2022 Greywacke, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough 1x75cl

Vinous 90

The 2022 Sauvignon Blanc Greywacke offers focus and palate weight. It builds a sense of richness, balancing the vintage’s natural acidity. This has fresh elderflower, pineapple and delicate passionfruit. Despite a difficult season, it is a thoughtfully made and well-judged style which offers clean, clear and pure flavors. [Rebecca Gibb MW, 11/04/2023]

Anticipated maturity: 2023-2026

JancisRobinson.com 16.5

For three years they used fruit from Awatere but now it’s mainly Southern Valleys (and some Central Wairau Plain). Owner Kevin Judd says, ‘I like ripeness and not greenness. I don’t measure thiols.’ But he was happy to find his thiol measurement was lowest when someone analysed them. They pick by machine at night. Cold settling. Not completely clear juice. Ambient and EC111A yeast. 10% ambient-yeast fermentation in old barrels. Especially minerally nose. Good comfortable balance but nothing extreme. Citrus, very slightly sweet. Not chewy. (JR) [14/02/2023]

Anticipated maturity: 2022-2026