Dog Point Vineyard - Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (750ml)
Price: $24.99
| Producer | Dog Point Vineyard |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Marlborough |
| Varietal | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Sku | 33531 |
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Vinous: 93 Points
Initially the 2023 Sauvignon Blanc needs a few moments to get itself together - much like we all do after waking up from our slumber. It wears a rather reductive overcoat, but under that flintiness you find concentrated, pure fruit flavors. It's light in body but dense in concentration thanks to low yields, displaying both focus and punch. It's almost silvery in color and restrained thanks to hand-picking, leading to pure grapefruit and passion fruit flavors alongside a hint of nectarine. The finish is long, precise, and sinewy.
James Suckling: 92 Points
Clean and crisp with grapefruit, green melon and lemon character. Hints of stones. Medium body. Lovely acidity and a delicious finish. Some phenolic tension here. From organically grown grapes. Drink now. Screw cap.
Wine Enthusiast: 90 Points
Still very young, this could use another year in the bottle before it's cracked open. If drinking now, leave time for aeration in the glass or decanter for the struck match reductive notes to blow off and be replaced by white grapefruit, lime, passion fruit and dried herbs. Its complexity really lies in the palate, which is poised with lovely texture, crystalline acidity and a long, tangy citrus fruit finish.
