Whitehaven Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 750ml

Greg and Sue White founded Whitehaven in 1994 after leaving corporate careers and living on a yacht. It's still family-owned, led by Sue White, and every bottle is 100% Marlborough, certified by Appellation Marlborough Wine.

For the current release the grapes were pressed immediately with minimal skin contact, fermented cool in stainless steel and left about two months on light lees for texture. There's no oak, and the wine is sealed with a screw cap. The 2025 came in at 13% alcohol with just 1.4 grams of sugar per liter, so it is properly dry.

Look for white peach, boxwood, citrus and wet river stone, then citrus oil, melon and lemongrass on a medium-bodied palate with gooseberry and a long, precise finish.

Against Kim Crawford, Whitehaven is more textured and mineral; for dinner rather than the patio, choose Whitehaven.

Serve it lightly chilled, not ice-cold, with oysters, seafood or Japanese food.

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