20 Sauvignon Blanc

After the most unusual vintage in the 38 years we have been making Sauvignon, we have produced a superbly concentrated wine that we are sure you will enjoy. Passionfruit and lime drive this wine, the lively palate has a creamy texture and a juicy finish. 

Hunter’s Sauvignon Blanc is produced using our very best Estate grown fruit from our Wairau Valley vineyards. This area of Marlborough is famed for producing a ripe, tropical style of Sauvignon Blanc.  

We are proud that this wine is Certified Vegan by the NZ Vegetarian Society.

Harvest Date March-April 2020
Alcohol 13.0%
Total Acidity 7.2g/L
Residual Sugar 1.2g/L
Bottling Date July 2020

The grapes were harvested over a three-week period. The juice was pressed off and settled before being fermented in stainless steel tanks. A small portion of the blend was fermented in large French oak barrels to provide texture and complexity.

After a brief period of aging on fine lees, the wine was blended, and Estate bottled.

Hunter’s Sauvignon Blanc is produced using our very best Estate grown fruit from our Wairau Valley vineyards. This area of Marlborough is famed for producing a ripe, tropical style of Sauvignon Blanc.  

 

Trophy - Best Wine from New Zealand, Frankfurt International Trophy 2021, April 2021

Gold Medal - Best Value Wine, China Wine and Spirit Awards, March 2021

Silver - Royal Easter Wine Show, February 2021

92 Points - Raymond Chow Wine Reviews, Raymond Chow, February 2021

Bright, pale lemon-yellow, even colour throughout. The nose is vibrant and full; the glass is packed with nuances of passionfruit, gooseberries, fresh-cut grass, along with pineapple and sage scent. Light-bodied, bright and fresh aromas of citrus, passionfruit, pineapple rushing in, intermix white pepper and sage herbs. The finish is refined and lingering. Acid tension flow with good energy lends a mouthwatering, refreshing closing. Match with pan-fried whitefish and shellfish over the next 2 years. 

94 Points - Cameron Douglas MS, The Shout,  February 2021

Vibrant, distinctive and pungent bouquet with aromas of sweet grapefruit, apple, pith and sweet hay. There’s a mix of fresh herbs with topical fruits and a stony mineral-water scent. Delicious on the palate with flavours of passion-fruit and pineapple, pacific rose apple flesh and lemon. Fresh herbs and mineral are persistent as is the acidity and saline effect. As always extremely well made with a long finish. What’s not to like?

94 Points - The Wine Orbit, Sam Kim, November 2020

This is intensely aromatic on the nose showing Granny Smith apple, kiwifruit, green rockmelon and lemon zest aromas, leading to a wonderfully flavoursome palate that's juicy and lively. A splendidly expressed sauvignon, offering terrific drinking. At its best: now to 2023. $20.00. www.hunters.co.nz. Oct 2020.

EXCELLENT– Otago Daily Times, Mark Henderson, October 2020
“Classic gooseberry and cut grass, backed by wisps of passionfruit and some sweet florality
with aeration. Drier palate than the nose might suggest, gooseberry and green capsicum flooding
the palate with undercurrents of lemon and wine gums. Fresh, vibrant, mouth-watering tartness with
sherbetty fruit sweetness on the close. Playful.”

Silver - 2020 Marlborough Wine Show, October 2020

Gold - 2020 China Wine Show, September 2020

Silver - Top Value - The Real Review, Bob Campbell, September 2020

Quite an intense sauvignon blanc that is initially quite mellow but becomes more vibrant and racy on the finish. Passionfruit, guava, capsicum and lemongrass supported by a gently peppery texture. Best drunk 2020 - 2024

94 Points - Cameron Douglas MS, September 2020

Vibrant, youthful, fresh and varietal with distinctive aromas of passionfruit, citrus and tropical fruits. Fresh herbs de provence and sage, pineapple and light white smoke soil moment. Tense, crunchy, fresh, herbaceous and fruity on the palate. Plenty of acidity, a core of fruit and a juicy lengthy finish. Ready from today and through 2023.

 4 STARS – Michael Cooper, February 2020
Hunters fame rests on this wine. The goal is a strong expression of Marlborough fruit – a bell – clear
wine with a mix of tropical and searing gooseberry characters. The grapes are sourced from numerous
sites in the Wairau Valley, and to retain their fresh, vibrant characters they are processed quickly, with
some use of indigenous yeasts and lees-aging. This wine is usually at its best between one and two
years old. Mouth filling and vibrantly fruity, it’s a tightly structured wine, with youthful, ripely
herbaceous flavours, showing a distinct touch of complexity and a crisp, dry, lingering finish. Best
drinking mid 2020+.