90pts James Suckling

Aromas of cut grass, lime zest, bell peppers and flint. The palate is light-bodied with bright acidity, giving notes of guavas, kiwis and pineapple. Vibrant and fresh. Drink now. Screw cap.

Wine Enthusiast

White grapefruit, blackcurrant leaf, and dried green herbal notes open on this cool edged SB. Acidity is cheek suckingly tart but there's a gentle slippery texture to round out the corners. Sip with a creamy or crumbly young goats cheese. 

Vinous

The 2024 Sauvignon Blanc Pioneer Block Dillons Point is laden with passion fruit, accented by lightly sweaty and elderflower notes. It is rounded and easygoing in style. Drink this in youth for its burst of primary fruit.

Tasting Notes

Our Origin Series Sauvignon Blanc is sourced entirely from the unique Dillons Point area of Marlborough, giving the wine its focused, fruit-driven flavor profile and hints of minerality. The crisp personality of Origin Series greets you with generous aromas of passion fruit and guava. These exotic tropical fruit characters come through on the rich palate, mingling with notes of grapefruit, lemon and peach layered with herbaceous notes of fresh-cut grass. Refreshingly crisp on the finish, with a lingering sense of sea spray and minerality.

About the Wine

The Origin Series Sauvignon Blanc is crafted entirely from fruit grown in a subregion of Marlborough’s lower Wairau Valley known as Dillons Point. Located close to the coast, Dillons Point sits near the mouth of the Wairau River as it empties into the Marlborough Sounds. This proximity to the coast provides long hours of sunlight and crisp, cold nights, enabling the bright acidity and intensity of fruit expression in the grapes. Vineyards here have deep, free-draining alluvial soils with layers of mineral salts, giving the wine its high mineral notes and distinctive underlying tones of salinity.

Winery Notes

Saint Clair Family Estate was founded in 1994 by Marlborough grapegrowing pioneers Neal and Judy Ibbotson, who in 1978 were among the first 10 growers to plant vineyards in the region. Through decades of learning, Saint Clair Family Estate has worked to identify superior Marlborough’s vineyard sites that today produce wines that are consistently awarded worldwide. Today, Neal uses his extensive viticultural expertise with Marlborough’s unique mix of climate and soils in combination with the talent of one of New Zealand’s leading winemaking teams to create acclaimed wines.