Light straw color with green highlights. Intense aromas of passion fruit and grapefruit. The pallet is very fruit forward with gooseberry, grapefruit and lemon. Bit of a minerally finish. Crisp acidity. Refreshing. Pretty good (typical) NZ Sauvignon Blanc. — 4 years ago
New house SB! Delicious grapefruit, herbs, gooseberry. — 2 months ago
The 2023 Sauvignon Blanc Black Label is a well-judged style. It is nicely textured with decent substance through its bright, firm core. Attractive gooseberry, elderflower and passion fruit flavors combine well. Five months on lees rounds out its edges and lends flesh to the light-bodied palate. $16.00 (Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous, May 2024) — 2 years ago
Pale lemon colored, the 2020 Cloudy Bay is a bit more restrained than recent vintages and offers fresh aromas of asparagus, green bell pepper, gooseberry, elderflower, lemon zest, yellow apple, white peach and a dash of smoke. On the palate, the spiky acidity lends this medium bodied Sauvignon Blanc a vibrant freshness alongside a juicy finish. Drink now until 2024 — 3 years ago
It’s been a few years since my last bottle of this and some extra cellartime has turned out to be beneficial for this one.
Lemonoil, gooseberry, elderflower, succulent pears, chalky stones for minerality. Today, there is a lovely balance in its well-rounded richness and youthful freshness, its sweet and ripe fruit notes and its persistent mineral finish. — a year ago
Fresh gooseberry, tropical, passion fruit. Joy :) — 2 years ago
Characteristic #sancerre - leans more gooseberry & stone fruit with less prominent grassy aromas. Creamy texture on palate - delicious wine. — 4 years ago
If you are in the mood for a NZ Sauvignon Blanc that’s not tooo New Zealand here ya go. I like this one. Passion fruit and tangerines. Peach and pebbles. And just a touch of grass and gooseberry to remind you this is NZ Sauvignon Blanc — 4 years ago
Doug Powers
Fresh, clean and crisp, this shows gooseberry, freshly cut grass and some Passionfruit as well, great acidity carries this lovely Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc into a medium-long, lingering finish, this is really good!! — 16 days ago