Sauvignon Blanc

The Sauvignon Blanc grapes come from the Curico Valley. Curico‘s mediterranean climate is a result of the vines being shielded from the Pacific Ocean by the Coastal Range. Sauvignon Blanc from Curico is riper in comparison to the cooler climate regions in Chile, but is still able to retain freshness due to cool nights.

An aromatic Sauvignon Blanc, typically grassy in style with zesty lemon and lime character. Full of exotic gooseberry and grapefruit flavours which develop on the palate creating a well rounded wine, ending with a fresh and rounded acidity. Recently voted one of France`s Top 100 Vin de Pays.

This vibrant Sauvignon Blanc is bursting with a fruit-salad-bowl of flavours including ripe gooseberry, passionfruit, fresh citrus lime and exotic herbaceous aromas. The wine has an exciting palate with layers of juicy flavours, intensity and fullness, finishing with a refreshing crisp, clean and racy acidity.

The passionate and innovative young winemaker Pascal Cuisset owns this beautiful Dordogne estate, south west of the town of Bergerac. Made from a blend of Sauvignon and Semillon matured `sur lie`, his dry white Bergerac is full and fruity. It retains a crisp, zingy acidity with hints of pineapple and gooseberry and fantastic weight on the palate.

Named in honour of Simon van der Stel, the first governor of the Dutch Cape Colony who was responsible for providing land to the Huguenots, a group of French protestants fleeing persecution in their homeland. A great value Sauvignon Semillon from Stellenbosch.

Made by cool dude Kiwi winemaker Grant Phelps this is a non typical Chile Savvy with interesting tropical fruit and saline nose. The 30% barrel fermentation gives it a lovely rounded mouthfeel. Peachy and fresh on the palate what`s not to like ? brilliant value.

This Sauvignon Blanc is a blend of grapes from Marlborough`s Wairau and Awatere Valleys. It is a dry style that shows notes of passionfruit from the Wairau grapes and finished off with fresh herbaceous notes from those grapes picked in the Awatere. This is a full bodied wine that will go with seafood.

Made reductively in order to maximize the fruit personality of the vintage. An intense nose of peaches, apricots and mineral citrus fruit. The palate is mouth-watering with minerality flinty notes on the finish.

This is a wine with excellent typicity and a fresh, mineral profile. Its great aromatic intensity first reflects citrus and herbs that lead to subtle notes of tropical fruits such as cherimoya, passion fruit, and lychee, complemented by a touch of green chili pepper.

This wine from Domaine des Echardieres is a crisp and refreshing Sauvignon from Touraine, with ripe citrus fruits, baked apple and blackcurrant leaf. The wine has mouthwatering acidity, while six months lees ageing lends weight on the mid palate following through to a mineral finish.

Classic expression of the dry, gooseberry, grass and passion fruit style of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. Clean and crisp it is bursting with minerality and white stone fruit flavours. Expressive on the palate, finishing with great length. This fashionable white wine is a benchmark by which New World Sauvignons are judged.

This Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay blend from the Loire, is pale lemon in colour with a lovely grassy, citrus nose showing plenty of zesty Sauvignon Blanc aroma. On the palate, the affect of stirring the juice regularly, has paid off with richness and body, great balance with racy acidity that is rounded out by the richer Chardonnay.

Fruit for this wine is sourced from specially selected vineyards in the Blind River sub-region with the balance coming from the rich silty soils of Dillon`s Point in the Lower Wairau. Pale lemon in colour with intense, lifted aromas reminiscent of blackcurrant, lemongrass and thyme with passionfruit notes.

The juice was fermented in 60% new and 40% second-fill barrels (mostly Nevers and Alliers with a 10% American Oak barrel selection to add a spicy character). The wine spent 8 months “sur lie” with occasional “batonage” to accentuate the leesy character. 28% tank-fermented Sauvignon Blanc was added to the blend.

A fantastic little Sauvignon from Constantia. Intense varietal character is the cornerstone of this classically-styled Sauvignon blanc, combining tropical fruit flavours with a well-integrated minerality. A wine of freshness, impeccable balance and great length

Chateau Laures Entre Deux Mers is a blend of Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris and Muscadelle. Crisp and fresh, with citrus fruits, white flowers, pepper and wet stone. A higher proportion of Semillon lends weight to the palate leading to an elegant and mineral finish.

For The Crossing Wild Sauvignon, all the grapes were sourced from their Willowflat vineyards. The winemaking involves a totally hands-off approach with naturally occurring wild yeast fermentation before ageing in French oak ovals and old oak barriques for 8 months. The Crossing ‘Wild’ Sauvignon Blanc is a wine of texture, weight and funk!

This wine is made from selected parcels of fruit grown in Marlborough and exhibits typical gooseberry and grassy flavours. Beautifully balanced with fantastic tropical fruit flavours and a clean fresh citric finish.

A charming German Sauvignon. The wine is a sparkling gold yellow with exotic fruit notes, gooseberry and more herbal characters, such as mint, sage and cassis leaves. Refreshing with fine acidity and hint of salinity balanced by ripe, powerful fruit characters.

Light delicate Oz Savvy known for it`s soft touch and elegance. Very aromatic with notes of passion fruit, pear and nettles. Lots of fruit flavour on the palate including passion fruit and citrus lime, with lingering notes of nettles, all balanced by crisp acid. Bone dry and unoaked to maximise freshness.

A fresh, elegant and vibrant wine with lovely mineral and herbal flavours and perfect weight provided by the Semillon. A really delicious, well balanced wine.

Dog Point is a vibrant, perfumed Sauvignon Blanc characterised by freshly squeezed citrus and dried herbs. The wines juicy palate and fresh acidity upfront is followed by a soft, round texture. The quality and

Made by Kevin Judd the chief winemaker at Cloudy Bay for 25 years. This is a refreshing sorbet-like medley of fresh lychee, grapefruit and honeydew melon laced with flinty minerality and finished with an infusion of mandarin and lime zest. A lively, invigorating wine with persistent grapefruit flavours and a steely blackcurrant tang.

Domaine Belair is planted with 13 hectares of Sauvignon Blanc on a variety of soils, calcaire at le Bouchot, marnes at St Andelain and sand in Pouilly.

A biodynamic Sauvignon Blanc with a touch of Semillon added to give weight. It is fermented using wild yeast, and partially barrel fermented in old french oak to give complexity and texture. Aged at the cellars before release. An interesting and elegant style that doesn`t overwhelm the palate, beautifully subtle for a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc.