Jeffrey Woo

8.9

Pale yellow hue. Aromas of grass, grapefruit, guava, melon, passionfruit, pineapple. Light body and high acidity. Satisfying and exemplary New Zealand SB.

(Tasted in 2019.) — 7 months ago

DAL 9000

9.0

Citrus upfront and then citrus and lemons after a few seconds of quick finish but a lingering lemon taste OK very little oak — 5 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.1

The 2018 Loveblock Sauvignon Blanc comes from the hilltops above Marlborough’s Awatere Valley. It shows 12.5% abv and sells for $22. Erica Crawford says, “New Zealand’s signature varietal tends to be bold and big,” thanks in no small part to her husband. This wine, she says, “focuses on texture rather than enhanced aromatics.” It went through 25% malolactic fermentation in order to soften the wine. Sure enough, it’s tamer and fruitier on the nose than their previous efforts. The minerals are still there, but the sometimes overwhelming greenness is replaced by a great fruit flavor. The 2017 vintage is a little grassier on the nose and palate, but still mild in comparison to the earlier profile. — 6 years ago

Paula Duarte

8.9

Pretty rose gold color. Smells faintly of strawberries. Mineral on the tongue, like sea foam. Barely off-dry. Clean tanginess and an aftertaste of cherries. At first underwhelming but quite pleasant in the end. — 9 months ago

Leona Hee

9.1

Foodland closeout 14. 2017 — 5 years ago

JFP

8.9

Paired well with beef Wellington — 5 years ago

Johnno Harris

9.4

Singing. In a lovey place right now. Will continue to morph and evolve further. Yum! — 6 years ago

Ron

9.0

Good white wine, drinkable on its own. — 2 years ago

with Meli

Kyle Riddle

10

Valentine’s Day 2019. Excellent. Top of the Sauv Blanc list. Comparable to Kim Crawford. — 5 years ago

Marc L.

8.9

Upping. Nice on night 2 — 6 years ago