"I love the purity, precision and concentration in this powerful organic sauvignon blanc. Peach, guava, melon, saline and oyster-shell flavours are underpinned by taut, ripe acidity. A very attractive sauvignon."

"A certain stoniness on the nose, with less obvious struck-match character than the 2019 Sauvignon Blanc. Still very youthful and quite chewy on the finish. I'm pretty sure this will bloom into an even more interesting wine as 2021 progresses, gaining more fruit depth on the mid palate."

"Powerful, precise and classic Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc with a core of fresh citrus and tropical fruits, an abundance of fresh herbs, minerality and style. On the palate - silky, fresh, salivating and fruit. All the attributes displayed in the bouquet come alive on the palate leading to a lively and refreshing example, well made, lengthy and ready. Best drinking from today and through 2026."

"This is as classy, long, lean, brittle and invigorating as any Dog Point Sauvignon I have tasted."

"2020 marks a return to the old, idiosyncratic Dog Point style after a fruitier 2019, a good thing. It shows that lovely (in my opinion), stony, sulfide-driven, intense and complex flavour profile, one with saltiness that drives additional sips. It’s a polarizing profile, but seriously, this is good wine, with character, depth and class. Splash decant if you want more fruit, or cellar another 2-3 years, a rarity in the Marlborough sauvignon world. This wine is worth a little effort to understand."

"Bright, pale straw-yellow with some depth, even colour throughout. The wine has a positive texture line which is smooth and round-edged, carries pristine fruit and spices across the palate with poise. The fruit has balanced ripeness, elegantly showing well-proportioned herbaceousness and lush fruit without overtly explicit. This is an elegantly presented Sauvignon Blanc with balanced flavours of tropical fruit, spices and herbs on a smooth opulent texture line."

"This is an extraordinary wine for its price. Great winemaking preserves fruit purity, along with high acidity that keeps the bright aromas in tight balance to create a wine with great poise and finesse. It's an approachable little number to enjoy right now and takes Sauvignon to the next level of comlexity with flavours of zingy citrus, fresh rosemary, thyme and lemongrass all in a wine with a clean taste and long finish."

"This has some youthful, flinty notes with lime peel and green passionfruit, as well as peach and wet stone. The palate is crisp, composed and quite nicely coiled into shape. Punchy and pure citrus and tropical flavours sit fresh."

"Ye olde standard. Flinty, struck match characters, well done, lemon juice, passionfruit, aloe vera - big bouquet. Limey to taste, a little more mellow than the bouquet but sure is puckering and shapely to sip on. Very fine, chalkiness in feel too. Very nice."

"Dog Point's 2020 Sauvignon Blanc boasts explosively pungent scents of boxwood, passion fruit and grapefruit. A bit more sedate on the medium-bodied palate, the flavors skew more towards pineapple and grapefruit with touches of fig and nectarine. This shows ample concentration, a silky mouthfeel, bright citrusy flavors and good length. In sum, it's a fine example of a classic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc."

"the latest immaculate vintage from Dog Point is a reminder of how good it can be: just glorious luminous purity of limey and white grapefruit citrus, a touch of gooseberry and subtle blossomy elderflower notes."

"The trademark reductive complexity will surprise the regular sauvignon-blanc drinker and delight those who delve into great white Burgundy. Flinty lemon and grapefruit pith and really fresh, river-stone minerals, the palate has a gently creamy array of lime and green-mango flavors. Super wine."

"A wine that's consistently a match for all but the very best (and much more expensive) wines of Pessac-Leognan, this deftly oaked Marlborough Sauvignon ages brilliantly too. Leesy, rich yet beautifully balanced, it combines flavours of vanilla spice, gooseberry fool, lanolin and vivid acidity. One of the region's very best expressions of the grape."

"Hints of green onion and sweat appear on the nose, but the flavors are settling into a comfortable range of stone fruit, melon and pink grapefruit. It's medium to full-bodied, with a rich, almost creamy texture and a long, plush finish."

"This is so distinctive: bold, chalky, green pepper and pear notes with some citrus and fine herb character. Really linear with some grapefruit on the finish. Powerful, edgy and potentially age worthy."

"Twenty years ago there were virtually no age-worthy sauvignons. This barrel-fermented example is a keeper, powerful, with a textured palate of flint, grapefruit and gooseberry."

"You won't see the words 'Sauvignon Blanc' on the label of this boundary-pushing wine, but you will taste one of the country's most complex, full-bodied, highest quality wines made from this popular grape variety. It was matured on lees for 18 months in French oak barrels, which releases savoury, creamy, nutty flavours. It's a costly exercise but turns up the volume on complexity, x-factor and deliciousness in this bone-dry white. Best of all, it ages superbly, developing complexity for up to 10 years."

"Very stylish chardonnay with purity and power. Tangy, vibrant wine with citrus, green apple, oyster-shell, ginger and baguette crust flavours. A bright, youthful, high-energy wine that gives a nod in the direction of Burgundy."

"Yet again, there's some reductive character - aiming at Coche? Real beginning, middle and end to the fresh, leesy, super-clean fruit. Bone-dry, smoky finish. Invigorating."

"Light to medium-yellow colour, with a pronounced reductive bouquet, matchstick almost to the point of electrical short. More struck-flint than matchstick, really. The wine is intense and well focused, with tension and penetrating flavour, good acidity in harmony, and a trace of grip on the aftertaste. A very smart wine, very long on the palate, vibrant and lively, as long as you enjoy these strongly reductive styles."

"Rich and toasty upfront, with hazelnut, nutmeg and cardamom details that mingle with peach, poached pear and green apple flavors and a hint of gunpowder tea on a supple and juicy frame. Drink now through 2030."

"A complex chardonnay with guava, lime and lightly grilled-peach aromas, as well as flint and toasted hazelnut. The palate has an impressively taut and concentrated feel with praline, hazelnut, peach and lemon flavors all intertwined. Good depth."

"A very worked chardonnay but the work done is very nice. Smoky flint scents, dash of cinnamon, juicy green apple characters, some frangipani floral notes too. Succulent, lightly chewy, more of the flint/wet pebble to taste, spice, ripe citrus, green apple. So much going on. Medium weight, courses with energy, so much chardonnay flavour and judicious seasoning. Bravo."

"As tasty as a grand cru burgundy, a spicy, quince butter and toasted walnut mouthful: heaven."

"This 2018 Chardonnay is one of Marlborough's and New Zealand's great wines. It's made from hand-picked Chardonnay grapes grown on the winery's home vineyard, the earliest plantings dating back to 1981. The grapes were fermented in French oak barrels, 10 per cent new, for primary and malolactic fermentations. The wine spent 18 month in barrel, which provides creamy nuances and a deliciously rounded, full body. And for those who are looking for vegan-friendly Chardonnay, it was bottled without fining. 

Graze with: hot smoked salmon. 

Serve with: seafood - oysters, freshly shucked and lemon.

"Bright, pale yellow with a gold hue and some depth, slightly lighter edged. The nose is full and giving, nuances of positive reduction, nutty intermix smoky mineral, unfolding buttery notes, underlined citrus and pineapple. Medium-full bodied, the palate is bright with aromas of lemon sherbet, lemon peel, pineapple interweave toasted almonds in a healthy portion; pomelo unveils on the mid-palate, along with oak spices flow along a creamy line to linearity. The palate weight is buoyant with a touch of creaminess; invigorating acid provides tension, length and vitality. The fruit has purity and concentration, lingering to a subtle saline and mineral finish.  Although it’s pleasing to consume now, it has excellent potential for further development of nutty elements and integrated acidity. This is a well-structured Chardonnay with vibrant citrus concentration, complexity in details and weight, ample ageing potential. Match with butternut squash risotto and mud crab over the next 8-10 years."

"Alluring scents of ripe citrus and apple, peach, quince and a touch of golden kiwifruit followed by spices and mild toasty barrel layers, vanilla and raw sugar then a gun-flint soil complexity. On the palate – youthful and vibrant with layers of barrel spice and wood underpinning flavours of stone fruit and citrus reflecting the bouquet. Fine wood tannins, medium+ acidity, knocking on the door of full-bodied and a satin texture showcases bot this wines deliciousness now, potential for cellaring and readiness for food. Well made, youthful and best cellared for a while longer with best drinking from late 2021 through 2029+."

"The 2018 vintage is bright, light yellow/green, with a fragrant, slightly smoky bouquet. Tightly structured with a real sense of youthful vigour, it has intense stone-fruit flavours, finely integrated oak, fresh acidity, and impressive complexity. Best drinking 2023+"

"This is a superbly youthful chardonnay style showing a wonderful combination of complex and powerful fruit, although needs a little time to show its best. It radiates with punchy, bright fruits – honeydew, green mango and citrus are wound up tightly in a blanket of spicy oak that is a little raw right now. On the palate it’s more giving with a core of citrus and floral fruits underpinned by vanillin oak and driven by zippy acidity to a long and tight finish. Beautiful composure, complexity and length will see this wine drink very well over the next decade."

"Attractive notes of toasted hazel nuts and grain join hints of grilled citrus on the nose, while the medium-bodied palate is less generous than some years, but it offers bright pineapple and citrus flavors, a sillky mouthfeel, and a lingering finish."

"Dried herb nose and palate, quite savoury and fleshy, crunchy, complex. Ticks a lot of boxes on concentration and finesse. Some fresh and older rose aromas and flavours. Some toasty wood ingress, savoury, dry, lengthy, new and very youthful."  

"I love the purity, precision and concentration in this powerful organic sauvignon blanc. Peach, guava, melon, saline and oyster-shell flavours are underpinned by taut, ripe acidity. A very attractive sauvignon."

"Powerful, precise and classic Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc with a core of fresh citrus and tropical fruits, an abundance of fresh herbs, minerality and style. On the palate - silky, fresh, salivating and fruit. All the attributes displayed in the bouquet come alive on the palate leading to a lively and refreshing example, well made, lengthy and ready. Best drinking from today and through 2026."

"Bright, pale straw-yellow with some depth, even colour throughout. The wine has a postive texture line which is smooth and round-edged, carries pristine fruit and spices across the palate with poise. The fruit has balanced ripeness, elegantly showing well-proportioned herbaceousness and lush fruit without overtly explicit. This is an elegantly presented Sauvignon Blanc with balanced flavours of tropical fruit, spices and herbs on a smooth opulent texture line."

"A certain stoniness on the nose, with less obvious struck-match character than the 2019 Sauvignon Blanc. Still very youthful and quite chewy on the finish. I'm pretty sure this will bloom into an even more interesting wine as 2021 progresses, gaining more fruit depth on the mid palate."

"This has some youthful, flinty notes with lime peel and green passion fruit, as well as peach and wet stone. The palate is crisp, composed and quite nicely coiled into shape. Punchy and pure citrus and tropical flavors sit fresh."

"This is an extraordinary wine for its price. Great winemaking preserves fruit purity, along with high acidity that keeps the bright aromas in tight balance to create a wine with great poise and finesse. It's an approachable little number to enjoy right now and takes Sauvignon to the next level of complexity with flavours of zingy citrus, fresh rosemary, thyme and lemongrass all in a wine with a clean taste and long finish."

"This ranks among the country’s greatest oak-aged Sauvignon Blancs. Proving the ageability of well-crafted Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, it is still very vigorous, with light colour, a real sense of youthful drive, and lovely depth and harmony."

"Tantalising sauvignon blanc made from grapes grown on 29-year-old vines and aged in older French oak barrels for 18 months. Taut, savoury wine with chalky-mineral, struck-flint reductive characters and nut, ginger yeast lees supported by vibrant acidity. A harmonious wine from a top vintage. Should continue to age gracefully."

"Distinctive, complex, developing, enticing. Aromas of integration, white fleshed fruits and citrus, a mix of primary and developing bottle-age complexity. On the palate – immediately fruity with barrel ferment combinations – grapefruit and lemon, apple and lees autolysis. The back palate shows-off the gentle vanilla and custard sweetness of oak. Still fresh and youthful with medium+ acidity and lengthy detailed finish. A fantastic wine. Best drinking from today and through 2026+"

"Bright, light straw-yellow with a green-gold hue, very slightly watery on edge. The nose is gentle and elegantly presented with aromas of preserved lime, lemon peels, herbs and a flinty mineral undertone. A touch of cashew note is developing, resting on a creamy yeast contact element. Dry to taste, medium-full bodied, complex aromas of preserved lime and lemon, lemon peels have focus and tension, unfolding guava and grassy nuances. A soft note of white pepper lifting delicate floral, along with lemon sherbet and flinty minerals to a sustained, long finish. Mouthwatering acidity has vitality and is integrated with the fruit and oak components, expend the wine in length and breadth. The long ageing and extended fine lees contact contribute to a supple and creamy mouthfeel along a powdery fine phenolic line. This is a barrel-fermented Sauvignon Blanc with complexing flavours of citrus, herbs and flintiness, presented with focus and tension along a supple texture line. Match with pork & fennel meatballs and pancetta-wrapped chicken ballotine over the next 6-8 years."

"It is dry and full bodied thanks to 100% barrel fermentation in old French oak, which adds savoury notes and depth as well as a smooth texture. It has creamy flavours to burn and a long, zesty, citrusy finish."

"Alluring scents of ripe citrus and apple, peach, quince and a touch of golden kiwifruit followed by spices and mild toasty barrel layers, vanilla and raw sugar then a gun-flint soil complexity. On the palate – youthful and vibrant with layers of barrel spice and wood underpinning flavours of stone fruit and citrus reflecting the bouquet. Fine wood tannins, medium+ acidity, knocking on the door of full-bodied and a satin texture showcases bot this wines deliciousness now, potential for cellaring and readiness for food. Well made, youthful and best cellared for a while longer with best drinking from late 2021 through 2029+."

"A complex chardonnay with guava, lime and lightly grilled-peach aromas, as well as flint and toasted hazelnut. The palate has an impressively taut and concentrated feel with praline, hazelnut, peach and lemon flavors all intertwined. Good depth."

"Attractive, earthy and spicy aromas are wound seamlessly into bright, red and darker cherries. This is complex and fragrant with dialed-in oak. The palate has impressively red-cherry flavors with succulent acidity and smooth, fluid tannins. Composed finish. Drink or hold."

Restrained but well-layered and pretty aromas combine notes of plum and dark currant with those of spice and violet. There is fine richness to the delicious and appealingly vibrant medium weight flavors that possess a velvety texture, all wrapped in a moderately firm and youthfully austere finale that is sneaky long. This is already lovely though a wine that should easily repay extended cellaring. Worth checking out.