Vinous Magazine, Rebecca Gibbons MW.
94 Points (Highest Scoring Classic Sauvignon Blanc & Highest Scoring 2024 Sauvignon Blanc).
Winemaker's Notes:
This single vineyard rendition of Sauvignon Blanc is sourced from the Holdaway Family vineyard at Dillons Point – our favourite sub region for the variety. It is a classic expression of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, being 100% tank fermented, but it offers complexity of texture and a mineral drive that summons river stones and sea spray. Blackcurrant, guava and passionfruit are captured alongside the subtlest hint of oyster-shell. This wine is focused and explosive on both nose and palate yet remains elegantly balanced and distinctly salty.
Reviews:
2024 Vintage:
5 Stars ***** "This single-vineyard wine is grown at Dillons Point, in the lower Wairau Valley. Already delicious, the distinctive 2024 vintage (5*) has a fresh, fragrant bouquet. Mouthfilling and vibrantly fruity, it has a lovely array of pure, penetrating fruit flavours - passionfruit, peach, pear and lime - a slightly salty streak, and a crisp, dry, lingering finish. Best drinking mid-2025+." Michael Cooper - February 2025.
