Wine Spectator 91 and “Value Wine of the Week” at $17:
Appealing notes of sweetgrass and lemon balm lead to crisp, juicy yuzu, Meyer lemon and ruby grapefruit flavors at the core, with hints of sea salt and matcha green tea lingering on the finish.
Also rated Outstanding and a “Top Value Wine” by New Zealand wine writer Bob Campbell.
And by Master Sommelier Cameron Douglas, who says:
A classic Ned style with a core of fleshy, fresh and salivating textures, flavours of sweet pink grapefruit and apple, then tropical fruit and fresh herb. There’s a delicious, light saline quality accentuating the acid line as the wine touches the palate, flavours of fresh red apple and citrus then a light touch of fresh green herbs and wet stony soil attributes. A balanced, well-made wine with a natural plushness and juicy finish. Best drinking from 2023 through 2027.
And Best of Show in the Mundus Vini Wine Awards.
Always a top-notch Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. This 2023 is just a bit more special.
And as “classic” as New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc gets.