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Dog Point Vineyard

Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Marlborough

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VINEYARD

The grapes are hand-picked from eight separate vineyard parcels owned by Dog Point within the Wairau Valley. Yields are around 50 hl/ha (so not far from Grand Cru Bordeaux in a good year). Their Sauvignon Blanc is mainly planted on free draining silty clay loams on the flats of the valley, as these express intense citrus and grapefruit flavors. Dog Point operates under what is called the “Biogro” program, an initiative to promote the production of premium quality wine utilizing environmentally friendly and responsible practices, details of which are further down.

WINEMAKING

The handpicked fruit was sorted both in the vineyard and again at the winery. The grapes were then whole-cluster pressed, reducing the extraction of vegetative pyrazines and bitter anthocyanins, and fermented in stainless steel using a combination of indigenous and cultured yeasts. The wine was then aged four months in tanks, bottled without fining, and aged further in bottle.

VINTAGE

The harvest period commenced with a mild spring. Wet weather in December was troublesome but end of harvest saw cool overnight temperatures and sunny days.

TASTING NOTE

Pale straw. Pure and bright perfume with aromatics of grapefruit and white peach. Subtle smoke and gravelly tones layered over this create a complexity beyond the immediate fruit profile. Juicy, plush, white fleshed fruit pour across the palate with

Color

White

Blend %

100% Sauvignon Blanc

Appellation

Marlborough

Certifications

Organic

Alcohol

12.5%

Suggested Retail Price

$27.99

Reviews

95

Wine Advocate - December 19, 2024 "The 2024 Sauvignon Blanc leads with a distinct nose of freshly picked curry leaf, crushed sea shells, lemon zest, asphalt, mustard seed, dried coriander/coriander seed and white flesh orchard fruit. This is powerfully fruited, has great energy and drive and, unsurprisingly, offers great pleasure and satisfying drinking. This is a very smart, savory wine here."

93

James Suckling - January 1, 2025 "This is excellent, as always, showing flint, sliced lemons and fresh green melon. Some Thai basil too. Medium body, crisp acidity andlots of fruit at the end but with focus and tension."

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