flavours laced with fresh herbaceous and crisp acidity"

Cool fermented clear run juice in traditional wine vats with a small portion of indigenous yeast ferment that fills out the palate. Ripe tropical fruit flavours laced with fresh herbaceous and crisp acidity. The winemaking style where the alcohol is kept below 13% to enable the fruit to talk and support and enhance your food.

The chosen fruit along with the style of winemaking, has created a wine that can be consumed now or cellared up to three years from vintage.

Food Match: Whitebait, Quiche, Middle Eastern foods, Fish, Shellfish, Any white meat dish with acid based sauces (hollandaise), Salads like Nicoise and Caesar

Michelle is one of New Zealand's most awarded winemakers –... Read more »

"Pristine and beautifully fruited"

4.5 stars (91/100 Points): Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"Pristine and beautifully fruited, this attractive Sauvignon shows lime zest, feijoa and herbaceous characters with a hint of floral. It's juicy and crisp on the palate with excellent fruit richness and a lengthy mouthwatering finish. At its best: now to 2014." Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

This wine has a lifted aroma of citrus and tropical fruits. It has an intense purity of flavour that is fresh on the palate with layers of stonefruit and citrus peel notes. Great balance and length, with a lingering clean... Read more »

"mouth-wateringly delicious"

5 stars (93/100 Points): Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"This is mouth-wateringly delicious and offers amazing value for money. The bouquet is ripe and beautifully lifted showing passionfruit, feijoa and peach with subtle herbaceous notes. It's lush and intensely flavoured on the palate with a succulent mouthfeel, finishing long and satisfying. At its best: now to 2013." Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

The 2011 vintage has been an excellent one for Marlborough with consistently dry weather, warm days and cool nights. This is one of the first of the... Read more »

"passionfruit and lime, with a brûlée hint"

Since 1984, Cape Crest has developed an international following for its unique expression of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. Barrel fermented, with a touch of semillon and Sauvignon Gris, it is a concentrated and complex with toast, citrus blossom, pear and stonefruit characters.

Cape Crest ’11 is absolutely lovely. It has a pale lemon colour, great aromas of white flowers, pears, and buttered toast. The palate has passionfruit and lime, with a brûlée hint and an extended crispness. Cape Crest '11 will continue to evolve in bottle for five years from harvest and is a wonderful match with rich seafood and poultry dishes.

Cape Crest ‘11 is bottled with leading technology ‘DIAM’ corks. These are... Read more »

"Lifted sweet tropical fruit notes of passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon and a hint of lemongrass" 

Gold Medal: Air New Zealand Wine Awards

Gold Medal: Royal Easter Show

Pale straw. Lifted sweet tropical fruit notes of passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon and a hint of lemongrass flow in abundance onto the palate. These intensely fruity flavours mingle with red capsicum and lemongrass, leading on to a deliciously soft textured yet lingering finish. Winemakers Notes

The Sacred Hill tale is one of innovation, commitment and skill. A passion for making wine drives this winery, creating hand crafted wines that maximise the... Read more »

" fabulous drinking Sauvignon"

AWARDED 91/100 points: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"A fabulous drinking Sauvignon, the bouquet is ripe, perfumed and most appealing with feijoa, passionfruit and herbaceous notes. The palate is beautifully ripe and intensely flavoured with lovely fruit intensity and a lingering crisp finish. At its best: now to 2014." Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Full of youth and vigour exuding a juicy lime and orange zest infusion with a pure and lingering finish. The grape gets its name from the French word sauvage (wild) and blanc (white). Intense, weighty Sauvignon Blanc with a... Read more »

"A sensational Sauvignon"

5 STARS: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"A sensational Sauvignon showing fabulously ripe aromas of feijoa and passionfruit with a touch of capsicum. It's powerful and lusciously flavoured on the palate with perfectly pitched acidity and a long delicious finish. What more could you want? At its best: now to 2013." Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"A lifted and very intense aroma with great focus and elegance. The nose is in the riper spectrum, with mango, feijoa and hints of Tahitian lime. The palate is full bodied with a rich texture and deep intensity of classic varietal flavours. Excellent length with a lingering citrus... Read more »

"classic New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc at clearence price!"

4 Stars: Sam Kim, The Wine Orbit

With Bloody Bay Sauvignon Blanc you’re getting alot of wine for your dollar. Quite ripe on the nose, it is displaying some melon scents. The palate shows grapefruit and gooseberry with lemon and a hint of capsicum for complexity. Texturally this wine is really nice in the mouth, one of its most appealing features. It is dryish with very good balance and shows some impressive length too. Good wine, great value!

An intense fruit driven style from Marlborough New Zealand. Rich and tangy. This is a fresh and full-bodied wine with gooseberry, subtle passionfruit... Read more »

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"soft flavours of passionfruit, limes and capsicums flow smoothly across the palate"

4 stars (88/100 Points): Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

4 stars (17+/20 Points): Raymond Chan

Fruit from the Wairau and Awatere valleys cool-fermented in stainless-steel to 13.5% alc. and 2.0 g/L rs, the wine given lees aging. Bright, very pale straw colour, near colourless on... Read more »

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4 stars (85/100 Points): Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"Redcliffe It's juicy, lively and refreshing with stone fruit, citrus and capsicum flavours. The palate has good weight and a lingering succulent finish. It's just starting to show some bottle developed notes, but it tastes flavoursome and shows classic varietal characters. At its best: now to end of 2012" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

New Zealand's top Sauvignon Blanc year in year out - very limited stocks

Top 100 & Blue Gold: Sydney International Wine Competition 2012

NZ Wine Company of the Year 2010: Winestate Wine of the Year Awards NZ/Australia 2010 

This is an intense Sauvignon Blanc with a powerful passionfruit and blackcurrant spectrum and an underlying mineral tone. The palate is intensely concentrated and full with a long, lingering finish.

New Zealand's top Sauvignon Blanc year in year out - very limited stocks

Pure Gold: Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2011

NZ Wine Company of the Year 2010: Winestate Wine of the Year Awards NZ/Australia 2010 

Powerful and intense aromas of blackcurrant,gooseberry and passionfruit, with subtle undertones of honeysuckle. A silky textural mouth-feel with melon, grapefruit, honey and underlying mineral characteristics. Winemakers Notes

"This is a noteworthy wine – one of the region's greatest sauvignon blancs"

5 stars: Michael Cooper, The Listener, May 2010

"This is a noteworthy wine – one of the region's greatest sauvignon blancs, and sold around the world, it also has full organic certification from BioGro. Mouth-filling, sweet-fruited, rich and finely textured, it is a very ripe, non-grassy style, complex and dry, with a vaguely nutty, lasting finish." Michael Cooper, The Listener, May 2010
 

"A lively, tangy Sauvignon Blanc"

The fruit from this wine is sourced from our Gimblett Road vineyards as well as from Crownthorpe, a cooler more elevated vineyard site. These two locations have different soil types, aspects and altitudes providing us with differing fruit characters, which have been combined in this wine. This Sauvignon Blanc 2010 was given a cool ferment in stainless steel to retain the lively, fresh herbaceous characters the fruit exhibited. The individual components were blended, stabilized and filtered prior to bottling.

Colour: Light straw with green hue.

Aroma: Fresh lifted herbaceous characters with hints of nettles.

Palate: A lively, tangy Sauvignon Blanc. Fresh capsicum and herbal flavours with lifted tropical fruits combine to give this wine a broad... Read more »

A serious style with a long full finish

"This is a rich sauvignon with sweet mealy, slightly funky and oak-tinged lemon scent and bright, powerful, zingy flavours of citrus and stonefruit with a creamy undercurrent to the French oak flavours. A serious style with a long full finish". Sue Courtney

Cape Crest ’10 has a pale golden green colour with lovely guava, nectarine and honey aromas. The fresh palate displays ripe nectarine and strawberry flavours, with mineral notes to its long, complex finish. Cape Crest ’10 will continue to evolve in bottle for five years from harvest and is a wonderful match with rich seafood and poultry dishes.
Cape Crest ‘10 is bottled with leading technology ‘DIAM’ corks. These are produced using a liquid form of carbon dioxide... Read more »

The wine gives impressions of passion-fruit, citrus fruits and guavas 

The wine gives impressions of passion-fruit, citrus fruits and guavas, intermingled with hints of ripe gooseberries and freshly crushed herbs, particularly thyme. It is well balanced with good fruit concentration and weight in the mouth but a lively, crisp, dry, flinty finish.

The grapes were grown on well drained stony soil in the Waipara Valley. The rows of vines are orientated in a north south direction to ensure good sunlight exposure on each side of the vine and to assist even ripening of the berries.

Classically styled and characteristic of Hunters trademark Sauvignon Blanc 

GOLD: Royal Hobart Wine Awrds

4.5 Stars: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Classically styled and characteristic of Hunters trademark Sauvignon Blanc, this wine immediately shows a mixture of passionfruit, crisp apple and citrus fruit aromas. The refreshing multilayered palate exhibits a blend of ripe tropical fruit, sweet herbs and citrus flavours. These flavours leave a lingering finish on the palate making it an allround
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"This one smells like spring and tastes like summer" Dick Frizzell

4.5 STARS: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

4 stars: Raymond Chan, Ryamond Chan Wine Reviews

Silver: Speigelau International Wine Competition

17.5/20: Raymond Chan, Raymond Chan Wine Reviews

"It's ripe and fragrant on the nose displaying... Read more »

"Sauvignon Blanc of the Year" - Winestate Magazine

Trophy: Best Sauvignon Blanc in Australasia

Pale straw in appearance, the nose is highlighted by aromas of blackcurrant and grapefruit accompanied by a fine tropical thread. The palate is wonderfully fresh and vibrant, showing ripe stone fruit and citrus flavours underpinned by an attractive mineral note. This wine has a crisp mouth feel and is well balanced with an elegant, long finish.

Ready to drink now or over the next 3-4 years. This wine is sealed with a screw cap to ensure optimum quality and freshness. An excellent match with a wide range... Read more »

"lifted gooseberry and fresh tropical fruit characters with a zesty palate"

4.5 stars: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"Youthful and fragrant, this classically flavoured Sauvignon displays citrus, passionfruit and herbaceous characters on the nose. The palate is intensely flavoured with excellent fruit intensity and crisp acidity. A mouthful of delicious flavours. At its best: now to 2012". Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Matua Valley's Origins range appreciates the distinct regional qualities in the creation of our great wines and shows Matua Valley’s deep connection and passion for... Read more »

the first wine in the world, and the first product in New Zealand, to have a label that displays the actual carbon footprint of the product

"an elegant, refined, style of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc"

This is an elegant, refined, style of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. It shows some complexity and the ripe fruit characteristics of the Wairau Valley fruit it is made from.

Bouquet:  A very interesting bouquet, quite complex with herbal notes, some salinity (oyster shell), lemon and lime and plenty of tropical fruit with the typical Marlborough herbaceousness. The slightly salty, minerally note on the nose shows up our 17 Valley fruit in the wine very nicely.

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"Produced by the world's first carboNZero (Cer™) winery"

Distinctively Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc in a medium bodied style.

Bouquet: Fresh and fruit driven with aromas of pineapple, citrus, tropical fruits and typical Marlborough herbaceousness.

Palate: The palate displays a classic partnership of herbaceous and tropical fruit characters, has an attractive balance and a long finish. Classic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.

Food match: Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc’s are ideally suited to fresh seafood and equally enjoyable on its own.

"The wine is lively, zesty and refreshingly tasty"

4 STARS (87/100): Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"It's nicely lifted on the nose displaying green capsicum, lime zesty and a touch of passionfruit characters. The palate is full and well fruited with a succulent mouthfeel and a crisp lingering finish. The wine is lively, zesty and refreshingly tasty". Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Hawke's Bay Sauvignon Blanc provides fresh stonefruit characters, complementing the trademark gooseberry and tropical fruit of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. Ripe lime and melon flavours from the Semillon blend to give a complex, rich and easy drinking style... Read more »