Taltarni's vineyards are blessed by long, cool ripening seasons which encourage grapes to develop a beguiling spectrum of opulent varietal characters. Taltarni have taken the pick of fruit from the most best blocks, to fashion into a dynamic Sauvignon Blanc that's seamlessly integrated with a rich panoply of ripe fruit and green vegetable complexities. A match to grilled calamari or warm chicken caeser.

$2699each $323DOZEN EACH DOZEN Sauvignon Blanc is harvested throughout the chill of early morning hours to preserve optimal freshness. Harvested early for the zesty citrus characters and slightly later for blackcurrant passionfruit flavours. Fruit is whole bunch pressed to optimal skin contact, batches are fermented at lower temperatures to retain fragrant aromatics. Components are aged on sedimentery yeast lees while treated to regular battonage, infusing elegance and subtle complexity. A short term of age is followed by assemblage into the finished wine.

Pale straw, bright green hues. Fresh and lively nose of lemon and passionfruit notes, guavas, herbaceousness and straw. The refreshingly zesty natural acidity is perfectly accompanied by persistent, sweet fruit flavours, grapefruits and lime, a textural mid-palate from lees contact. An outstanding combination of vibrant tropical fruit and green vegetable characters, before a refreshingly crisp finish.

A crisp, fruit forward style from Sauvignon Blanc harvested off the estate Whitehills vineyard in Tamar Valley. Tamar Ridge have been recognized for the quality of their cool climate wines, the exclusive site enjoys pure water and clean air, well drained heavy soils and effective windbreaks. The weight of flavour, perfect balance and refined complexity makes this an engaging foodie's wine, very ready to enjoy today alongside your favourite faire.

$2099each $251DOZEN EACH DOZEN Sauvignon Blanc from individual blocks are assigned to pressing and barrel fermentation by merit. A variety of clones are planted, the unique blocks and rows of vine are managed individually to maximise fruit quality at each specific site. Aerial infrared photography is employed to identify variations which require irrigation and nutrition, practices which translate into good harvests in sound condition with full ripeness and excellent varietal definition. Following the crush, juices are run off skins immediately after pressing, then cold settled to remove solids. Components are treated to inoculation and fermentation under strict temperature controls to maximise retention of fruit flavours.

Bright, pale lemon with hues of green. Fresh, appealing grassy and floral aromas with attractive riper notes of passionfruit, banana and other tropical fruits. Ripe, mouth filling fruit flavours of lime, passionfruit and gooseberry with plenty of mid-palate weight. A lovely zippy acidity to provide length and freshness on the finish, a fuller style of Sauvignon Blanc with more demanding flavours that are totally enjoyable and very easy to drink.

Ta_Ku is completely Kiwi, filled with pride about the treasures of the land and culture of its habitants, the legend and the lore. Pure waters and ancient soil are natural endowments for its graceful vineyards. Ta_Ku is is the embodiement of Marlborough and all that's special about New Zealand's indigenous charm, the vitality of its people and the pristine splendour of its sun drenched countryside, journeying across the Tasman, for you to enjoy, to savour and to share.

$1999each $239DOZEN EACH DOZEN Marlborough is New Zealand's most productive winegrowing area, located at the top of Island South. The region is renowned far and wide for producing the world's most mouth watering, flavoursome and zesty Sauvignon Blanc wines. It is the recognizable, pungent fruit characters which make Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc a distinctive genre of wine that's identifed internationally. Ta_Ku retain access to some of Marlborough's most bountiful vineyards. Fruit is crushed, the must inoculated to choice yeasts and treated to a temperature controlled vinification. A philosophy of minimal handling allows the wine to preserve the invigorating expressions of essential Marlborough fruit.

Pale straw hue. This light and aromatic Sauvignon Blanc displays exquisite varietal character, tropical fruit and grassy herbaceous notes. A lively, crisp clean palate of passionfruit and kiwi, cumquat, lychee and lime leaf flavours lead into a lively, crisp palate. Refreshing on its own, perfect with both light dishes or spicy cuisine, seafood or your favourite chicken recipe.

You can't get more New Zealand than the Te Kairanga vineyards, nestled at the bottom of North Island, within one of the nation's most exclusive winegrowing precincts, very near the artist's quarter of Martinborough. Each parcel of Sauvignon Blanc is set within it's own mini microclime. The Te Kairanga vines yield richly proportioned white grapes with distinct fruit characters, selectively picked to be woven into an intensely flavoured, full bodied Sauvignon Blanc that's perfect with or without food, very ready for enjoyment any time of day.

$2199each $263DOZEN EACH DOZEN Martinborough's first ever vines were planted on the Te Kairanga Draper vineyard, whence the fruit for this very wine originates. The vines here grow less vigorously in the cool, breezy conditions, so yields are lower and flavours are more intense. A rare confluence of geology and geography has formed the perfect aspects for aromatic whites. Grapes are harvested block by block and separately vinified to a regimen of punch downs and gentle pressing to ensure full extraction without sacrificing elegance. Much of the emphasis is on developing palate weight, a portion is barrel fermented to complement the wonderfully intense fruit, retaining primary flavours along with complexities derived from the vineyard.

Pale yellow hue. Exotic aromas of passionfruit, a broad spectrum of lime, green apples and melon, pineapple and gooseberry dominate the nose with just a hint of tropical intensity. The palate has low acid and a generous mouthfeel over a slightly creamy texture. An exuberance of citrus and tropical fruit dominates, showing excellent weight balanced perfectly by fresh acidity.

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Sauvignon Blanc in the way of the full bodied, ageworthy efforts from Bordeaux and Sancerre. Oak treatments and a judicious term of age build palate texture, while encouraging mouthfilling savouryness and sublime sauvage. Grapes are all hand picked and whole bunch pressed into four 600 litres, Rhône styled oak fermenting vats for ten days vinification and ten months on sediments, treated to the occasional lees stirring battonage before bottling in January. The big boned, well fleshed genre of Sauvignon Blanc which unlocks the fruity exterior and reveals the cornucopia of complexity within.

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Marlborough is recognised throughout the world as the source of stunning cool climate wines. From vineyards established in 1990s, The Crossings is one of a small group of pioneering Awatere Valley winegrowers, deriving it's name from a ford used by early settlers to cross the fast flowing river which forms a pristine southern boundary to three vineyards, Medway, Willow Flat and Brackenfield Estate. The low vigour soils and dry climate produce grapes with intense fruit flavours, infused by a delightful minerality for the production of truly stunning wines.

$1899each $227DOZEN EACH DOZEN As one of the Awatere Valley's ground breaking winemakers, the Crossing's three principal vineyards are brilliantly positioned and well established. Nestled along the northern banks of the Awatere River, the trio of sites are all individual in character yet share qualities which make for some of Marlborough's most expressive and intense Sauvignon Blanc. With the exception of a tiny proportion which is treated to vinification in seasoned oak barriques, the crushed grapes are fermented in tank at the coldest temperatures possible. Upon completion, the finished wine is given a long settling period to integrate before a gentle filtration ahead of an early bottling to capture freshness an vitality. Alcohol 13.5%

Vivid colour with subtle green hue. Dried cut grass with herb and stoneflint compliment passionfruit and pungent citrusy aromas. Opens with a wonderfully vibrant freshness, developing floral and peachy characters. Ripe zesty citrus flavours build through the succulent juicy acidity and signature minerality to the long finish. A superb food friendly wine that's a match to goat cheese and asparagus.

Bring in the finest harvests from the most splendid vineyards in the Australian west, fashion them to a dashing contemporary styling and make them available to the young at heart, palates with a taste for everything that's modern and fresh. This is the way of The Sum, revitalizing wines which are as balanced and generous as they are easy to enjoy. The passionfruit of Sauvignon Blanc with a spray of lemon sherbet, an intensely herbaceous core, clean, generously flavoured, an elegant mix of acidity and fruit ripeness, satisfyingly crisp before a lip smacking finish.

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Torrent Bay is for the discerning enthusiast. The Drummond family pioneered horticulture and agriculture on Motueka Hills in the late 1800s. Today they capitalize on their prodigious local knowledge to produce the region's finest Sauvignon Blanc. Crafted from the choicest parcels of fruit with ongoing attention to detail throughout vinification, Torrent Bay stands out from the rest, just like it's scenic namesake on the coast of Abel Tasman National Park. A clean and dry Sauvignon Blanc in new world world styling with true varietal character and regional charm.

$1799each $215DOZEN EACH DOZEN The softly rolling Moutere Hills are part of the greater Nelson winegrowing region. Soils were formed from the weathered gravels of an ancient river system, which originally reached from St Arnaud to the coast. These gravel threaded clays are renowned for producing wines of richness and texture. The first vines were planted on rich river loam beside the mouth of the Motueka River. Vibrant, fertile river flats with loamy, sandy soils, in conjunction with careful vineyard management ensure vigourous growth in the Motueka and Riwaka vineyards, while the heavier but no less fertile soils of the Moutere are coupled with incredibly hot temperatures. These climes produce mouthfilling wines with an array of aromas and flavours.

Light straw in colour. Torrent Bay is a clean, fresh and approachable wine initially delivering hay and straw aromas with secondary stone fruit characters. A nicely rounded middle palate introduces a citrus note with lemon and grapefruit flavours, leading into a slightly tropical finish with peach and nectarine overtones.

A pure Marlborough wine, one that encompasses all that is appealing in the clean and fresh expressions of ripe, fruit driven Sauvignon Blanc. Assembling harvests of the best grapes is essential, Totara's meticulous team know all the most dedicated growers and retain access to the finest parcels. A lifted nose of lemons and grapefruit, flinty mineral nuances and hints of soft tropical fruit leads you to a palate showing crisp citrus characters, subtle fresh asparagus, finishing refreshingly dry.

$2099each $251DOZEN EACH DOZEN To make the best wine possible, one needs to control all aspects of grape and wine production. Totara is just such an operation, crafting wine to the most exacting standards, a complex assemblage of fruit from a number of good vineyards that lie within the subregions of Marlborough. Inoculated by a combination of yeasts and treated to a cool temperature controlled fermentation, with some extended lees contact to flesh out the palate. The final wine is vinified with as little intervention as possible, the aim being to preserve nature's own balance and vitality of fruit. Bottled unwooded and unoaked, Totara is fashioned to be a clean, refreshing wine with revitalizing fruit characters and well balanced acidity.

Pale straw colour. Lemon and citrus aromas, grapefruit, passionfruit and herbal notes. Clean and fresh, showing more of the lemon and citrus characters on the palate, as well as hints of asparagus with dill, passionfruit and pineapple. Delightfully aromatic and powered by the juiciest expressions of Marlborough fruit, it finishes immeasurably long and clean, refreshingly tangy and pleasingly dry.

Trentham have retained their identity as a unique, artisanal winemaking estate, amongst the boundless expanse of commercial Riverina vineyards. Close attention to each individual vine is the key, harvests of piquantly flavoured Sauvignon Blanc with bright acids and exemplary varietal charm are the result. Textural and effusive like a tropical fruit frappe, lime and gooseberry, lychee and guava characters flow from the juicy palate before a long passionfruit finish, the first choice in a crisp dry white, to accompany crustacea, hors d’oeuvres and pate.

$1999each $239DOZEN EACH DOZEN Trentham has three separate vineyards of Sauvignon Blanc, an older site planted in the early 1990s and two younger blocks of select clonal stock. The older site is low yielding, producing wines with more body. The younger vineyards produce wines with more varietal lift and definition. Vintage is determined by ripeness, healthy acids and the desired levels of baume. Immediately following harvest, grapes are destemmed and crushed. The musts are chilled and moved through the press for a term of cold settling, clarified juices are cold fermented with a select yeast over a course of three weeks. Upon completion, batches are treated to a relaxed settle before racking and assemblage into the final wine.

Light straw hues. Lifted aromas, dry flintiness and light herbaceous hints, tropicals, passionfruit and lychee. Great depth of palate, gooseberries and lychee, guavas and lime, within a crisp, crystal mouthfeel. Best enjoyed in its youth, to fully appreciate the evocative, fresh fruit flavours, serve chilled alongside seafood and white meat salads. Turkey makes the perfect match.