Catalina Sounds Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Description

Dry, Gooseberry, Herbal

"Pungent, fruity, tropical and intense with a bouquet and palate filled with flavours of passion fruit and fresh herb, red bell-pepper and gooseberry flesh. Firm and dry with just a light tickle of residual sweetness, this is more than contrasted by the backbone of acidity. Youthful and tense, salivating and dry, a wine that is ready to drink from 2024 through 2027" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Nov 2024

"Herbaceous and tropical at the same time with aromas of green papaya and bay leaf. The mid-weight palate bursts with flavour upfront before tapering down to a saline, tight and refreshing, dry finish with grainy phenolics. The clean fruit and herb flavours are long and crisp" Stephen Wong, The Real Review, Feb 2025

Green hues and pale straw in colour, displaying aromas of ripe citrus peel, candy apple and wet stone. The palate is juicy and mouthwatering, with a saline thread that weaves its way through flavours of preserved lemon and stone fruits. There is a charming texture in the wine that creates length and persistence, supported by naturally vibrant acidity.

100% Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand - certified with Appellation Marlborough Wine.

Sourced from our estate in the Waihopai Valley and a handful of growers, some of which have been part of Catalina Sounds for the last 15 years. There is increasing emphasis on the Southern Valleys, where over 60% of our fruit comes from and the higher proportion of clay creates wines with mineral focus and mid-palate texture. The remaining 40% is from the central and lower Wairau areas, where the vines thrive in the free draining alluvial soils and express classic herbaceous, citrus and subtle tropical aromas.

A truly remarkable growing season that was marked by dry, warm weather. A significant late season frost and a cooler start to flowering in December created low yields across much of the region. As an average our estate and grower blocks were 25-30% down on average, with a surprising number of Sauvignon vineyards yielding single digits. Pristinely clean fruit on the vine and smaller than usual bunches had us quietly brimming with excitement. With no disease pressure, and the driest summer in Marlborough for over 90 years harvest started on the 13th of March and was more of a sprint than a marathon, with the last block coming in on the 30th of March. The earliest and quickest harvest in many years.