91pts James Suckling

Very aromatic with a citrusy and floral character adding notes of white berries, currant leaf and crushed stones. Medium- to full-bodied, refined and polished with steady and lengthy acidity and a mineral undertone at the end.

90pts Wine Enthusiast

This is a pungent bottling that combines flinty, vegetal notes with pineapple rind and lime. Dry and crisp, there’s prickly acidity, textural interest and citrus and passion fruit flavors to the finish.

Winemaker Notes

A classic representation of Sauvignon Blanc from the Wairau Valley in Marlborough, bursting with aromatic tropical fruit characters found in this warmer sub-region. This wine displays powerful aromas of blackcurrant, passionfruit and ripe rock-melon. The palate has an enticing array of ripe citrus fruits mixed with pungent herbs such as fresh rosemary, finishing with subtle acidity. The later ripering of the Laugesson vineyard in the Upper Waihopai Valley plays a key part of this wine contributing the pungent ripe passionfruits aroma's and tropical fruit flavors, whereas the Hocquard vineyard in the Lower Wairau Valley adds freshness and greener thiols, such as boxwood.

Aromatic Tropical Fruit characters. Powerful aromas of black currant, passionfruit and ripe rock-melon. The palate has an enticing array of ripe citrus fruits mixed with pungent herbs such as fresh rosemary, finishing with subtle acidity.