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Our North Shore readers may see the irony in a wine of such decently discounted pricing sharing the same name as a ... More>
This wine is best enjoyed young for its zesty, youthful freshness. Classic food matches are oysters and goat's cheese but ... More>
Awarded 5 stars from Winestate and Michael Cooper! A complex and intensely aromatic Sauvignon Blanc. This wine is perfumed ... More>
Well, they didn't call it Crusher Road because the soil is made from silk pom-poms, did they? The quarry next to the winery ... More>
Harvested from various vineyards, all contributing their own distinctive characteristics. Each batch was cool fermented and ... More>
Wonderful lifted lively aromas of gooseberry and sweet tropical fruits are held tightly by a mineral backbone which given ... More>
The Bay had a phenomenal vintage in 2011, and while John Hancock uses cool climate sites for this wine to give it the ... More>
The 2010 secured more gold medallions than you'll see in an episode of The Sopranos; the 2011 has the smarts and the legs to ... More>
If you taste a better 2009 Sauvignon Blanc this summer I'll eat my ten gallon farmer's hat. Excellent, ripe Marlborough ... More>
A Sauvignon Blanc with an impressive pedigree; the previous vintage won five golds, and this, too, has the potential to do ... More>
The first Fairhall wine was a Sauvignon, back in 1996, and the Downers have acquitted themselves admirably with ... More>
'Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and ... More>
Lifted aromatics with an intriguing medley of summer fruits. Ripe tropical fruits mingle with citrus nuances and subtle ... More>
Never expect the expected from the Craggies, and this, from a slightly cooler site, has a thread of lanolin/candlewax that ... More>
Peter Robertson has enhanced the soft tropical fruit characters that distinguish Hawkes Bay Sauvignon, succulent, ... More>
The first of our Stars on 45 is a bona fide chart topper, 'shifting units' as they say, with a Bieber-esque frenzy and ... More>
Keep a bottle of this chilled to serve to your guests when they arrive; it is the perfect aperitif and it will immediately ... More>
Perfect summer drinking with an appealingly fresh character. Passionfruit and tropical fruit are underscored by herbal ... More>
The palate is powerfully flavoured with superb concentration and a succulent mouthfeel leading to a fabulously long crisp ... More>
One could argue that the narrow band of options Sauvignon offers stifles the winemaker. One could also argue that it ... More>
Made by John Belsham, this classy Marlborough Sauvignon displays tropical fruit, herb and citrus aromas and flavours ... More>
Bursting with flavours of ripe gooseberry, passion-fruit, fresh citrus lime and has an exotic herbaceous aroma, subtle ... More>
"Lifted sweet tropical fruit notes of passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon and a hint of lemongrass flow in abundance onto ... More>
Made by renowned viticulturist Jeremy Hyland, they told us to watch for African sweetgrass characteristics which suggest ... More>
Early Nelsonian adopters be the bright waterers, Gary and Valley Neale setting up in 1993. Bold, penetrating aromas of ... More>
More Loire like than Martinborough-like? Mebbe… Gunflint/wet stone characters come stealing/steeling through behind the ... More>
You can't go wrong with this Marlborough institution, particularly if you're planning a seafood-themed get-together over the ... More>
The palate has excellent weight and richness with lime, lemon grass, gooseberry and tropical fruit flavours.... More>
The palate is explosive with rich and succulent fruit characters and excellent mid-palate texture and weight. Vibrant, ... More>
This wine is a classic example of vibrant Sauvignon Blanc displaying intense aromas of nettle, currants, gooseberry and ... More>
This multiple award-winner displays classic Wairau Valley characters; explosive and pungent aromas of passionfruit and ... More>
The Raptor is a careful blend of fruit from several vineyards, including Chal ice's own Falcon vineyard, Quarry Block and ... More>
Single vineyard that's so close to the sea you wonder if the wine may develop those lovely briny characters that mark out ... More>
‘Hugo' was barrel fermented on indigenous yeasts and aged for 10 months in French barriques. It is a golden tinged wine with ... More>
Brilliant, pale straw gold colour. On the nose delicate nuances of lime, grapefruit, green apple and kiwi-fruit. The palate ... More>
100% Sauvignon from a renowned single vineyard site this is exceptionally focused, with well-delineated fruit flavours and ... More>
This latest release of New Zealand's most famous Sav lives up to its international reputation. It's a pale green tinged ... More>
Joyous little drop with plenty of fruit and a firm minerality. Layered and complex she's already very well rounded, smooth ... More>
The vines face the commune of Crezancy and dig down to very calcareous soils. Meaning: concentration extraordinaire, a full ... More>
With the exception of the winged beauty from Pegasus and Kumeu River's divine take, this is not a blend we see a lot of. And ... More>
Sauvage breaks the mould to deliver a unique experience. It was barrel fermented with indigenous (wild-sauvage) yeasts and ... More>
Fresh tasting, with subtle greengage flavours supported by hints of herb.... More>
Minerally, wet straw, and funk on the nose, with a bit of the barnyard for the complexity-fiends out there. Richly buttery ... More>
The 'cuvee' refers to a blending of small sites, each with its own nuances of character. The final wine is a seamless ... More>
Big style wine, with full malo and plenty of lees stirring to keep it rich and fat as an old king. Concentrated and thickly ... More>
Humble label from the self-deprecating Jolivet. 100% Sav Blanc, pale in colour and intense in aromatics. Pear and citrus ... More>