• Oaked
• Ripe Citrus
• Chalky minerality
• Fresh herbs

"This oak fermented and matured Sauvignon Blanc has a cult following. It's Sauvignon Jim, but not as we know it! The oak is evident but reasonably subtle, allowing fruit, mineral, citrus and nutty lees character to take centre-stage. It contributes to the wine's rich and creamy texture. A complex wine with a beautifully restrained reductive character" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Jun 2015

"Bright straw-yellow colour with slight green hues, lighter on edge. The bouquet is firmly concentrated with deep aromas of greengages, nectarines and fresh herbs, harmoniously melded with complexing reductive gunflint and mineral layers. The aromatics are intense and youthfully fresh, but stylishly in presentation, revealing white florals and lifted herb elements, along with an array of stonefruit. Dry to taste and full-bodied, rich, bold and concentrated flavours of green stonefruits, fresh herbs, white florals and gunflint complexities feature on a fulsome, well-structured palate. This is mouthfilling and weighty with grip and presence, and the mouthfeel lively with refreshing, lacy acidity. The wine flows with power, texture and drive, leading to a long, dry finish with herb, greengage and minerally detail. This is a rich, powerfully structured and textural oak-influenced Sauvignon Blanc with green stonefruit and complex reductive complexities. Match with herb-marinated white meat dishes over the next 4-5 years. Fruit from a single block on the ‘Dog Point’ vineyard, hand-picked, WBP and fully barrel-fermented with solids by indigenous yeasts to 14.0% alc. and 2.2 g/L RS, the wine aged 18 months in seasoned oak, the wine undergoing occasional batonnage and no MLF" Raymond Chan, April 2015

"Bright medium-yellow colour, with a smoky oak-dominated bouquet, the varietal fruit is obscured at this juncture. The palate is dry and refreshing, crisp and lip-smacking in its acidity. Long carry. The herbal notes on the palate are somewhat varietal, but the wine doesn't have typical Marlborough pungency" Huon Hooke, Real Review, Jan 2020

Pale straw in colour. Pure focused fruit aromas of ripe citrus, white peach, a pleasant fragrance of white blossom. An underlying yeast influence is attained from a naturally occurring fermentation in old oak barrels for a period of 18 months. A complex full bodied style of Sauvignon Blanc with a chalky minerality and fresh herbal influence, complimented by a slightly funky reductive edge.

Dog Point Vineyard is a specialist Marlborough wine producer since 2002. They insist on low cropped vines and hand-picked fruit whilst adhering to an organic regime. Their philosophy is to produce regionally distinctive wines that will drink well now and age gracefully for many years.

Food Match: Fish, poultry and vegetable dishes and especially aromatic white cheeses.