Maui Sauvignon Blanc 2024 ($20 per bottle)

Quantities are in 6 packs - $120 for 6 bottles.
($20 per bottle)

AWARDS AND REVIEWS: 

2024 VINTAGE
5 STARS (93 Points) - Wine Orbit (Sam Kim)
93 POINTS - Sommelier's Choice Awards 2025
SILVER (92 Points) - New World Wine Awards 2024
SILVER - San Francisco International Wine Competition 2024
SILVER - TEXSOM Wine Awards 2025
9O POINTS, Premium - Cameron Douglas MS

"A perky, bright, energetic young sauvignon blanc showing classic North Canterbury characters of fresh peach and passionfruit, creamy lemon and easy-breezy tropical notes alongside a twang of herbaceousness. Uncomplicated, easy, and super-sippable, it should be enjoyed super-chilled." Yvonne Lorkin, Wine Writer

2023 VINTAGE
5 STARS (93 Points) - Wine Orbit (Sam Kim), July 2023
16.5/20 POINTS - jancisrobinson.com, Nov 2023 
BEST BUY - Wine Enthusiast

"Intense flavors of passion fruit, lime and lemon sherbet show mouthwatering acidity and hints of white flowers." Wine Spectator 

2022 VINTAGE
5 STARS, 93 POINTS - Wine Orbit, June 2022
90 POINTS, SILVER - International Wine Challenge 2023
17.5/20 - NZ Winegrower's Blind Tasting 2022: "Good regional expression."

"A mineral crisp wine with classic elder flower cut grass and nettle, a structured balanced example true to the varietal."  Tasting Notes, IWC 2023

VINTAGE 2024 TASTING NOTES BELOW:
COLOUR: A delicate, pale green/gold.

NOSE & PALATE: Flavours of tropical passionfruit and lemongrass that align with a
bright, juicy palate. A complex wine with a long, lingering finish.

REGION: 100% Waipara Valley, North Canterbury.

WINEMAKING: A hot, dry summer along with balanced yields provided the perfect background for the Maui Sauvignon Blanc resulting in the harvest being 10 days earlier than the regional average. The block allocated to the Maui Sauvignon Blanc was harvested in the early morning to preserve the varietal characteristics. The free run juice was kept separate from the pressing portion to provide a wine with greater finesse. Cold settled then racked off gross lees for ferment the juice was inoculated with X5, a well renowned Sauvignon Blanc yeast and fermented at 13 – 15C to enhance the aroma and flavour profile of the vineyard. The wines were left on their lees for a month which helped build mouthfeel and texture to compliment the fruit, racked to individual vessels and blended in June.

WINEMAKER: Alastair Maling MW

GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

MATURATION: 100% stainless steel fermentation.

WINE ANALYSIS
Alc Vol: 13%
Acidity (TA): 7.4 g/L
Residual Sugar: 3.0 g/L
pH: 3.23 g/L

PEAK DRINKING: 2024 to 2026 – will continue to develop for a further 5 years.